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4BR 2014 National Finals Competition

4BR has teamed up with Geneva Instruments to give you the chance to win a fantastic Symphony cornet.

Geneva cornet
 

4BR has teamed up with Geneva Musical Instruments for the chance to win a fantastic state of the art Geneva Symphony Cornet.

The National Brass Band Championship of Great Britain takes place at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Saturday 11th October starting at 10.00am and there is a superb line up of 20 of the finest bands in the UK all hoping to be crowned 2014 National Champion after performing ‘The Legend of King Arthur’ by Peter Meechan.

All you have to do is pick the same band as the three judges in the box and and you will be in the hat to see if you will be the lucky winner of a wonderful Geneva Symphony cornet.

Simples...!!!!

Competing Bands:

1. Black Dyke
2. Brighouse & Rastrick
3. Burry Port Town
4. Carlton Main Frickley Colliery
5. Co-operative Funeralcare
6. Cory
7. Desford Colliery
8. East Yorkshire Motor Services
9. Fairey
10. Flowers
11. Foden's
12. Friary Guildford
13. Grimethorpe Colliery
14. Reg Vardy
15. Tongwynlais Temperance
16. Tredegar
17. Virtuosi GUS
18. Wantage Silver 'A'
19. Whitburn
20. Woodfalls

All you have to do is pick the 2014 Champion Band of Great Britain and you could also be the proud owner of a brand new Geneva Symphony cornet4BR

Closing Time and Date:

You have to get your answer into us before the start of the awards ceremony on Saturday evening (11th October).

We will be watching out for any sneaky tries to win the prize after the new champions have been announced!

Answers:
E-mail us your choice of answer, with your contact telephone details at: quiz@4barsrest.com


By entering the competition you agree to allow your contact details to be passed to Geneva Instruments.

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