New SBBA Logo
The Scottish Brass Band Association (SBBA) was proud to unveil its new logo which now incorporates the Gaelic translation of the Association's title and acts as vital recognition of Scottish culture, especially for the highland and island areas in which they are due to focus their youth development programme.
Andrew Duncan, Development Manager for SBBA remarked: "The addition of the Gaelic translation to our logo is an effective way for us to demonstrate our involvement in Scottish society at all levels. It shows our awareness of the parliamentary guidelines and the recently passed ‘Gaelic Bill' to encourage the use of Gaelic throughout the country.
It's interesting to note that whilst Gaelic has traditionally been linked with the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, the Census results from 2001 showed significant Gaelic communities in urban and lowland Scotland. Therefore, whilst we predominantly wish to indicate our commitment to the outreaching areas of Scotland in which we hope to expand our youth development programme, this step will also touch on many other areas of Scotland at the same time."
The logo was launched at the recent 2011 SBBA Conference in Livingston on 22nd October when the Association announced it will now begin incorporating the new design throughout its website, stationery and online advertising, whilst printed marketing materials will be replaced in due course.
