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Bolsover ready for banding weekend

The revised draws have been released by the contest organisers for the weekend's Bolsover Festival of Brass contests.

Bolsover Festival of Brass
 

The list of revised draws have been announced for the Bolsover Festival of Brass, which takes place at the Heritage High School, Boughton Lane, Clowne on Saturday and Sunday 4th & 5th October.

Great music

There will be plenty of great music to enjoy in the main hall and sports hall venues with things kicking off in style on the Saturday with Charity Entertainment Contest, featuring Boobs and Brass (Yorkshire), Thoresby Re-union Band and Sir Richard Arkwright’s Masson Mills Band.

The following day the action starts at 10.00am with a packed line up of competitors for the adjudication team of Mike Kilroy, Brett Baker, and Stephen Roberts to ponder over.

Further information:

For further information in timings and other details please go to: http://www.bolsover.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/arts

Championships Section:
Adjudicator: Stephen Roberts
Main Hall:
Start: 4.15pm

1. Thoresby Colliery
2. Kidlington Concert Brass
3. Newstead Brass
4. Derwent Brass
5. Jackfield (Elcock Reisen)
6. Unite the Unior (City of Sheffield)
7. Jaguar Land Rover
8. Skelmanthorpe


First Section:
Adjudicator: Brett Baker
Main Hall:
Start: 11.00am

1. Carlton Brass
2. Blidworth Welfare
3. Shirebrook Miners Welfare Unison
4. Stannington Brass
5. Hatfield Brass
6. Leicestershire Co-operative
7. Gresley Colliery
8. South Yorkshire Police
9. Wigston Band
10. Bedworth Brass

Second Section:
Adjudicator: Brett Baker
Sports Hall:
Start: 4.00pm

1. Long Eaton Silver Prize
2. Ibsock Brick Brass
3. Matlock Band
4. Dronfield Gen Quip
5. Ireland Colliery Chesterfield
6. Silk Brass
7. Old Silkstone


Third Section:
Adjudicator: Mike Kilroy
Sports Hall:
Start: 12.15pm

1. Hucknall & Linby Mining Community
2. Dinnington Colliery
3. Rolls Royce (Derby)
4. Resdev Market Rasen
5. Withdrawn
6. Coppull & Standish
7. Golborne Brass
8. Littleborough Brass

Fourth Section:
Adjudicator: Stephen Roberts
Sports Hall:
Start: 10.00am

1. Loxley Silver
2. Deepcar Brass
3. Thurcroft Welfare
4. Blackley


Unregistered Section:
Adjudicator: Mike Kilroy
Main Hall:
Start: 10.00am

1. City of Lincoln Band
2. Dronfield & Lowedges Community Brass

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