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BBE Award nominees announced

The short list of nominees for the 2024 Brass Bands England Awards have been released.

BBE Awards
  The awards will be presented later this year at the BBE Conference in London

Brass Bands England (BBE) has announced its shortlists of nominees for its 2024 Awards.

Public response

It follows an excellent response for the banding public to the process with nominations made in the categories of Brass Band Conductor Award (supported by the Brass Band Conductors' Association); Green Hero Award; Outstanding Contribution Award; Services to Youth Award; Young Bandsperson Award (supported by ABRSM) and Band Project of the Year.

The winners will be announced in a special ceremony at the BBE Brass Band Conference on Saturday 19th October at the China Exchange, London.

Tickets for the conference are now on sale.
https://www.bbe.org.uk/civicrm/event/info/529

The winners will be announced in a special ceremony at the BBE Brass Band Conference on Saturday 19th October at the China Exchange, LondonBBE

2024 Short Lists:

Brass Band Conductor Award (supported by the Brass Band Conductors' Association)

Sarah Woodward
Malcolm Lewis
Alan Duguid
Jack Capstaff
Lewis Kemp
Louis Charles James

Green Hero Award

Chris Leonard
National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain

Outstanding Contribution Award

Neil Webb
Reg Beardon
Phillip Goodwin
Jackie Walker
Colin Gibbs
Kathleen Harrison

Services to Youth Award

Jock McKenzie
Anna Minear
Peter Desmond
Jon Don Duncan
Ken and Roger Powell

Young Bandsperson Award (supported by ABRSM)

Jasmine Cosgrove
Franklin Onyeso
Charlotte Conacher
Matthew Bray

Band Project of the Year

Following the highly successful public vote for Band Project of the Year in 2023, which saw over 2000 votes made, BBE are putting this award in the hands of the banding community

I Can Play!
Brass Roots, Shepherd Group Brass Band

Elland Silver Band Outreach Service

Light the Lakes
Birmingham City Brass Band

HaBiT (Having a Blast in Towcester)
Towcester Brass Band

Crash Bang Donkey
West Somerset Brass Band

Find out more

You can find out more about each Band Project before voting via the online form.

https://www.bbe.org.uk/vote-the-winner-band-project-the-year-award

Voting closes at 9.00 am on Wednesday 11th July.

https://airtable.com/appKkmCFzsnnQAirD/shrITyS5rq3NovXd3

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