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Great line-up on the menu at Bertie's

There will be plenty of excellent music making on the menu at Bertie's Banqueting Hall as the band's line-up to provide the tasty entertainment.

Berties
  The popular Bertie's Banqueting Hall hosts the contest

The 2018 Pogson Bray Trust contest will take place on Sunday 14th October in Elland (HX5 9AW), with an excellent line-up of bands ready to battle it out across the clean white linen tablecloths at Bertie's Banqueting Hall.

March on the menu

It all starts at 9.30am with each band entertaining the audience with a programme of between 18 and 20 minutes in duration, which must include a march to catch the ear of adjudicator, Paul Norley.

Entry is just £5.00 and there will be plenty of food and refreshments available.

Competing bands:

East Riding of Yorkshire (Richard Wilton)
Garforth (John Thompson)
Hade Edge B (Jonathan Mitra)
Horbury Victoria Youth (Tom Greatorex)
Huddersfield and Ripponden (Adam Bell)
Huddersfield Youth Brass Ensemble (Alan Jazwinski)
Old Hall Brass (John North)
Oldham Music Centre Youth (Jonathan Leedale)
Shephard Group Youth (Craig Brown)
Slaithwaite (James Garlick)
Yorkshire Traction Honley (Stuart Derrick)

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