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2023 Yorkshire judging panels announced

The identity of the judges that will need to be impressed in Huddersfield next March at the Yorkshire Area Championships have been revealed.

Yorkshire
  The Championships take place in Huddersfield next March

The Yorkshire Regional Committee has announced the list of adjudicators who will compare the qualification performances at the 2023 Yorkshire Area Championships at Huddersfield Town Hall (HD1 2TA).

The event take place over the weekend of the 4th & 5th March.

Adjudicators

Saturday, 4th March:

Commencing 9.00am
Fourth Section: Anne Crookston and John Winterflood
First Section: Glyn Williams and Brett Baker
Second Section: Robert Childs and Anne Crookston

Sunday, 5th March:

Commencing 10.00am
Third Section: Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale and Glyn Williams
Championship Section: Stephen Cobb and Robert Childs

The Young Adjudicators panel will take place once again in 2023. The section they will be adjudicating on will be announced in due course.

Black Dyke Band is pre-qualified for the 2023 Championships Section National Final.

Tickets

Tickets go on sale on Monday, 16th January from the Box Office: 01484 225755 or online www.kirklees.gov.uk

Further details can be viewed at: www.regional-contest.org.uk/yorkshire

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