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Bands ready for Shirebrook entertainment

Why not make a trip to Shirebrook to enjoy some wonderful brass band entertainment this Sunday — and for just a couple of quid...

Enderby Youth
  The Enderby Band is the defending champion

The Shirebrook Open Entertainment Contest takes place this Sunday (9th July) — starting at 12 noon.

Entry to listen to seven cracking bands providing wonderful entertainment is just £2, so why not make a great afternoon of it at Shirebrook Leisure Centre, Park Road, Shirebrook (NG20 8JQ).

£750 for winner

The adjudicator this year is the experienced David Hirst, with a generous prize fund seeing the winner walk away with £750, and with podium prizes of £400 and £200. There are also awards of £200 for the 'Most Entertaining' Second, Third and Fourth Section competitors.

The defending champion is Enderby (above), with the contest due to finish at around 5.00pm.

Entry to listen to seven cracking bands providing wonderful entertainment is just £2, so why not make a great afternoon of it at Shirebrook Leisure Centre, Park Road, Shirebrook (NG20 8JQ)4BR

Draw:

1. Matlock Band (Geoff Hawley)
2. Blidworth Welfare (Martin Heartfield)
3. Rolls Royce (Derby) (Graham Cardwell)
4. Hucknall & Linby Mining Community (Paul Whyley)
5. Shirebrook Miners Welfare (Collum O'Shea)
6. Enderby Band (Simon Gresswell)
7. Carlton Brass Training (Geoff Hawley)

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