Category: Contest

Due to personal circumstances Andrew Warriner will be unable to adjudicate at our Regional Contest. We are most grateful to Nick Garman and Chris King who have agreed to adjudicate the third and championship sections respectively. Our revised list of adjudicators is as follows: Third Section Saturday 8th March a.m. Stephanie Binns &Nick Garman First…

Kapitol has issued a document listing the errata for the area test pieces.

We have added another rehearsal facility to the list.

Coach parking is on Bayton Road Industrial Estate, Colliery Lane, Exhall, Coventry, West Midlands CV7 9NW. There are no restrictions and there is room for plenty of coaches: it is a 3 minute drive from The Civic Hall. Coaches may only drop off at the back of the Civic Hall (there is room for 4…

We have added two additional rehearsal facilities to the list.

Our “Information For Bands” page has been updated with details of the BOPA requirements, tickets, wrist bands and rehearsal facilities. Please note that an area of the hall has been reserved for players with wrist bands. In the unlikely event that this area gets full, your wristband does not give you automatic access to the…

The adjudicators for this year’s Midlands regional contest are: Third Section Saturday 8th March a.m. Andrew Warriner &Stephanie Binns First Section Saturday 8th March p.m. Derek Renshaw &Steve Pritchard Jones Fourth Section Sunday 9th March a.m. David Hirst &James Holt Championship Section Sunday 9th March p.m. Steven Mead &Andrew Warriner Second Section Saturday 15th March…

The entry form for Midlands Area bands for the 2025 contest may be downloaded here. The closing date for entries is Friday 10th January 2025.

Following their most recent meeting in November 2024, the National Forum, comprising of the elected representatives from the seven Regional Championships plus the Scottish Brass Band Association have decided to change National Rules 8 and 13 which will become effective from 1 January 2025 and until further notice. Borrowed Players For the first time, the…

The adjudicators for next year’s Midlands regional contest are: Andrew WarrinerDavid HirstDerek RenshawJames HoltStephanie BinnsSteven MeadSteve Pritchard Jones Details of which sections they will be adjudicating will be announced in due course.