Band heads for the sun.A STEEL band's trip to Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (trĭn`ĭdăd, təbā`gō), officially Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, republic (2005 est. pop. 1,088,000), 1,980 sq mi (5,129 sq km), West Indies. The capital is Port of Spain. has been saved. The Sunshine Panners, based in Hay don Bridge, were to fly to the Caribbean in February to join other bands for Mardi Gras Mardi Gras (mär`dē grä), last day before the fasting season of Lent. It is the French name for Shrove Tuesday. Literally translated, the term means "fat Tuesday" and was so called because it represented the last opportunity for . But they were among the holidaymakers caught in the collapse of holiday company XL in September. They feared they would miss the trip. Now travel company Dawson and Sanderson's Hexham branch has re-booked the excursion excursion /ex·cur·sion/ (eks-kur´zhun) a range of movement regularly repeated in performance of a function, e.g., excursion of the jaws in mastication. , finding new flights and accommodation. Barbara Mansfield, co-ordinator of The Sunshine Panners, said: "This is the third time the group has been to Trinidad and Tobago, but the first time for many so it would have been heartbreaking to miss it. "Dawson and Sanderson have done a fantastic job under the circumstances." |
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