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Bands get ready for Pot hunting outing

The popular Denby Pottery Village 'Brass on the Green' contest takes place later this month with a strong line-up of bands.

Pottery line up
  There is a strong line-up of bands at the popular contest this year.

Wednesday, 14 June 2017

        

The annual Denby Pottery Village 'Brass on the Grass' contest will take place at the popular Derbyshire village on the 25th June.

Starting at 10.00am the entertainment competition has attracted an excellent field of competitors, whilst the audience can enjoy free parking and entry as well as attractions such as a Prosecco stall, Real Ale, crepes, soft and hot drinks, farm shop and all day BBQ. All the proceeds from the day go to the Air Ambulance Appeal

The adjudicator is Mareika Gray.

Running order:



Matlock Band (Geoff Hawley)
Long Eaton Training (Sharon Stansfield)
Brassington Middleton & Wirksworth Band (Sarah Fellows)
Oddfellows (Rob Boulter)
Ilkeston Brass (Geoff Hawley)
Shirland Training (Ian Beckett)
Long Eaton Silver Prize Band (Sharon Stansfield)
Carlton Brass (Gary Wyatt)
Leicester Co-op (Graham Jacklin)
Shirland Band (Lynden Cooper)
Uttoxeter Town Band (Rob Smith)
Kibworth (David Holling)

        

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