British 'Nationals' line-ups announced

Eight Regional Championships have now taken place throughout the UK and the full list of qualifiers for the National Brass Band Championships, in all five sections, are now known.

Championship Section
Competing on Saturday 12th October, 2019 at The Royal Albert Hall, London, will be the following Championship Section qualifiers:

Aldbourne
Black Dyke
Brighouse & Rastrick 
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery
The cooperation band
Cory 
Desford Colliery 
East Yorkshire Motor Services
Flowers
Friary
Foden's [Defending Champion]
Grimethorpe Colliery
Gus
Leyland
Northop Silver
Pemberton Old Wigan DW
Reg Vardy
Tredegar
Whitburn
Zone One

First Section
Competing on Saturday 14th September, 2019 at at The Centaur, Cheltenham will be the following First Section qualifiers:

Amersham
Bodmin Town
Boarshurst Silver
Burry Port Town
Enderby 
Fulham
Goodwick 
Hatfield & Askern Colliery
Hucknall & Linby MC
J36 Brass
Kirkintilloch Band
Michlemersh Silver 
Old Silkstone
Rainford Silver
Ripon City 
Unison Kinneil

Second Section
Competing on Sunday 15th September, 2019 at at The Centaur, Cheltenham will be the following Second Section qualifiers:

Bedford Town 
Besses Boys
Bollington Brass
Chapeltown
Coalburn Silver
Cockerton
Epsom & Ewell Silver
Farnworth & Walkden
Gresley Colliery
Newmains & District
Newport Borough 
North Skelton
Rolls Royce (Derby)
Royal Buckley Town
Sidmouth Town 
South Yorkshire Police
Tendring Brass
Weston Brass

Third Section
Competing on Sunday 15th September, 2019 at at The Centaur, Cheltenham will be the following Third Section qualifiers:

Bearpark & Esh Colliery
Chichester City 
Epping Forest
Gosport Solent Brass
Hawk Green (Marple)
Irvine & Dreghorn
Kippax
Perthshire Brass
Poole Borough 
Raunds Temperance 
South Molton Town
Stamford Brass 
Taff Vale
Trimdon Concert Brass
Uppermill
Valley Brass (Haydock)
Wetherby Silver

Fourth Section
Competing on Saturday 14th September, 2019 at at The Centaur, Cheltenham will be the following Fourth Section qualifiers:

Barnsley Metropolitan
Barrhead Burgh
Burneside Brass
Cottenham Brass 
Great Yarmouth Brass
Gwaen Cae Gurwen
Maltby Miners
Melton
Nailsworth Silver
Newland Concert Brass
Ratby Co-operative Mid
Redruth Town 
Rode Hall Silver
Sale Brass
Seindorf Beaumaris
Shipston Town
Simon Langton Brass
Tewit Silver 
Usk
Woughton Silver 

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