Travelling over 500 miles may not seem the ideal way to spend a weekend but when it involves listening to over 30 good bands then why not?

Conductor and adjudicator David Hirst recently spent an enjoyable weekend adjudicating the prestigious Yeovil contest, then travelling on to Coleford the next day to adjudicate the Gloucester Brass Band Association entertainment contest.

I had a superb weekend and listened to some great bands and fabulous performances, so clocking up the mileage was well worthwhileDavid Hirst

Superb weekend

David told 4BR: "I had a superb weekend and listened to some great bands and fabulous performances, so clocking up the mileage was well worthwhile."

David is already conducting in three Area contests and undertaking several testpiece workshops for bands in the forthcoming weeks.