There will be a great opportunity to hear how bands are getting on with their preparations ahead of the Area contests as they take to the stage at the Oxfordshire & District Brass Bands Association (ODBBA) contest this weekend.
23 bands will perform over Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th February at Wykeham Park Academy, Ruskin Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire (OX16 9HY)
Admission charges for non-players each day: Adults £5, Concessions £4. Weekend tickets Adults £7, Concessions £6.
Schedule:
Saturday 25th February:
Fourth Section:
Start: 11.00am
Abbey Brass (Abingdon) (Rob Tompkins)
City of Oxford Silver (Steve Sizeland)
Godalming Band (James Haigh)
Test Valley Brass (Ed March)
Witney Town Band (Guy James)
Second Section:
Start: 2.00pm
Ocean Brass (Andy Wareham)
Olney Brass (Philip Devine)
Yiewsley & West Drayton (Chris Coles)
Championship Section:
Start: 3.30pm
Kidlington Concert Brass (Duncan Wilson)
Verwood Concert Brass (Kevin Smith)
Sunday 26th February:
Unregistered Section:
Start: 10.30am
Hook Norton Band (Shaun Humphries)
Yarnton Band (Guy James)
Third Section:
Start: 11.30am
Bratton Silver Band (Kyle Blake)
Jubilee Brass (Oxford) Band (Clifford Sadler)
Reading Spring Gardens (Matthew Ruel)
Verwood Town Band (Kevin Smith)
Welwyn Garden City Band (William Douglas)
First Section:
Start: 2.20pm
A W Parker (Drybrook) Band (Joshua Ruck)
Bedford Town (Craig Patterson)
City of Bristol Brass Band (Craig Roberts)
Lydbrook Band (Gareth Ritter)
Milton Keynes Brass (Jonathan Mott)
Wotton-under-edge & District (David Lawrence)
