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Yorkshire releases 2016 details

The provisional dates that the various sections will take place in Bradford next year have been announced.

Yorkshire regional
 

The Yorkshire Regional Brass Band Championships has provisionally announced the order in which the five sections will take place on the 5th & 6th March next year at St George's Hall in Bradford.

Three on the Saturday

The organisation's website reports that instead of hosting just two sections on the Saturday followed by three on the Sunday, that this will be reversed.

Saturday 5th March will commence with Section Three followed by Section Four and then Section Two.

Two for Sunday

Sunday will commence with Section One followed by what is always one of the highlights of the entire Regional series, the Championship Section.

Further details including start times will be announced once the complete list of entries is known.

Bradford will play host to three sections on the Saturday & two on the Sunday in 2016 4BR

Further information:

Further information on next year's contest can be found at the following link:

http://www.regional-contest.org.uk/yorkshire/programme.php

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