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2010 Bolsover Festival of Brass

Everything is in place for a full day's entertainment in Bolsover — so why not go along and enoy it all too?

Bolsover
 

The 5th Bolsover District Council Festival of Brass is being held on Sunday.

The event will commence at 9.00am at both Pinxton Village Hall and the Post Mill Centre at South Normanton with the first of the 43 bands taking to the two stages.

A commemorative book on the event will be produced with photography by Ian Clowes and commentary by 4BR.

Tickets

Tickets for the event are £5 for non-participants, which admits to both venues throughout the day.

More information can be sought at: www.bolsover.gov.uk

Tickets are available by contacting: 01773 863858.

Championship Section:
Adjudicator: David Read MBE
Post Mill Centre, Market St, South Normanton

Vernon Building Society Poynton
Old Silkstone Band
Powerfuel Hatfield
Thoresby Colliery
Kibworth Band
Stannington Brass
Ratby Co-operative
Derwent Brass
Newstead Brass


First Section:
Adjudicator: Allan Ramsay
Pinxton Village Hall, Kirkstead Rd, Pinxton

City of Sheffield
Vernon Building Society Poynton
Strata Brass
Silk Brass (Macclesfield)
Raunds Temperance
Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel
Kippax


Second Section:
Adjudicator: David Horsfield
Post Mill Centre, Market St, South Normanton

South Yorkshire Police
Blidworth Welfare
Dodworth MW
Emley Brass
Strata Brass
Barnsley Building Society

Third Section:
Adjudicator: David Horsfield
Post Mill Centre, Market St, South Normanton

Rolls Royce Derby
Lofthouse 2000 Brass
Hucknall & Linby MC
Ratby Co-operative Mid Band
Ireland Colliery Chesterfield


Fourth Section:
Adjudicator: Bill Relton
Pinxton Village Hall, Kirkstead Rd, Pinxton

Whitwell
Dronfield Brass
Kirkby Colliery Welfare
Pleasley Colliery Welfare
Barnsley Metropolitan
Ireland Colliery Chesterfield
Ilkeston Brass
Worsbrough Brass
Rode Hall
Ratby Co-operative Mid
Tottington Public

Unregistered Section:
Adjudicator: Allan Ramsay
Pinxton Village Hall, Kirkstead Rd, Pinxton

Stone Town Band
Macclesfield Youth Junior
Dearne Valley Brass

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