Area Contest bands announced!

The bands entering the National Brass Band Area Contest in Torquay have been named.


They are:

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Championship Section:

Aldbourne
Bournemouth Concert Brass
Brunel Brass
Camborne Town
Chalford
Flowers
Lydbrook
Mount Charles
Sherborne Town
St Dennis
Woodfalls

First Section:

Filton Concert Brass
Forest of Dean Brass
Helston Town
Hyde
Lanner & District Silver
Lympstone South West Telecoms
Michelmersh Silver
Otterbourne Brass
Poole Borough
Shrewton Silver
St Austell Town
Verwood Concert Brass
Yeovil Town

Second Section:

AW Parker (Drybrook)
Bath Spa
Bream Silver
Bugle Silver
Cinderford
City of Bristol Brass
Downton
Ocean Brass
Pendennis Brass Falmouth
Pheonix Brass (Crewkerne)
Sidmouth Town
Soundhouse Brass
St Keverne
St Pinnock
Swindon Pegasus
Weston Brass

Third Section:

Andover Town
Bodmin Town
Bratton Silver
Bristol East & Kingswood
Denmead Brass
Gillingham Imperial Silver
Hatherleigh Silver
Heyl Town
Launceston Town
Midsomer Norton & Radstock Silver
New Forest Brass
Pillowell Silver
St Stythians
Test Valley Brass
Wotton-under-Edge & District

Fourth Section:

Camborne Junior Contesting
Chalford Academy
Corsham
Gosport Solent Brass
Lydney Town
Nailsworth Silver
Okehampton Excelsior Silver
Pendeen Silver
Saltash Town
Shanklin Town Brass
South Molton Town
Spinnaker Brass
Swindon Brass
Tiverton Town
Torbay Brass
Totnes
Verwood B
Wellington Silver
Weymouth Concert Brass
Wilton & District
Wincanton Silver

    The contest starts at 10am for the Second Section on the Saturday.  We will be performing Edward Gregson's The Plantaganets to the two adjudicators, who are Lt Col Nick Grace RM & David Thornton.  Chorum Records will be there as well, recording the whole event and producing a CD of the winners.

    For more information, visit the West of England Brass Band Association website.