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Third and Fourth Section entries sought for Bolsover Festival of Brass

There are full up signs for the Championship, First and Second Sections, but there are spaces in Third and Fourth Sections at the poplar Bolsover Festival of Brass Championships.

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  There are still places to be filled in the Third and Fourth Section at the Bolsover Festival of Brass

The Bolsover Festival of Brass contest organisers have announced that such has been the demand for places in this year's entertainment championship event that there is a waiting list only for its Championship, First and Second Section contests.

The Festival takes place on the weekend of Saturday/Sunday 1st & 2nd October at the Shirebrook Academy, in Shirebrook Derbyshire (NG20 8QF).

There are however places still available for the Third and Fourth Section entertainment programme contests on Saturday 1st October.

Third and Fourth Section entries

For bands in these sections who wish to register to compete, please go to:
https://bolsoverfestivals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bolsover-Brass-Contest-Entry-Form-2022.pdf

For further details on the event weekend, please go to: https://bolsoverfestivals.com/

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