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Results: Kippax Entertainment Contest

The heats are out of the way and its going to be a run off between EYMS, Drighlington and Harrogate for the honours in November.

Kippax
 

The last of the three heats of the Kippax Band Entertainment Contest took place last weekend when EYMS booked their place in the final in November by beating rivals Pennine Brass.

Entertaining

Both competing bands played highly entertaining and challenging programmes which a capacity audience at the Kippax Band club appreciated, but adjudicator Colin Hardy just fancied the band from the North of Engand a touch more and put them through, where they will join previous heat winners Drighlington and Harrogate to battle it out for the overall title on the 9th November.

Results:

Heat One:
Winners — Drighlington
Runners Up — Wakefield Metropolitan

Heat Two:
Winners — Harrogate
Runners Up — Old Silkstone
3rd place — Barnsley Building Society

Heat Three:
Winners- EYMS
Runners up- Pennine Brass

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