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Beaumont Park requires bandstand entries

The Friends of Beaumont Park Contest is looking for entries with the closing date looming...

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The Friends of Beaumont Park Contest will take place in Huddersfield on Sunday 8th September, with a deadline for entries Wednesday 31st of July.

All bands

The contest is open to bands in all sections with a generous prize fund which will see the winning band carry away a top prize of £400, with podium awards of £200 and £100 respectively.

There are also generous cash prizes for Third, Fourth and Youth/Junior Section bands not in the main prizes.

March

Bands will play a short march where they will also be judged on deportment, then play a contest march in the Beaumont Park Bandstand which will be adjudicated by Stuart Fawcett.

The FOBP committee are hoping to make this a real fun day for bands and their families with various stalls, refreshments, children's play area, barbecue and real ale tent.

The contest is open to bands in all sections with a generous prize fund which will see the winning band carry away a top prize of £400, with podium awards of £200 and £100 respectively4BR

More information

Any enquiries please contact Kevin McGowan — kjmcgowan@hotmail.co.uk
Further details can be found at: http://www.fobp.co.uk

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