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London & Southern Counties Regional Championship cancelled

The Area contest that was to have taken place at Stevenage next weekend has been cancelled due to concerns over the Coronavirus pandemic.

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  The London & Southern Counties Regional Championships have been cancelled

It has been announced this evening that the London & Southern Counties Regional Championships have been cancelled.

The event was to have taken place on Saturday and Sunday 21st/22nd March.

Statement

The following statement has been sent to all competing bands by Regional Secretary Kevin Williams outlining the reasons for the decision.

"Following ongoing discussion and debate amongst the Regional Committee ever since the Coronavirus outbreak first appeared we have desperately been trying to find a way of allowing the contest to go ahead as planned.

Even though the Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre are currently still operating normally we have come to the decision that our duty of care in ensuring your health and safety can not be guaranteed, and so we have taken the devastating decision to cancel this year's event.

The Committee are desperately sad to have had to take this course of action but trust you understand our reasons for doing so.

Over the coming days we will be firming up how we manage the grading tables and advancement of bands to the National Finals and will not make any further comment until they have been finalised.

I would like to thank my Committee and Chairman for their advice and enduring support through what has been an incredibly stressful time for us all."

Kind regards
Kevin Williams

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