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Advert: Ev-entz Welsh Open prediction prize

There is a great prediction prize up for grabs at Welsh Open...

 

There is a fantastic £50 prize up for grabs from Ev-entz this weekend – and all you have to do is guess the top six in order at the Welsh Open Entertainment Contest in Porthcawl on Saturday.

all you have to do is guess the top six in order at the Welsh Open Entertainment Contest in Porthcawl on SaturdayEv-entz

Pick your brains

Ev-entz will be there all day ourselves as we are providing all the percussion needs for the 11 competing bands, so why not drop by and have a chat and try and pick our brains to see who we think may be the bands to watch out for.

4BR has already posted it’s prediction for the contest on its great preview to the contest at:

http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2011/1213.asp

Make up your own mind

So have a read and then make your own mind up!!

Go to:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ev-entz/137979979585642

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