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Big field ready for Nationals assault in Stevenage

There are plenty of bands ready to try and qualify for London and Cheltenham at the London & Southern Counties Regional Championships next month.

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  There is sure to be plenty of enjoyable action on show at Stevenage

The Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre will host a massive line-up of competing bands all looking to try and gain the National Finals qualification places on offer for London and Cheltenham.

The contests take place on the weekend of the 17th/18th March.

Championship Section:


Sunday 18th March
Draw: 2.00pm
Start: Following Second Section but not before 3.30pm
Adjudicators: Ian Brownbill & Sandy Smith

Aveley & Newham (Alan Duguid)
East London Brass (Jayne Murrill)
Friary Guildford (Chris King)
Haverhill Silver (Paul Filby)
Jersey Premier Brass (Tim Pritchard)
Kidlington Concert Brass (Duncan Wilson)
Medway (Melvin White)
Northfleet Brass (David Lewis)
Redbridge (TBC)
Thundersley (Nigel Taken)
Wantage (Paul Holland)
Zone One Brass (Richard Ward)


First Section:


Saturday 17th March
Draw: 1.00pm
Start: After Third Section but not before 2.30pm
Adjudicators: Ian Brownbill & Sandy Smith

Alder Valley Brass (Lee Woodward)
Amersham (Paul Fisher)
Bedford Town (Steve Phillips)
Cawston (Leigh Sharpe)
Chiltern Hills Brass (Gordon Davies)
City of Cambridge (Peter Bassano)
Colchester (David Maddocks)
East of England Co-op (Nigel Cooper)
Egham (Gareth Green)
Fulham (John Ward)
Grimesdyke Brass (Sharon Broughall)
Hitchin (Graham Chambers)
Regent Brass (Paul Archibald)
Sandhurst Silver (David Johnson)
Staines Brass (Shane O'Neill)
Ware Brass (Craig Patterson)


Second Section:


Sunday 18th March
Draw: 9.00am & 11.00am
Start: 10.00am
Adjudicators: Leigh Baker & Tom Davoren

BAE Systems (Melvin White)
Castleton Brass (Peter Ryan)
Chinnor Silver (David Pegram)
Cold Ash Brass (Jemma Johnstone)
Epsom & Ewell Silver (Paul Graham)
Fairlop Brass (Kevin Jordan)
Horsham Borough (Mark McLaughlin)
Hungerford Town (Tim Crouter)
LGB Brass (Ian Stewart)
Littleport Brass (Nicholas Garman)
Milton Keynes Brass (Jonathan Mott)
Soham Comrades (Mark Ager)
St Sebastian Wokingham (John Watts)
Tilbury (Ben Jones)
Wantage Concert Brass (Danny Dullforce)
Waterbeach (Andrew Kershaw)
Welwyn Garden City (Graham Chambers)
Yiewsley & West Drayton (Christopher Cole)


Third Section:


Saturday 17th March
Draw: 9.00am
Start: 10.00am
Adjudicators: Chris King & Sarah Groarke-Booth

Brighton & Hove City (Matthew Hackett)
Chichester City (Rom Stanko)
City of Norwich Brass (Andy Craze)
Crystal Palace (Michael Gray)
East Coast Brass (Paul Speed)
Epping Forest (Keith Schroeter)
Hangleton (Richard Baker)
Jubilee Brass (Oxford) (Clifford Sadler)
Norfolk Wherry Brass (Eddie Baker)
Olney Brass (Kevin Nicholls)
Oxford Cherwell Brass (Terry Brotherhood)
Simon Langton Brass (David Cutting)
Tadley Concert Brass (Paul Chapman)
Tendring Brass (Antony Sanders)


Fourth Section:


Sunday 18th March
Draw: 10.30am & 12.30pm
Start: 11.30am
Adjudicators: Sarah Groarke-Booth & John Ward

Abbey Brass (Rob Tompkins)
Amersham Community Brass (Paul Fisher)
Bletchington Silver (Sheldon Barwick)
Bradwell Silver (Brian Keech)
City of Oxford (Dexter Brown)
Cottenham Brass (Peter Mackley)
Great Yarmouth Brass (Colin Swaep)
Hadstock Silver (Diane Pannell)
Hemel Hempstead (David Edmonds)
Letchworth Garden City (Tim Welch)
Marsh Gibbon Silver (Chris Johnston)
Pangbourne & District Silver (Stewart Lewins)
Regent Community Brass (Chris Bearman)
Royston Town (Steve Earley)
Wantage Academy (Nikki Jones)
Watford (Ian Graves)
Witney Town (Steve Sizeland)
Woodbridge Excelsior (Chris Lewis-Garnham)

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