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Buxton set for traditional May Bank Holiday contest

There will be a fine turn out of bands at Buxton this forthcoming Sunday.

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Buxton's Pavilion Gardens will play host on Sunday to the North West Brass Band Association's annual May Day Bank Holiday contest.

Twenty

Twenty bands will take to the stage across the three sections where a variety of own choice repertoire will be on display. John Doyle will be judging the Third & Fourth Sections with Michael Fowles looking after the combined Championship & First Section.

The action gets underway at 10.00am

Competing line up

The list of competing bands is as follows:

Championship/First Section:

Bollington (Peter Christian)
Elland Silver (Daniel Brooks)
Haslingden & Helmshore (David Holland)
Hazel Grove (Nigel Beasley)
Ireland Colliery (Chesterfield) (Ian Knapton)
Whitworth Vale & Healey (John Binns)

Third Section:

Besses O'th'Barn (Simon Cowen)
Greenall's (Philip Boardman)
Greenfield (Tom Haslem)
Golborne Brass (Matt Whitfield)
Hawk Green Brass (Neil Hewson)
Ifton Colliery (Wayne Ruston)
Matlock (Geoff Hawley)
Old Hall Brass (John North)

Fourth Section:

Denton Brass (Matt Bailey)
Formby (Louise Hough)
Lees (Mark Landon)
Pleasley Colliery Welfare (Geoff Benson)
Skelmersdale Prize (David Chapman)
Stalybridge Old (David Ashworth)





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