The list of bands who will challenge for National honours in the autumn is now complete following the last round of 2016 Regional contests on the weekend.
Following four weekends that have seen around 15,000 musicians compete for bands from as far afield as Scotland down to the West Country, the full list of challengers is now known.
The full list of qualifiers for 2016 is as follows:
Championship Section
The following bands will compete on Saturday 8th October at The Royal Albert Hall, London.
Aldbourne
Black Dyke
Brighouse and Rastrick
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery
Co-operative Funeralcare
Cory [Defending Champion]
EYMS
Fairey
Foden's
Flowers
Friary Guildford
Reg Vardy
Thoresby Colliery
Tongwynlais Temperance
Tredegar Town
Virtuosi GUS
Wantage Silver
Whitburn
Wingates
Woodfalls
Sections 1-4 to take place at The Centaur, Cheltenham on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September.
First Section
Final taking place on Sunday 18th September 2016
Aveley & Newham
Bedworth Brass
Bo'ness & Carriden
Blidworth Welfare
Brunel Brass
Chapeltown Silver
City of Cardiff (Melingriffith)
Ebbw Valley
Hatfield
Jackfield (Elcock Reisen)
Lockwood Brass
Northfleet Brass
Rainford
Ripon City
St Dennis
Tullis Russell Mills
VBS Poynton
Second Section
Final taking place Saturday 17th September 2016
Boarshurst Silver
Cawston
Coalburn Silver
Cheshire Constabulary
City of Bristol Brass
Deiniolen
Dunaskin Doon
Dunston Silver
Glossop Old
Haydock
Houghton Brass
Ibstock Brick Brass
Old Silkstone
Sidmouth Town
St Sebastian Wokingham
Stannington
Thomas Coaches Mid Rhondda
Third Section
Final taking place on Sunday 18th September 2016
Bearpark & Esh
Blackpool Brass
Briton Ferry
Campbeltown Brass
Chinnor Silver
Crofton Silver
Dronfield Genquip
Farnworth & Walkden
J36 Brass
Melton
Midsomer Norton & Radstock Silver
Phoenix Brass (Crewkerne)
Pleasley Colliery Welfare
Rhyl Silver
Selkirk Silver
Stourport-on-Severn
Tendring Brass
Valley Brass (Haydock)
Weston Brass
Fourth Section
Final taking place on Saturday 17th September 2016
Brass Sounds Inverclyde
Castleton Brass
Cheltenham Silver
Cleobury Mortimer Concert
Crystal Palace
Dunfermline Town
Formby
Hatherleigh Silver
Jayess Newbiggin
Knaresborough Silver
Lofthouse 2000
Lydney Town
Moulton 77
Newport Borough
Phoenix
Rockingham
Syston
Thornton Cleveleys
Witney Town
