Fresh from their fifth place finish at the Butlins Mineworkers Championship, the Thoresby Band has announced that it will once again team up with conductor Brian Grant as it begins preparation for their Royal Albert Hall assault at the Midlands Regional Championship in Bedworth in March.

Confident

Brian led the band to fourth place at the contest last year, and after their fine performance at Skegness, they are confident of an Albert Hall return after missing out last year.

The chemistry between us both is quite remarkable, so we are delighted that the relationship is to continueBand Manager, Andrew Bevan

Chemistry

Band manager Andrew Bevan told 4BR: "The chemistry between us both is quite remarkable, so we are delighted that the relationship is to continue.

Brian brings so much enthusiasm to the band room and with further hard work we are looking forward to building on our achievements so far this year."