Brass Bands England (BBE) has announced that the nomination process for its annual awards will open on Friday 31st January.

The BBE Awards are designed to recognise those individuals and organisations in the banding world that have made an exceptional contribution to brass banding — from tireless dedication to imaginative projects and collaborations.

Changes

This year BBE has made some changes to the nominations process. The 'Outstanding Contribution Award' will now be selected by a board of individuals, in a similar vein to its 'Lifetime Achievement Award'.

Following feedback around its 'Young Bandsperson Award', a new 'Rising Star Award' has been created for those under 18.

Categories

The six categories that will be open to nominations are as follows:

Band Project of the Year

Brass Band Conductor, supported by the Brass Band Conductors' Association

Green Hero

Rising Star

Services to Youth

Young Bandsperson

Information and nominations

More information on the individual awards can be found on the Awards page: https://www.bbe.org.uk/awards

Nominations can be made online from Friday 31st January, until midnight on Friday 4th April: https://airtable.com/app1QNZPAKqbDg9Ly/shrubVFcMIQu91cxk

The winners will be revealed at the BBE Brass Band Conference, which will take place on Saturday 27th September4BR

Conference

The shortlist of nominations will be announced in early June. A judging panel will be made up of Brass Bands England trustees and senior staff.

The winners will be revealed at the BBE Brass Band Conference, which will take place on Saturday 27th September.