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World Rankings — June Update

The latest rankings update following the latest major contests in Blackpool and Kettering.

Whitburn Band
  Whitburn Band celebrate their recent Grand Shield victory in Blackpool.

There are no positional changes in the top ten of the latest Band Supplies — 4barsrest.com Rankings following the latest rounds of contests, with the most significant of these taking place in Blackpool and Kettering, where there were victories for Whitburn, Filton Concert Brass, Dalmellington and Milnrow, all of which have moved up the table accordingly.

The other contests taking place since the last update are:

Irish National Championships — won by Drogheda Brass;
Welsh League Merthyr Tydfil Contest — won by Llwydcoed;
Buxton Brass Band Festival — won by Haslingdon and Helmshore;
SCABA Entertainment — won by Otterbourne;
Holme Valley Contest — won by Hade Edge.

Top 10 bands
1. Cory
2. Brighouse and Rastrick
3. Black Dyke
4. Eikanger-Bjørsvik
5. Grimethorpe Colliery
6. Valaisia Brass Band
7. Tredegar
8. Brass Band Willebroek
9. Flowers
10. Fairey

To view all the ranked bands, go to:
www.4barsrest.com/rankings/default.asp

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June 15 • We have a vacancy for soprano cornet, and with lots of exciting engagements coming up would love to get this seat filled!. As a second section band,we rehearse every Monday and Thursday 8-10pm at our bandroom in Tintwistle under the baton of MD Jim Henson.


David W. Ashworth

RSCM, ABBA Exec Member, NABBC PRO.
Conductor, Band Trainer and Adjudicator


               

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