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Sunday 18 January 2026

Yorkshire Regional Details

The Yorkshire Regional Championship organisers have announced the schedule and adjudicators of the contests that will take place at Huddersfield Town Hall on the weekend of the 7th & 8th March. Saturday 7th March: First Section: Draw: 7.30am (11 bands) Commencing: 9.00am Adjudicators: Stephen Pritchard-Jones & Gary Davies Third...read more

Saturday 17 January 2026

Lincolnshire Brass Band Showcase Returns

Following the success of last year's inaugural event, the 'Lincolnshire Brass Band Showcase' will return in 2026 with organisers stating that it “promises to be even bigger and better”. Run by the Lincolnshire Music Education Hub, the showcase will take place on Saturday 6th June at St George's Academy, Sleaford,...read more

Saturday 17 January 2026

Halifax Youth Brass Band Festival

The Halifax Youth Brass Band Festival will take place on Saturday 7th February at the magnificent Halifax Minster. Hosted in partnership with the Elland Youth Band organisation, it will begin at 1.30pm with the first of eight training and youth bands from across the region performing their 12-minute own choice programmes...read more

Saturday 17 January 2026

The Co Percussion Ensemble Launches

The cooperation band has announced the launch of The Co Percussion Ensemble, led by the band’s very own star performer, Paula O’Malley. Paula studied percussion at the Royal Northern College of Music, where she was a two-time winner of the Southern Percussion Award, before completing her MPerf (Distinction) in percussion at...read more

Saturday 17 January 2026

UniRun is Complete

UniRun 2025 is complete with young participant runners taking on the challenge of running 100km across December to try and raise £250 each to support the Foundation. Each runner or pair of runners had 31 days to run 100km and raise the money. The 12 athletes that took part, all smashed...read more

Saturday 17 January 2026

Entries invited for new Cross-border Contest

Entries are now being accepted for a brand new open, own-choice entertainment contest for 2026. Inspired by the cross-border brass competitions of the early 1900s, the new Clans vs Counties Contest is open to registered Scottish and North of England, Championship, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th section bands. The contest...read more

Saturday 17 January 2026

UniBrass Composition Winner

The winner of the 2026 UniBrass Composition Competition has been announced as 'All Magic Comes at a Price' composed by Charlie Whelan. Adjudicators, Dr Liz Lane, Christian Goodwin (winner of the Best Student Composition or Arrangement at UniBrass 2025) and last year's winner, Lucy Green, described the work as, "a...read more