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Entries required for Gloucestershire Entertainment

If you want to put on 20 minutes of musical entertainment in Ross on Wye then now's your chance...

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Saturday, 21 March 2015

        

The Gloucestershire Brass Band Association’s entertainment contest has announced that there are only a few more days left for bands to get their entries in for the popular entertainment contest.

Open

The event will be held on Sunday 26th April and is open to bands who wish to provide the supportive audience with 20 minutes of music making.

The day will be hosted by Dave Hayward and adjudicated by Brett Baker at the Larruperz Centre, Ross on Wye.

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Register your entry at: http://www.gbba-online.org.uk/entertain.html

        

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