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Busy day ahead in Leicester

The forthcoming Leicestershire Brass Band Association contest looks like being a very busy day...

Leicester Association
 

The Leicestershire Brass Band Association (LBBA) has announced the list of competing bands that will take part in this year’s LBBA Open competition, to be held on Sunday 23rd November at Charnwood College in Loughborough, Leicestershire.

Fine response

There has been a fine response from local and bands from outside the Midlands region — with the First Section contest attracting the largest ever field in the event’s history.

The adjudicators who are going to be kept busy are Alan Morrison, David Hirst, John Roberts and Stan Lippeatt.

Striving to respond

LBBA Secretary Lesley Bentley told 4BR: "We are always striving to respond to feedback we get from our participating bands, including requests such as a full pre-draw, which this contest supports.

We believe this helps and encourages bands to participate and to best plan for their day."

Also proving equally as popular is the Unregistered Section where LBBA member bands perform a short 12-minute own choice programme.

Welcome

Lesley added: “We would like to wish all participating bands the very best of luck, and look forward to welcoming everyone to Leicestershire."

Further details are available on www.lbba.org.uk

We are always striving to respond to feedback we get from our participating bands, including requests such as a full pre-draw, which this contest supportsLBBA Secretary, Lesley Bentley

Championship Section:
Alder Valley Brass (Roger Burke)
Foresters Brass 2000 (Peter Collins)
Hathern (David Newman)
Hebden Bridge (Trevor Halliwell)
Kidlington Concert Brass (Duncan Wilson)
Newstead Brass (Duncan Beckley)
Ratby Co-operative (Michael Fowles)
Skelmanthorpe (Martin Hall)

First Section:
Bilton Silver (Rugby) (David Stowell)
Blidworth Welfare (Martin Heartfield)
Brunel Brass (John Winterflood)
City of Cambridge (Peter Bassano)
City of Coventry (Stephen Cooper)
Enderby (Simon Jones)
Gresley Colliery (Simon Jones)
Hade Edge (Jonathan Beatty)
Kibworth (John Fletcher)
Langley (Cliff Parker)
Leicestershire Co-op (Graham Jacklin)
Littleport (Nigel Bramley)
Milton Keynes Brass (Craig Patterson)
Northfleet Brass (Melvin White)
Oddfellows Brass (Robert Boulter)
Roberts Bakery (Simon Stonehouse)
South Yorkshire Police (Leigh Baker)
Stannington (Kevin Wadsworth)
Wigston (Garry Sleath)
York Railway Institute (Chris Hirst)

Second Section:
Amington (Graham Sutton)
Bakewell Silver (Roland Spencer)
Brackley & District (Alexander Webb)
Chapeltown (Andrew Dennis)
Dronfield Genquip (David Hollins)
Emley Brass (Garry Hallas)
Hitchin (Craig Patterson)
Ibstock Brick Brass (Simon Willis)
Kippax (David Lancaster)
Matlock (Geoff Hawley)
Silk Brass (Macclesfield) (Tony Wyatt)
Welwyn Garden City (Alan Duguid)

Third Section:
Cleobury Mortimer Concert Brass (Saphran Ali)
Dinnington Colliery (Jonathan Beatty)
Foss Dyke (Daving Holling)
Hemel Hempstead (Philip Fisher)
Hucknel & Linby M.C Brass (Paul Whyley)
Kingsway Printers Cleethorpes (Steven Askew)
Melton (Graham Sutton)
Newhall (Kevin Holdgate)
Oxford Cherwell Brass (Terry Brotherhood)
Rolls Royce (Derby) (Graham Cardwell)
Rushden Town (Adele Hudson)
University of Warwick (Alex Parker)

Fourth Seciton:
Burbage Silver (Christopher Small)
City of Oxford Silver (Steve Sizeland)
Corby Silver (C. Fountain)
Croft Silver (Ian Needham)
East Coast Brass (Paul Speed)
Kirkby Colliery Welfare (Neville Buxton)
Ratby Co-operative Mid (Geoff Newman)
Skipton Brass (Adrian Lowes)
Syston (Dennis Powell)
Thurcroft Welfare (Matthew Wright)

Unregistered Section:
Carlton Training (Geoff Hawley)
Coleshill Youth Brass (Stephen Fagg)
Enderby Youth & Concert (Trevor Hounsome)
Hathern Youth & Concert Brass (Andrea Allen)
Leicestershire Co-op Training (Liz Barham)
Lions Junior Brass (Tom Hancock)
Newark Town (James Brincat-Smith)
Ratby Co-operative Junior (Becky Moss)
Wigston Enterprise (Pat Allsop)

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