Bolsover Festival of Brass is set to raise the amount of money in its prizewinner’s pot this year.

Impressive

A total of £4,175 plus trophies will be paid to the bands that tickle the fancy of the judges at the popular contest being held on 11th September, with the band taking home the Championship Section honours bagging an impressive £750 as well as the usual Inter-County Challenge Trophy.

Top prizes in the other sections are £500, £400, £300 and £250, with the popular Unregistered Section winners also picking up £100.

Championship Section:
First: £750
Second: £400
Third: £250

First Section:
First: £500
Second: £250
Third: £200

Second Section:
First: £400
Second: £200
Third: £150

Third Section:
First: £300
Second: £150
Third: £100

Fourth Section:
First: £250
Second: £100
Third: £75

Unregistered Section:
First: £100

The Festival of Brass is going from strength to strength and as it progresses we would look to increase the prize monies to encourage more bands to enterCarole Crompton

Strength to strength

Contest organiser Carole Crompton told 4BR: "The Festival of Brass is going from strength to strength and as it progresses we would look to increase the prize monies to encourage more bands to enter."

She added: "We are grateful to Mercury Newspapers of Sheffield who have agreed a 3 year sponsorship deal."

More information

For more information about the event, go to:
http://www.bolsover.gov.uk/bolsover-brass-festival.html