The popular Brass at the Guild Hall Championship will be taking place in Preston’s Guild Hall complex on Sunday 3rd February.

Kick off

Run by Lancashire Contests, the Fourth Section kicks off a full day of banding action in the Guild Hall itself on the stroke of 10.30am, whilst the Third Section contenders take to the stage of the Charter Theatre at 11.00am.

Second Section bands will battle for the honours straight after the end of the Third Section in the Charter Theatre starting at 1.00pm, whilst the First Section contenders follow on the Fourth Section at the Guild Hall around 12.30pm.

Rounded off

The day is rounded off by the Championship Section contest which takes place in the main Guild Hall starting at 3.30pm.

The adjudicators for the day are Derek M Broadbent, Gordon Higginbottom, Mike Kilroy and Mark Wilkinson.

Great music

There is plenty of great music to enjoy as bands tackle either the Butlins Mineworkers Championship set works or the forthcoming Area test pieces.

Admission is just £7.00 and £5.00 for concessions.

There is plenty of great music to enjoy as bands tackle either the Butlins Mineworkers Championship set works or the forthcoming Area test piecesOrganisers

Players wrist bands

30 wrist bands will also be allocated to each band and must be worn at all times to gain access to all areas within the Guild Hall complex. The wrist bands can be obtained from 8.30am at Contest Control.

Trade stands

Trade Stand and programme advertising are still available at reasonable rates for traders wishing to support one of the North West’s longest standing contest events.

Contact info:

For additional information, please contact:

Frank Hodges, 39 Broxton Avenue, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8NP
Telephone 01942 703217 Mobile 07930 562 768
Email frankhodges@btinternet.com