The list of competing bands that will take part in the 2020 Midlands Regional Championships at Bedworth Civic Hall and Kenilworth School on the weekend of Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th March have been announced.
Eleven bands will tackle Philip Sparke's 'A Tale As Yet Untold' in the Championship Section, with two bands making their way to the Royal Albert Hall in October.
Two bands will also go through from the First, Second and Third Sections to Cheltenham in September with three going through in the Fourth Section.
Championship Section:
Sunday 8th March
Bedworth Civic Hall
Test Piece: A Tale As Yet Untold (Philip Sparke)
Adjudicators: Alan Morrison and Steve Sykes
Draw: 12.30pm
Commence: at conclusion of Second Section
Blidworth Welfare (Simon Gresswell)
Derwent Brass (Jack Capstaff)
Desford Colliery (Michael Fowles)
Enderby (Ryan Richards)
Foresters Brass (Gareth Brindle)
GUS (Chris Jeans)
Hucknall & Linby M.C.(Paul Whyley)
Jaguar Land Rover (Nigel Seaman)
Langley (Cliff Parker)
Ratby Co-operative (Mareika Gray)
Thoresby Colliery (Michael Howley)
First Section:
Saturday 7th March
Bedworth Civic Hall
Test Piece: Legacy (Tom Davoren)
Adjudicators: Alan Morrison and Christopher Wormald
Draws: 10.00am and 12 noon
Commence: 11.00am
Bedworth Brass (Wayne Ruston)
Bilton Silver (Rugby) (David Stowell)
Burbage (Buxton) (Steve Critchlow)
Carlton Brass (Geoff Wood)
Foss Dyke (Ian Scott)
Harborough (Brad Turnbull)
Hathern (Colonel Stephen Barnwell)
Jackfield (David Maplestone)
Kibworth (Brendan Caddy)
Newstead Brass (Jim Davies)
Oddfellows Brass (David Holling)
Rolls Royce (Derby) (Graham Cardwell)
Shirebrook Miners Welfare (Jim Henson)
Shirley (Tom Stoneman)
SPAL Sovereign Brass (Neil Samuel)
Staffordshire (Craig Williams)
Second Section:
Bedworth Civic
Sunday 8th March
Test Piece: The Golden Sabre (Kit Turnbull)
Adjudicators: Brian Rostron and Mark Wilkinson
Draws: 9.00am & 10.30am
Commence: 10.00am
Avonbank (Evesham) (Colin Herbert)
City of Coventry (Jonathan Fearn)
Cleobury Mortimer Concert (Colin Hogg)
Glossop Old (David Ashworth)
Gresley Colliery (Craig Stevens)
Ibstock Brick Brass (Dave Lea)
Ireland Colliery Chesterfield (Lindon Bolt)
Leicestershire Co-op (Snibston) (Luke Pallister)
Market Rasen (David Dernley)
Shirland Welfare (Lynden Cooper)
Tintwistle (Andrew Mallon)
Wellington (Telford) (Stephen Rhodes)
Wigston (Rob Boulter)
Third Section:
Kenilworth School
Saturday 7th March
Test Piece: Endurance (Andrew Baker)
Adjudicators: James Holt and Brian Rostron
Draws: 10.00am and 12 noon
Commence: 11.00am
Arrow Valley (Ashley Buxton)
Audley Brass (Tom Hancock)
Bakewell Silver (Ryan Stacey)
Corby Silver (Cathy Fountain)
Cubbington Silver (Mark Phillips)
Daventry (Bob Stradling)
Long Eaton Silver Prize (Sharon Stansfield)
Newhall (Kevin Holdgate)
Pleasley Colliery Welfare (Geof Benson)
Ratby Co-operative Mid (Gary Perrin)
Raunds Temperance (Jonathan Pippen)
Shipston Town (Howard Gibbs)
Stamford Brass (Julian Bright)
Stourport on Severn (Oliver Wilson)
Syston (Colin Jones)
Towcester Studio (Peter Wain)
Fourth Section:
Kenilworth School
Sunday 8th March
Test Piece: Neverland (Christopher Bond)
Adjudicators: James Holt and Christopher Wormald
Draws: 10am and 12 noon
Commence: 11.00am
Amington (Alan Gifford)
Bilton Silver Evolution (Jack Fisher)
Brackley & District (Shaun Humphries)
Bretforton Silver (John Wood)
City of Birmingham (Saphran Ali)
Coventry Festival (Allan Wheelhouse)
Croft Silver (Ian Needham)
Dunchurch (Paul Whitmore)
Fairfield (Buxton) (Charles Kitchen)
Ilkeston (Geoff Hawley)
Kirkby Colliery Welfare (Neville Buxton)
Malvern Hills District (Chris License)
Matlock (Chris Banks)
Melton (Graham Sutton)
Moulton 77 (Kevin Spencer)
Newark Town (Gary Wyatt)
Skegness Silver (Steve Walker)
Thrapston Town (Nathan Waterman)
Trentham Brass (Shaun Farrington)
University of Warwick (Simon Hogg)
Wem Jubilee (Cathy Rutherford)
Whitwell Brass (Adrian Wood)
