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Brighouse March & Hymn Tune Contest set for 25th anniversary

If you want to be part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the popular March & Hymn Tune Contest, then get your entry in fast.

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  Bands can still sign up to be part of the event

Wednesday, 29 April 2026

        

The 25th annual Brighouse March & Hymn Tune Contest will take place in the famous Yorkshire banding town on Sunday 5th July.

It will kick off in the town centre at 12.30pm organised by the Huddersfield Lions, and will take the usual format with bands from Youth to Championship Section competing for the usual array of section and individual awards.

Places up for grabs

The event will be opened by The Mayor of Calderdale and is helped by the generosity of sponsors, The Mount School and Pd Groundworks & Resin Ltd.

There are still places available to take part, so if any bands would like to enter please e-mail: brighousemarchcontest@gmail.com for an entry form or further information.

        

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