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Welsh season off to spicy seaside start

The domestic Welsh contest season will get off to a nice spicy cross border start with the Welsh Open Entertainment Contest in Porthcawl in February.

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The domestic Welsh contest season will open in Porthcawl on February 21st, with a spicy cross-border battle at the Grand Theatre in Porthcawl, as a dozen well matched bands battle for the Welsh Open Entertainment title.

Dozen challengers

Nine Welsh bands are joined by a trio of English challengers to see if they can lay their hands on the magnificent CISWO Challenge Trophy and £1,000 first prize, courtesy of adjudicator Simone Rebello.

Champions

Reigning champion Tongwynlais Temperance will look to retain its title, although they will be faced with contenders from as far afield as debutants Goodwick in West Wales to Staines and Sandhurst near London in their bid to make it two wins in a row.

AW Parker (Drybrook) takes their place in the contest thanks to their outstanding victory at the Miners Entertainment Contest last September.

Competitors:

AW Parker (Drybrook)
Abergavenny Borough
Burry Port Town
City of Cardiff (Melingriffith)
Goodwick Brass
Llwydcoed
Parc & Dare
Pontardulais Town
Sandhurst Silver
Staines Brass
Tongwynlais Temperance
Tylorstown

Nine Welsh bands are joined by a trio of English challengers to see if they can lay their hands on the magnificent CISWO Challenge Trophy4BR

Details

The contest will commence at 12 noon, tickets are £6 balcony reserved seating, £5 stalls unreserved seating. Tickets can be pre-booked at the Grand Pavilion box office: 01656 815995

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