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Bands ready to provide the entertainment at Pogson Bray

Eight bands will provide the entertainment at the Pogson Bray contest this weekend.

Berties
  Berties Banqueting Hall will be the venue for the event.

Tuesday, 08 October 2019

        

The popular Pogson Bray Trust Contest will take place at Bertie's Banqueting Rooms in Elland (HX5 9AW) on Sunday 13th October.

The first band will take to the stage at 10.00am with each entertaining the audience with their 20 minute entertainment programmes. The adjudicator is Ian Brownbill.

Competing bands:


East Riding of Yorkshire (Frank Hoyland)
Garforth (John Thompson)
Hade Edge (Jonathan Beatty)
Hade Edge B (Jonathan Mitra)
Huddersfield & Ripponden (Adam Bell)
Loxley Silver (Richard Windle)
Oldham Music Centre Youth (Jonathan Leedale)
Slaithwaite (Sandy Smith)

        

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