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Back on line

Sorry about the technical gremlins this week, but 4BR is now well and truly back on line.

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4BR was struck with major service issues over the last few days, as we suffered at the hands of something going wrong with our server.

Recovered

Thankfully things have recovered and we are back to normal, so apologies for having to take a trip back in time to when you had to wait each week for all brass band news, views and opinions through the aged medium of Caxton’s printed press.

Brass Band Summit

All the usual articles will be up on the 4BR site in the next few days, but for the time being why not find out more about the recent Brass Band Summit Conference held in Birmingham on the weekend at:

http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2010/1152a.asp

http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2010/1152.asp

Editorial

Our latest Editorial views are also up and ready to be digested at:

http://www.4barsrest.com/editorial/ed080.asp

Thanks for your patience on this one – let’s just hope Dame Cole of Newcastle upon Tyne recovers just as fast…

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British Open

Result: 2026 Spring Festival — Grand Shield

May 3 • Milnrow claims the Grand Shield honours to return to the British Open with Hepworth joining them.


British Open

Result: 2026 Spring Festival — Senior Cup

May 2 • Kirkintilloch claims the Senior Cup honours as Rainford, Tongwynlais Temperance and East London Brass join them in the Grand Shield in 2027.


2026 Spring Festival

Result: 2026 Spring Festival — Senior Trophy

May 2 • Sandhurst Silver claims the Senior Trophy honours as Sovereign Brass, Unite Scotland Kinneil and Yorkshire Imperial are also promoted to the Senior Cup.


Fleetwood

Fleetwood back on demand

May 1 • You can enjoy all 32 performances from the recent Fleetwood Contest on demand


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Sunday 3 May • St Alfege Church. Greenwich Church Street SE10 9BJ


Regent Hall Concerts - FiveBy5 Trumpet Quintet

Tuesday 5 May • Charlton House and Gardens. Charlton Road, . London. . SE7 8RE


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Friday 8 May • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Wardle Anderson Brass Band - Wardle Junior Blast

Friday 8 May • Milnrow Parish Church, 16 Westward Ho, Milnrow, Rochdale OL16 3JX


Regent Brass - Woodbridge Excelsior Band and Russell Gray

Saturday 9 May • The Salvation Army (Regent Hall), Oxford Street, London W1C 2DJ


Bilton Silver Rugby Band

May 3 • The band requires an Eb bass player for our First section band conducted by Jack Fisher. . We have a varied and expanding programme of events throughout the year, including our very well attended, themed concerts.


Bilton Silver Rugby Band

May 3 • The band requires a Cornet player (Position negotiable) for our First section band conducted by Jack Fisher.. We have a varied and expanding programme of events throughout the year, including our very well attended, themed concerts.


Wellington Silver Band (Somerset)

May 2 • Bb Basses. With Colin Dance now appointed as our MD and our other Bb Bass leaving due to work commitments, we have openings for two Bb basses. We are a friendly community (4th section?) band with a variety of gigs including our own Proms in the Park.


Ian Porthouse


Cornet soloist, clinician, conductor and adjudicator


               

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