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2014 National Finalists

The list of bands who will challenge for National honours in the autumn is now known.

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The list of bands that will challenge for National honours in the autumn is now complete following the final round of Regional contests on the weekend.

15,000

Following three consecutive weekends that have seen around 15,000 musicians compete for bands from Scotland to the West Country, the full list of challengers is now known.

Finals pieces

It has also been announced that the test pieces for the National Finals will be released by event organisers Kapitol Promotions on Wednesday April 9th.

The full list of qualifiers for 2014 is as follows:

Championship Section:

The following bands will compete on Saturday 11th October at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Black Dyke
Brighouse and Rastrick
Burry Port Town
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery
Co-op Funeralcare
Cory [Defending Champion]
Desford
East Yorkshire Motor Services
Fairey
Flowers
Foden's
Friary Guildford
Grimethorpe Colliery
Reg Vardy
Tongwynlais Temperance
Tredegar
Virtuosi GUS
Wantage Silver 'A'
Whitburn
Woodfalls

Cheltenham:

Sections 1-4 to take place at The Centaur, Cheltenham on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st September.

First Section
Final taking place on Sunday 21st September 2014

Ashton-Under-Lyne
Blidworth Welfare
Bon Accord
City of Bradford
Enderby
Filton Concert Brass
Goodwick
Granite City Brass
Hatfield
Kirbymoorside Town
Llwydcoed
Oldham (Lees)
Sandhurst Silver
St Austell
Staffordshire
Thundersley Brass
York Railway Institute

Second Section
Final taking place Saturday 20th September 2014

Blaenavon Town
Daventry
Elland Silver
Fulham
Forest of Dean
Ireland Colliery (Chesterfield)
Knottingley Silver
Lockwood Brass
Marple
Mossley
Parc & Dare
Ripon City
St. David's Brass
St Keverne
Soham Comrades
Tullis Russell Mills
Wantage Silver 'B'

Third Section
Final taking place on Sunday 21st September 2014

Ammanford Town
Bratton Silver
City of Chester
Darwen
Dinnington Colliery
Dunaskin Doon
East Riding of Yorkshire
Ebbw Valley
Ellington Colliery
Foss Dyke
Grimsdyke Brass
New Forest Brass
Newhall
Norfolk Wherry Brass
Old Hall Brass
Rushden Town
Tullis Russell Intermediate
Wetherby & District Silver

Fourth Section
Final taking place on Saturday 20th September 2014

Brighton & Hove City Brass
Callander Brass
Camborne Junior Contesting
City of Oxford Silver
Clifton & Lightcliffe 'B'
Corsham
Fairfield (Buxton)
Ifton Colliery
Jubilee Brass
North Skelton
Northop Brass
Porthaethwy Menai Bridge
Porthleven Town
Rockingham
Stacksteads
Stourport-on-Severn
Swinton & District
Tayport Instrumental
Valley Brass (Haydock)

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