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West of England Area judges announced

The line-up of judges that will make the decisions at the 2019 Area Championships have been announced.

Riviera
  The judges have been announced for the 2019 West of England Regional Championships

The West of England Brass Band Association has announced the panel of adjudicators who will make the all important decisions at the 2019 West of England Regional Championships.

The event will be held at the Riviera Centre in Torquay on the weekend of the 9th and 10th March.

Championship Section: Major David Barringer MBE & Ludovic Neurohr
First Section: Major David Barringer MBE & Dr Nick Grace OBE
Second Section: Alan Bourne & Brian Rostron
Third Section: Alan Bourne & Dr Nick Grace OBE
Fourth Section: Ludovic Neurohr & Brian Rostron

Rota

Saturday 9th March will see the bands compete in the Third and First Sections (Forum) as well as the Fourth Section (Arena).

Sunday 10th March will see the Second Section and Championship Sections held in the Forum.

Further details

Further details will be confirmed after the WEBBA meeting in January 2019 and future updates will be added to the website at www.webba.org.uk

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