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Revisions for Wychavon

There have been some changes to the line-ups at the Wychavon Festival next month — resulting in some amendments to the start times.

Wychavon
  There have been a few amendments made to the time-tables and line-ups at Wychavon.

A revised timetable has been released for the forthcoming Wychavon Festival of Brass, which takes place at the De Montfort School in Evesham (WR11 1DQ) on November 3rd.

There will be no less than 55 performances in four separate halls from the competing bands (some trying their luck in two sections), with the doors opening at 9.00am and the action starting half an hour later.

Tickets to go along and enjoy the music are just £8.00 if booked in advance and £10.00 on the day

Excellent facilities

As usual there will be excellent facilities to enjoy for competitors and audience alike, with a friendly atmosphere, generous prizes and the additional attraction for the highest placed, eligible band (of which there are 11) in the Championship Section gaining an invitation to compete at the Spring Festival.

Championship Section:


Adjudicator: Michael Fowles
Main Hall
Commences: 11.00am

1. Foresters Brass
2. Verwood Concert Brass
3. Aveley & Newham
4. Harrogate
5. Roberts Bakery
6. Medway
7. St Austell
8. Sandhurst Silver
9. Aldbourne
10. Regent Brass
11. Mount Charles
12. BTM
13. Langley
14. Eccles Borough
15. City of Cardiff (Melingriffith)
16. Filton Concert Brass
17. Thoresby Colliery

First Section:


Adjudicator: Nigel Seaman
Sports Hall
Commence: 10.30am

1. Roberts Bakery
2. Blackburn & Darwen
3. Bedworth
4. SW Comms
5. Otterborne Brass
6. Foresters Brass
7. Harrogate
8. Shirley
9. Eccles Borough
10. Ware Brass
11. Enderby
12. Sandhurst
13. Regent Brass
14. Sherborne Town
15. City of Bristol
16. BTM

Second Section:


Adjudicator: Sarah Groarke-Booth
Gym
Commence: 10.00am

1. Besses Boys
2. Cinderford
3. Stourport-on-Severn
4. Haydock Band
5. Welwyn Garden City
6. Ammanford Town Silver
7. Shrewston Silver
8. Avonbank
9. Milton Keynes Brass
10. Blaenavon Town

Third Section:


Adjudicator: Ian Porthouse
Small Hall
Commence: 1.00pm

1. Hawk Green
2. Taff Vale Brass
3. Tewkesbury Town
4. Rode Hall Silver
5. Ynyshir
6. Wem Jubilee
7. Cubbington Silver
8. Pillowell Silver

Fourth Section:


Adjudicator: Nicholas Garman
Gym
Commence: 5.00pm

1. Rode Hall Silver
2. Ledbury Brass
3. Coventry Festival
4. Wem Jubilee

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