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Scottish judges announced

The panel of adjudicators for this year's Scottish Championship have been revealed.

Perth
  Perth Concert Hall will once again host the event.

The adjudication panel to be impressed at the forthcoming Scottish Championships has been announced. The event will take place on the weekend of 7th/8th March at Perth Concert Hall (9.30am start).

The Second, Third and First Sections will take place in that order on the Saturday, with the Fourth, 4B and Championship Sections the following day.

Scotland will send three bands to the Royal Albert Hall in October following Whitburn's automatic pre-qualification.

Championship Section: Sandy Smith & Dave Barringer
First Section: Anne Crookston & Jappie Dijkstra
Second Section: Anne Crookston & Jappie Dijkstra
Third Section: Sandy Smith & Dave Barringer
Fourth Section: Anne Crookston & Jappie Dijkstra
4B Section: Gareth Bowman

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