Barbara on her way to a weight watchers meeting. Photo courtesy of Bab's
Bab's as she likes to be called, is 38 and she has been in the band since she was 14. She is a fantastic tuba player and being the bubbly and fun loving person she is means the Bab’s really is the life and soul of the band.
Barbara was quite overweight and after some stern words from her Doctor she started an intense Weight Watchers course and has recently lost 5 stone. Due to her smaller frame she has been forced to switch to playing the recorder which is much lighter to carry.
The Chinewrde Marching Band prides itself on being a totally eco-friendly band and therefore all instruments and uniforms are recycled and so as a consequence, Bab's has not been able to acquire a new uniform in her new size yet.
Excerpt taken from Godfrey Yammertein's 'A profile of a Great British Marching Band', published March 2011
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