Following a meeting of the Kapitol Forum in London on 12th May, Burbage (Buxton) Band & Ireland Colliery Band have been invited by the Midland Regional Committee to move from the 4th Section to compete in the 3rd Section and Ibstock Brick Brass have been invited to move from the 3rd Section to compete in the 2nd Section, these all to take effect from 1st January 2013.
All three bands have accepted this invitation in writing.
These promotions will be in addition to those bands already promoted after the 2012 Contest.
These additional promotions are at the discretion of the Midland Regional Committee, with the aim of a gradual equalisation of the sections.
Midland Area Brass Band Championships 