The Leicestershire Brass Band Association has announced the impressive line up of bands that will compete at their Open competition to be held at Charnwood College in Loughborough on Sunday 24th November.
Welcome visitors
70 bands will make to trip to compete in six sections — including welcome visitors from Norway with Tertnes Brass.
Two halls will be utilised starting at 9.00am to accommodate the high number of entries, whilst the organisers have told 4BR that they are delighted to have secured the services of adjudicators Phil Bailey, Peter Bassano, Paul Norley, Ian Brownbill and Nicholas Garman.
The Association also added that they would still like to invite any supporters or enthusiasts that may be interested in stewarding or helping to look after competing bands on contest day to get in touch with Association Secretary Lesley Bentley on lesley.bentley@dsl.pipex.com
70 bands will make to trip to compete in six sections — including welcome visitors from Norway with Tertnes Brass4BR
Championship Section:
Aveley & Newham (Melvin White)
Chalford (Steve Tubb)
Clacton on Sea Co-operative (Mark Ager)
Derwent Brass (Keith Leonard)
Gresley Colliery (Simon Jones)
Jackfield (Elcock Reisen) (Simon Platford)
Newstead Brass (Duncan Beckley)
Oddfellows Brass (Robert Boulter)
Ratby Co-operative (John Berryman)
Staines Brass (Jonathan Pippen)
Tertnes Brass (Bengt Florvag)
First Section:
Blidworth Welfare (Martin Heartfield)
Brackley & District (Adrian Raven)
Carlton Brass (Paul Watson)
City of Cambridge (Peter Bassano)
City of Coventry (Stephen Cooper)
Enderby (Simon Jones)
Harborough (Chris Groom)
Harrogate (Craig Ratcliffe)
Hathern (David Newman)
Kibworth (Iain Rayner)
Kidlington Concert Brass (Duncan Wilson)
Kippax (David Lancaster)
Knottingley Silver (Owen Wedgwood)
Leicestershire Co-op (Graham Jacklin)
Littleport (Nigel Bramley)
Raunds Temperance (Robin Norman)
Silk Brass (David Holling)
Second Section:
Amington (Wesley Kendrick)
Avonbank (Evesham) (TBA)
Crofton Silver (Kevin Belcher)
Daventry Brass (Bob Stradling)
Epping Forest (Keith Schroeter)
Ibstock Brick Brass (Huw Thomas)
Matlock (Andrew Dennis)
Northfleet Brass (Melvin White)
Towcester Studio (Kevin Steward)
Wantage Silver B (Danny Dullforce)
Wigston (Garry Sleath)
Third Section:
Amersham (Paul Fisher)
Dinnington Colliery (Sheffield) (Jonathan Beatty)
Foss Dyke (Gareth Westwood)
Hemel Hempstead (Philip Fisher)
Hucknall & Linby (Paul Whyley)
Lofthouse 2000 (Andrew Whitaker)
Newhall (Kevin Holdgate)
Norfolk Wherry Brass (Andrew Craze)
Olney Brass (Martyn France)
Rolls Royce (Derby) (Graham Cardwell)
Rushden Town (TBA)
Stamford Brass (Bob Prew)
Fourth Section:
Audley Brass (Ian Turner)
Bestwood Wefare Black Diamonds (Colin Hartley)
Burbage Silver (John Randle)
Clifton & Lightcliffe ‘B’ (John Clay)
Corby Silver (C Fountain)
Croft Silver (Ian Needham)
Melton (Graham Sutton)
Pleasey Colliery Welfare (Keith Buxton)
Ratby Co-operative Mid (Geoff Newman)
Rode Hall Silver (Nigel Butler)
Simon Langton Brass (David Cutting)
Syston (Dennis Powell)
University of Warwick (Simon Hogg)
Unregistered Section:
Coleshill Youth Brass (Stephen Fagg)
Enderby Youth & Concert (Trevor Hounsome)
Leicestershire Co-op Training (Liz Barham)
Ratby Co-op Youth (Becky Moss)
Wigston Enterprise (Pat Allsopp)
Further details of the event can also be found on the association website www.lbba.org.uk
