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2023 Midlands Area judges announced

The judges who will make the all-important qualification decisions in the Midlands next year have been announced.

Midlands
  The Midlands Area Championships take place at the Corby Cube

The panel of adjudicators who will make the London and Cheltenham National Finals qualification decisions at the 2023 Midlands Regional Championships have been announced.

The event takes place at The Core Theatre, Corby Cube in Corby on the weekend of the 25th and 26th February and the following weekend of Saturday 4th March.

Schedule:


Championship Section: Stephen Roberts and Leigh Baker (Sunday 26th February)
First Section: Nicholas Garman and Anne Crookston (Saturday 25th February)
Second Section: Gary Davies and Sam Fisher (Saturday 25th February)
Third Section: Steve Pritchard-Jones and Sam Fisher (Sunday 26th February)
Fourth Section: Gary Davies and Steve Pritchard-Jones (Saturday 4th March)

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