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National Finalists now complete

The bands that have qualified for Cheltenham and London are now complete.

Nationals
  The bands that will perform at the National Finals have now been completed

With all the action complete from 444 performances around the country these are the bands that have booked their places at the 2022 National Finals.

Championship Section:
Saturday 15th October
Royal Albert Hall, London


Aldbourne
Bon Accord Silver
Black Dyke
City of Cardiff (M1)
Cory
Desford
Easington Colliery
Flowers
Foden's [Defending Champion]
Hammonds
Haverhill Silver
Leyland
NASUWT Riverside
Northop Silver
Oldham (Lees)
Ratby Co-operative
Redbridge Brass
Rothwell Temperance
Tredegar
Whitburn

First Section:
Saturday 17th September
The Centaur, Cheltenham


Accler8
Ashton under Lyne
Bodmin
Bo'ness & Carriden
Dalkeith & Monktonhall
East of England Co-op
Ebbw Valley
Gresley Colliery
Houghton Brass
Hyde
Kirkbymoorside Town
Marsden Silver
Pontardulais Town
Sandhurst Silver
Staffordshire
Stannington

Second Section:
Sunday 18th September
The Centaur, Cheltenham


BD1 Brass
Bearpark & Esh Colliery
Beaumaris
Campbeltown Brass
City of Norwich
Harborough
Helston Town
Gosport Solent Brass
Meltham & Meltham Mills
Mid Rhondda
Pemberton Old Wigan DW B
Poulton le Fylde
Stamford Brass
Tewit Silver
Tilbury
Tullis Russell Mills
Tyldesley
Wantage Concert Brass

Third Section:
Saturday 17th September
The Centaur, Cheltenham


Arbroath
Bradwell Silver
Chichester City
City of Birmingham
Crwbin
Cwmtawe
Ellington Colliery
Formby
Huddersfield & Ripponden
Jayess Newbiggin
Kilmarnock Concert
Lofthouse 2000
Ocean Brass
Olney Brass
Ratby Co-operative Mid
Redruth Town
Skelmersdale

Fourth Section:
Sunday 18th September
The Centaur, Cheltenham


Amington
Barnsley Metropolitan
Bideford Town
Brass Sounds Inverclyde
Crosskeys Silver
Dobcross Silver
Flookburgh Silver
Hangleton
Hemel Hempstead
Morecambe
North Lakes Brass
Oughtibridge
Rhyl Silver
Stranraer Brass
Tewkesbury
Trentham Brass

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Crewe Brass

September 1 • Crewe Brass are looking for a FRONT ROW CORNET to join our highly motivated 4th section band. We are a very welcoming and sociable band, with a positive outlook and a reasonably busy calendar of engagements. Other enquiries are welcome.


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September 1 • Crewe Brass are looking for a BBb BASS to join our highly motivated 4th section band. We are a very welcoming and sociable band, with a positive outlook and a reasonably busy calendar of engagements. Other enquiries are welcome.


Crewe Brass

September 1 • Crewe Brass are looking for PERCUSSION PLAYERS (TUNED and KIT) to join our highly motivated 4th section band. We are a very welcoming and sociable band, with a positive outlook and a reasonably busy calendar of engagements. Other enquiries are welcome.


Stuart Black

BA (Hons) Music
Conductor, Teacher, Flugel soloist


               

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