The first qualifying contests of the 2011 National Championships of Great Britain start this weekend in Scotland and the North West – and 4BR will be there to report on all the action.

Scotland and Blackpool

4BR Editor Iwan Fox is making the trip to Perth to find out how the 49 bands in Scotland battle it out for their places at London and Cheltenham, whilst correspondent Malcolm Wood and his team will be in Blackpool to report on the thrills and spills in the North West where a mammoth entry of 73 bands lock horns.

Twitter

There will be regular updates on the 4BR site of the results as they are announced, whilst you can follow our thoughts on the 4BR Twitter link at: http://twitter.com/4barsrest with hash tag #regs2011

There will be regular updates on the 4BR site of the results as they are announced, whilst you can follow our thoughts on the 4BR Twitter4BR

Mobile phone results

You can get the results of all the Area Championship Sections sent to your mobile phone too.

Just go to: http://www.4barsrest.com/news/detail.asp?id=12999

News, retros and pics

News reports, retrospectives and pictures will be up on the site in the days following both events – and then its off to Bradford!