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Red Admiral judges announced

The panel of adjudicators to be entertained at the forthcoming Red Admiral event in Chorley has been announced.

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  The Red Admiral event will also be live streamed

The Red Admiral Entertainment Contest has announced its line-up of adjudicators for its event to be held at St. Michael's CE High School, Chorley on Sunday 28th September.

Panels

The Championship, Fourth & Unregistered bands will come under the scrutiny of Anne Crookston, John Doyle and Zoe Wright, whilst the Second and Third Section will be assessed by Daniel Brooks, Gareth Sykes and Poppy Taylor. Andrea Price, Andrew Lofthouse and Alex Bland will judge the bands in the First Section.

Wealth of experience

A spokesperson for the event told 4BR: "Once again, we are bringing together a wealth of experience in adjudication and performance at the highest level, alongside our innovative approach to providing opportunities for young adjudicators."

Live stream

If you cannot make it to the venue, then Next Step Films (NXTOD) has announced that it will once again live-stream the action in all sections from the 39 competing bands.

To find out more and sign up go to: www.nxtod.com/subscribe

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