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2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship — Postcard from Skegness

January 28, 2010
It may not be to everyone's taste but Butlins certainly understands the brass band culture.


2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship — Championship Section retrospective

January 28, 2010
Desford take their fourth Butlins title - but victory wasn't as clear cut as the record books may suggest...


2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship — Entertainment innovators?

January 28, 2010
It's two years since innovation and invention became the brass band buzz words here - so did the 2010 contenders do the entertainment business?


2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship — First Section retrospective

January 28, 2010
A Scottish flavour in the First Section, but it was a Midland band who left Skeggy to toast their victory with a wee dram or two.


2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship — Second Section retrospective

January 28, 2010
No doubt about the winners in the Second Section as East London once again came up trumps in Skegness.


2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship — Third Section retrospective

January 28, 2010
A diamond edged performance gave the Third Section title to Delph and their young MD on the weekend.


2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship — Fourth Section retrospective

January 28, 2010
There was a touch of the Roman epic about Dronfield's victory in the Fourth Section.


2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship — Youth Contest retrospective

January 28, 2010
Youth Brass 2000 retained their Butlins title, but the Youth Contest was an absolute delight for everyone concerned.


2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship — Introduction & preview

January 18, 2010
Never mind the weather and the economic climate, Butlins will once again provide a warm welcome to an ever growing number of bands.


2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship — Championship Section preview

January 18, 2010
Which band can mix and match their test piece to their entertainment skills to claim the Butlins title this year?


2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship — The Runners & Riders

January 18, 2010
11 bands take to the stage on Saturday and Sunday hoping that their mix of city sleeplessness and X Factor entertainment will gain them the seven grand top prize.


2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship — First Section preview

January 18, 2010
Which of the competing bands will be able to capture the musical nuances of the Outer Hebrides to take the First Section title?


2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship — Second Section preview

January 18, 2010
A well matched field will have to get in touch with their folk music roots if they are to take the Second Section title.


2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship — Third Section preview

January 18, 2010
Which of the bands can unearth a diamond of a performance to take the Third Section title on Saturday.


2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship — Fourth Section preview

January 18, 2010
A Roman inspiration for glory in the Fourth Section as Leigh Baker's test piece provides the battleground for the 13 gladiator bands.


2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship — Youth Contest preview

January 18, 2010
There is sure to be plenty to enjoy at the Youth Championships on Sunday afternoon - with six cracking bands providing the entertainment.


2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship — The adjudicators

January 18, 2010
These are the men in the box this year in Skegness.




Regent Hall Concerts - Take 5 Brass Quintet

Friday 12 June • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Sherborne Town Band - Celebrating the Music of Malcolm Bennett

Sunday 14 June • Venue-Mark Village Hall, Vole Road, Mark-TA9 4NY. . TA9 4NY


Barnsley Brass - Black Dyke Band

Thursday 25 June • St Mary's Church. Church Street. Barnsley S70 2AH


Regent Hall Concerts - Junior Guildhall Brass Band

Friday 26 June • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - The Royal Sackbut Collective

Friday 26 June • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Tintwistle Band

June 9 • Tintwistle Band are looking for a 2nd horn player to help complete the team. . We rehearse Monday and Thursday 8-10pm under the baton of our MD Jim Henson, at our own bandroom on Old Road in Tintwistle, and perform a variety of concerts all year round.


Crewe Brass

June 5 • Crewe Brass are looking for PERCUSSION PLAYERS (TUNED and KIT) to join our highly motivated 4th section band. We are a very welcoming and sociable band, with a positive outlook and a reasonably busy calendar of engagements. Other enquiries are welcome.


Glossop Old Band

June 5 • Our friendly second section band are looking for a BB bass player to join us for contests, concerts and exciting new projects. Glossop Old Band is situated between Manchester and Sheffield and rich in history


Jason M Smith


Band Trainer (Contest Preparation), Conductor


               

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