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Final call for Bolsover Festival

Bands are reminded to get their entries in for the popular Bolsover Festival of Brass contest.

Bolsover Festival of Brass
 

The Bolsover Festival of Brass contest, organised and financed by Bolsover District Council, is now calling for final entries for the event which will be staged on Sunday 7th October at Heritage High School, Clowne in Derbyshire.

Closing date

The closing date for entries is 1st September, so bands are requested to get in touch as soon as possible for what is fast becoming one of the most popular competitions of the second half of the contesting year.

The Festival will comprise Championship, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and un-registered sections, and further details, rules and entry forms can be downloaded from: http://www.bolsover.gov.uk/bolsover-brass-festival.html

The closing date for entries is 1st September, so bands are requested to get in touch as soon as possible for what is fast becoming one of the most popular competitions of the second half of the contesting year4BR

Entertainment contest

Bolsover Festival of Brass will again be organising a charity entertainment contest, which this year will feature reigning champions, The Ransome Band, up against Desford Colliery Caterpillar Re-union Band, Desford Colliery Youth Re-union Band, City of Coventry Re-union Band and Masson Mills Band.

The friendly rivalry between the competitors makes for a great day’s entertainment as a musical aperitif on Saturday 6th October at Shirebrook Leisure Centre commencing at 3.30pm.

Re-union dinner

The contest will be followed by an evening re-union and charity dinner to raise money for the James Watson Memorial Trust.

Tickets

Tickets for the Charity Entertainment Contest and Re-union Dinner are available by sending a cheque made payable to Bolsover District Council for the required amount with a stamped addressed envelope and details of your ticket requirements:

Send to: Bolsover District Council, Riverside Depot, Mansfield Rd, Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. S44 5NY.

Tickets for the Bolsover Festival of Brass 2012 Sunday 7th October at Heritage High School, Boughton Lane, Clowne will be available on the door.

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