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National Finals information required!

If you're competing at the National Finals at Cheltenham, 4BR would like to hear from you.

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It’s that time of the year again as qualifiers start putting the finishing touches to their preparation ahead of the National Finals in Cheltenham.

Extensive coverage

As part of the usual 4BR coverage at the Centaur Conference Centre on the 20th & 21st September, we will need as much information as possible about the competing bands to ensure that our readers will know all about you as you prepare to take to the stage.

All the usual coverage pre contest and post contest will be given, as well as our usual predictions and ‘live’ coverage of each performance.

Information

Help us by sending the following information to news@4barsrest.com

1. Your band logo in pixel size (200 by 150) (if we haven’t got it already)

2. The list of your principal players.

a) Principal Cornet
b) Principal Euphonium
c) Soprano
d) Solo Horn
e) Principal Trombone
f) Flugel
g) Baritone
h) Eb Bass
i) Bb Bass
j) Principal Percussionist

3. A short biography of your MD (no more than 250 words)

4. A short history of your band, including (no more than 250 words)
a) When formed
b) Major contest achievements
c) Contest successes in 2013
d) Your bands website address if you have one

5. What the band thinks of the test piece you are playing.

Get it to us

If you can get all this to us by Saturday 13th September, then we will be able to put all your details up on the site.

If there are any problems then please let us know through news@4barsrest.com.

Hope to hear from you all soon.

All the information from the competing bands should be with us by Saturday 13th September 4BR

Cheltenham Finalists:

First Section:
Final taking place on Sunday 21st September 2014

Ashton-Under-Lyne
Blidworth Welfare
Bon Accord
City of Bradford
Enderby
Filton Concert Brass
Goodwick
Granite City Brass
Hatfield
Kirbymoorside Town
Llwydcoed
Oldham (Lees)
Sandhurst Silver
St Austell
Staffordshire
Thundersley Brass
York Railway Institute

Second Section:
Final taking place Saturday 20th September 2014

Blaenavon Town
Daventry
Elland Silver
Fulham
Forest of Dean
Ireland Colliery (Chesterfield)
Knottingley Silver
Lockwood Brass
Marple
Mossley
Parc & Dare
Ripon City
St. David's Brass
St Keverne
Soham Comrades
Tullis Russell Mills
Wantage Silver 'B'

Third Section:
Final taking place on Sunday 21st September 2014

Ammanford Town
Bratton Silver
City of Chester
Darwen
Dinnington Colliery
Dunaskin Doon
East Riding of Yorkshire
Ebbw Valley
Ellington Colliery
Foss Dyke
Grimsdyke Brass
New Forest Brass
Newhall
Norfolk Wherry Brass
Old Hall Brass
Rushden Town
Tullis Russell Intermediate
Wetherby & District Silver

Fourth Section:
Final taking place on Saturday 20th September 2014

Brighton & Hove City Brass
Callander Brass
Camborne Junior Contesting
City of Oxford Silver
Clifton & Lightcliffe 'B'
Corsham
Fairfield (Buxton)
Ifton Colliery
Jubilee Brass
North Skelton
Northop Brass
Porthaethwy Menai Bridge
Porthleven Town
Rockingham
Stacksteads
Stourport-on-Severn
Swinton & District
Tayport Instrumental
Valley Brass (Haydock)

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