A host of bands will be taking the valuable opportunity to give themselves a pre-Area contest run-out in Oxford this weekend, as the Oxford and District Brass Band Association holds its annual 'Winter' contest at Marlborough School in Woodstock, Oxfordshire (OX20 1LP).

Contest day

The contest day will kick off at 9.00am with the Unregistered Section, followed by Fourth, Third, Second, First and Championship events. The adjudicator is Brett Baker.

Entry for what should be a great day of entertainment is £4 and £3 concessions.

Championship Section:
Aldbourne (David Johnson)
East London Brass (Jayne Murrill)
Newstead Brass (Duncan Beckley)
Verwood Concert Brass (Kevin Smith)
Wantage Silver (Craig Patterson)

First Section:
Brunel Brass (John Winterflood)
Daventry Brass (Neil Brownless)
Egham Band (Gareth Green)
Epsom & Ewell (Paul Graham)
Horsham Borough (Andrew Kershaw)
Hyde (Jonathan Lush-Camps)
Kidlington Concert Brass (Duncan Wilson)
Michelmersh Silve (David Barringer)
Milton Keynes Brass (Craig Patterson)
Northfleet Brass (Melvin White)
Oddfellows Brass (Rob Boulter)
Otterbourne Brass (Melvin White)

Second Section:
St Sebastian Wokingham (Lee Woodward)
Swindon Pegasus (David Mace)
Yiewsley & West Drayton (Chris Cole)

Third Section:
Chinnor Silver (David Pegram)
City of Oxford Silver (Nigel Hall)
Cold Ash Brass (Jemma Evans)
Jubilee Brass (Clifford Sadler)
Towcester Studio (Neil Brownless)

Fourth Section:
Abbey Brass (Abingdon) (Rob Tompkins)
Bletchington Silver (Sheldon Barwick)
Crystal Palace (Michael Gray)
Systond (Chris Banks)
Wantage Academy (Nikki Jones)
Witney Town (Rhys Owens)

Unregistered:
Hook Norton Brass (Shaun Humphries)
Watership Brass (Mark Picken)
Yarnton (Guy James)