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Monday 19 June 2023

Brighouse & District Contest

The popular Brighouse & District 'Lions Brass Band March & Hymn Tune Contest' will take place in Brighouse on Sunday 2nd July (12.30pm). Held in partnership with the Huddersfield Lions organisation, twenty bands spanning youth to top section will compete in Brighouse Town Square to adjudicators Stan Lippeatt and Alan...read more

Monday 19 June 2023

Kapitol confirms National Finalists

Kapitol Promotions Ltd, organisers of the 2023 National Finals has confirmed the line-up of bands that will compete at the Cheltenham and London contests later this year. Bands in Sections 1-4 will compete at The Centaur at Cheltenham Racecourse on the weekend of 16th and 17th September, with Championship Section...read more

Monday 19 June 2023

#PromsInThePlayground Deadline

Now in its third year, the Brass Bands England (BBE) #PromsInThePlayground initiative will return from 3 - 21 July to fill school playgrounds across the country with brass music. The initiative has a simple mission: to connect community bands with their local schools, thereby encouraging lasting, strong bonds between the...read more

Monday 19 June 2023

Green Giving BBE Webinar

Brass Bands England’s (BBE) funding support work continues with a new webinar on the topic of sustainable fundraising. The event, delivered online by BBE Fundraising Manager Beth Currie, will take place on Tuesday 18 July at 7pm. Beth will explore how brass bands can become more environmentally conscious in fundraising...read more

Monday 19 June 2023

Special Occasion for Arbroath & Carnoustie

Arbroath & Carnoustie Band’s first concert under its new name, on Friday 16th June, was special in more ways than one. The music for the 'A Night at the Movies' concert included themes from ‘Last of the Mohicans’, ‘James Bond’, ‘Star Wars’ and many more. The band was conducted by Michael...read more

Monday 19 June 2023

Entries Invited for Borders Entertainment Contest

The Scottish Borders Brass Band Association is now inviting entries for this year’s Borders Entertainment Contest to be held at the Victoria Halls in Selkirk on Saturday 4 November. The event, which is open to bands in Sections 2-4, requires competitors to play a 15-minute programme of music which, on...read more

Monday 19 June 2023

Hammonds at Soccer Aid for Unicef

The Hammonds Band performed at a sold-out Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Sunday 11th June for this year's 'Soccer Aid for UNICEF'. The match was broadcast live on ITV1, STV and ITVX, raised an incredible £14,619,005 – all supporting UNICEF’s vital work helping children around the world have happy,...read more