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Bands ready to get marching at Brighouse

The popular Brighouse March & Hymn Tune Contest takes place this weekend.

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  The bands will be marching through Brighouse before playing their hymn tunes

There is a great line-up of bands taking to the roads this weekend at the popular Brighouse 'March & Hymn Tune' contest

It all starts at 12.30pm on Sunday 7th July, and with the promise of some great weather there can't be a better way to enjoy the sound of brass bands.

Competing bands:


Blackburn & Darwen
Bradford Youth
Diggle
Drighlington
Elland Silver
Elland Silver Youth Band
Farnworth & Walkden
Ferryhill Town
Gawthorpe Brass '85
Hade Edge
Hammonds
Hebden Bridge
Hepworth
Huddersfield & Ripponden
Lindley
Marsden Silver
Meltham & Meltham Mills
Prospect Brass — Skelmanthorpe
Skelmanthorpe
Skelmersdale Prize Band
Slaithwaite
Uppermill
Wardle Anderson
Wardle Junior Blast

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