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Welsh challengers head for Port

The second leg of the 2015 Welsh League Championships will take place in Burry Port next month.

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The second leg of the 2015 Welsh League Championship season will take place in Burry Port on Saturday 3rd October.

National finalists

Hosted by the Burry Port Band and the West Wales Brass Band Association at the town's Memorial Hall, the event has attracted a highly competitive field of contenders in each of the sections, including bands that will have just performed at the National Finals in Cheltenham and one (Tongwynlais) who will heading to the Royal Albert Hall the following weekend.

The combined Third & Fourth Section will start promptly at 9.30am followed by Second, Youth, First and Championship Sections. The organisers are also particularly pleased with the turn-out of seven youth bands.

Pre-draw

The pre-draw and timings will be circulated all competing bands in the coming days. Adjudicators for the day will be Steve Sykes and Dean Wright.

the event has attracted a highly competitive field of contenders in each of the sections, including bands that will have just performed at the National Finals in Cheltenham and one who will heading to the Royal Albert Hall4BR

Competing bands:

Championship Section:
Burry Port Town
Goodwick
Llwydcoed
Pontardulais Town
Tongwynlais Temperance
Tylorstown

First Section:
Ammanford Town
Blaenavon Town
City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) 2
Lewis Merthyr
Markham & District
Parc & Dare
RAF St Athan

Second Section:
Briton Ferry
Crosskeys
Crwbin
Ebbw Valley
Penclawdd
Thomas Coaches Mid-Rhondda
Ynyshir

Third & Fourth Section:
Abertillery & District Youth
Gwaun Cae Gurwen
Oakdale
Ogmore Valley
Newport Borough
Upper Rhondda
Ystradgynlais Public

Youth Section:
BTM — The Next Generation
City of Cardiff (Melingiffith) 3
Milford Haven Juniors
Pontardulais Beginners
Pontardulais Juniors
RAF St Athan Juniors
Rhondda Fach

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