Monday 14 March 2022

Whitburn Wins 2022 Scottish Championships

Congratulations to Whitburn on winning the Championships Section of the 2022 Scottish Championships. Prof. Nicholas Childs retained his winning form fresh from success in Yorkshire, directing the band through an outstanding performance of Heaton’s ‘Contest Music’. Adjudicators Sandy Smith and Sheona Wade were clearly delighted with the performance awarding...read more

Wednesday 9 March 2022

Scottish Championships adjudicators’ remarks and results to be livestreamed

There will be six live-stream broadcasts over this weekend’s Scottish Brass Band Championships in Perth. On Saturday, these will be: 3rd Section Results - https://youtu.be/Kw10qA1IoLI2nd Section Results - https://youtu.be/nnvSQBy1iWQ1st Section Results - https://youtu.be/GiEJwVz1zi0 On Sunday, the following will be livestreamed: 4th Section Results - https://youtu.be/K83hDHSibQk4B Live Broadcast - https://youtu.be/3HcarOKAiscChampionship Section Results - https://youtu.be/X-eYUR1kts4 Every contest...read more

Wednesday 9 March 2022

New Bass Player for Friary

The latest signing for Friary Brass Band is Ben Miller, who joins the Band on E flat bass. Ben’s tuba playing has taken him to all sorts of places, including a rehearsal in a multi-storey car park in Vancouver and Pinewood Studios as a brass playing extra in the Oscar-winning...read more

Wednesday 9 March 2022

Save the date for The Brass Band Conference 2022

Brass Bands England (BBE) has confirmed the date for The Brass Band Conference 2022, the biggest learning and sharing event in the brass banding calendar. This year’s conference will take place on Saturday 22 October 2022 at The Life Centre in Sale, Manchester, as a hybrid event combining both in-person...read more

Sunday 6 March 2022

Midlands Fourth Section Result

Congratulations to Amington under the direction of Alan Gifford on winning the Fourth Section of the Midlands Regional Championships. The other sections were contested last weekend, however 14 bands returned to the Core in Corby today (6th March) to compete for the honours with performances of Stephan Hodel’s ‘Argos’. Second placed...read more

Sunday 6 March 2022

Black Dyke win in Yorkshire

Congratulations to Black Dyke on winning the Championships Section of the Yorkshire Regional Contest. Having drawn last the band stayed calm under the direction of Prof. Nicholas Childs and produced a superb performance of Heaton’s contest music. It drew much praise from adjudicators Christopher Wormald and Sheona Wade winning the title...read more

Saturday 5 March 2022

London and Southern Counties Competitors

The full list of bands that will compete at the London & Southern Counties Regional Championships has been announced. The event will take place on the weekend of the 19th & 20th March at Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre. The Second Section will begin proceedings on Saturday at 10.00am) followed...read more


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