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2018 West of England judges confirmed

The panel of judges who will make the all important decisions in Torquay next March have been announced.

West of England
  The West of England Regional Championships will take place on the weekend of the 10th/11th March 2018

The adjudicators who will make the all important decisions at the West of England Regional Championships in Torquay next March have been announced.

Panel

The panel who will select the bands to qualify for London and Cheltenham are Brett Baker, Stan Lippeatt, Alan Morrison, David Roberts, Duncan Stubbs OBE and John Winterflood.

The Championships will take place on Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th March at the Riviera International Conference Centre.

To enable Fourth Section bands to play in the Forum auditorium for the first time, the format for the Championships has been altered as follows:

The panel who will select the bands to qualify for London and Cheltenham are Brett Baker, Stan Lippeatt, Alan Morrison, David Roberts, Duncan Stubbs OBE and John Winterflood4BR

Saturday 10th March:


The Forum: Second & First Sections
The Arena: Third Section

Sunday 11th March:


The Forum: Fourth & Championship Sections

All further details will be confirmed after the WEBBA meeting in January 2018 and all future updates will be added to the website at www.webba.org.uk

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