The supporters include writers Bel Mooney and Susie Orbach, Sir Tim Brighouse (the former schools commissioner for London), academics and childcare experts.

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Mr Spencer, 43, and his wife, 59, from Brighouse, had just returned from a holiday in the Caribbean when they were killed.

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Her move leaves the Brighouse and Rastrick band as the only major UK brass band without a single woman in its ranks.

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