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Adjudication Passport meeting arranged

The The Association of Brass Band Adjudicators (AoBBA) and the Scottish Brass Band Association (SBBA) set date for further Passport to Adjudication meeting.

Harrogate box
 

The Association of Brass Band Adjudicators (AoBBA) and the Scottish Brass Band Association (SBBA) are to continue their on-going consultation process concerning the implementation of SBBA's 'Passport to Adjudication' initiative.

Presentation

SBBA is to make a presentation of the scheme to the members of the AoBBA Executive team on 28th September in Brighouse, when the full details will be discussed.

AoBBA is delighted that the consultation exercise is to continue and is optimistic that future collaboration will result in benefits for both organisations and the brass band movement as a wholeAoBBA spokesperson

Delighted

An AoBBA spokesperson told 4BR: "AoBBA is delighted that the consultation exercise is to continue and is optimistic that future collaboration will result in benefits for both organisations and the brass band movement as a whole."

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