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Shirebrook draw revealed

The draw has been made for the forthcoming Shirebrook Open Entertainment Contest.

Shirebrook
  The draw has been made for the contest which has attracted a full house of entrants

The draw has been made for the Shirebrook Open Entertainment Contest, which will take place at Shirebrook Leisure Centre in Shirebrook on Sunday 8th July.

The event has attracted a full house of competitors. The adjudicator is Mark Wilkinson with the first band taking to the stage at 10.00am.

Draw:

1. Newhall Band (Kevin Holgate)
2. Ireland Colliery Chesterfield (TBA)
3. Deepcar Brass (Cathryn Rogers)
4. Pleasley Colliery Welfare (Geof Benson)
5. Hucknall & Linby (Paul Whyley)
6. Strata Brass (Jonathan Bates)
7. Shirebrook M W Band (Colum O'Shea)
8. Bakewell Silver (Jim Henson)
9. Enderby (Simon Greswell)
10. Amington (Alan Gifford)
11. Prospect Brass (Phil Garlick)
12. St Johns Mossley (Paul Exton-McGuiness)
13. Foresters Brass (John Davis)
14. Blidworth Welfare (Simon Oates)
15. Rolls Royce (Derby) (Graham Cardwell)

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