Midland Area Brass Band Championships

The Midlands Regional Committee have provided the following list of rehearsal venues in the area for bands.

Rehearsal Facilities 2022

The adjudicators for the Midlands Regional contest 2022 have been announced as follows.

Championship Section

Sunday 27th February p.m.

Adjudicators – Alan Fernie & David Hirst

First Section

Saturday 26th February p.m.

Adjudicators – Alan Morrison & Chris King

Second Section

Saturday 26th February a.m.

Adjudicators – Paul Norley & Alan Duguid

Third Section

Sunday 27th February a.m.

Adjudicators –  Chris King & Paul Norley

Fourth Section

Sunday 6th March

Adjudicators – Paul Norley & Alan Duguid

The Midland Regional Championships venue details for 2022 are confirmed as follows –

Venue: The Core Theatre, Corby Cube, George Street, Corby, Northants NN17 1QG

Championship Section – Sunday 27^th February p.m.

First Section – Saturday 26^th February p.m.

Second Section – Saturday 26^th February a.m.

Third Section – Sunday 27^th February a.m.

Fourth Section – Sunday 6^th March

Entry forms for the contest will be sent to secretaries in the post in the next few days – likely by the end of November.

Secretaries are reminded to familiarise themselves with a copy of the rule changes from January 2022 received from Kapitol Promotions that has been sent to them via email.

The Midlands Regional Committee would like to thank all who sent forward their suggestions for a replacement venue, following cancellation by the Civic Hall. The contest organisers are understandably now further behind than usual with contest planning arrangements and will be in touch as soon as any further information is available.

Grading tables following the 2020 Midlands Regional Championships are now available online.

The Midlands Regional Committee have published their Final information to Bands document in preparation for the 2020 competitions. Copies have been sent to Band Secretaries, and is accessible on the link above.

Provided percussion for the 2020 contest now online here

Championship Section – Sunday 8th March p.m.

(2.30 approx start time) – The Civic Hall, Bedworth, Warwickshire
Adjudicators – Steve Sykes & Alan Morrison

First Section – Saturday 7th March

(11 a.m. start) – The Civic Hall, Bedworth, Warwickshire
Adjudicators – Alan Morrison & Chris Wormald

Second Section – Sunday 8th March a.m.

(10 a.m. start) – The Civic Hall, Bedworth, Warwickshire
Adjudicators –    Mark Wilkinson & Brian Rostron

Third Section – Saturday 7th March

(11 a.m. start) – Kenilworth School, Leyes Lane, Kenilworth CV8 2DA
Adjudicators – Brian Rostron & James Holt

Fourth Section – Sunday 8th March

(11 a.m. start) – Kenilworth School, Leyes Lane, Kenilworth CV8 2DA
Adjudicators – Chris Wormald & James Holt

The Midlands Regional committee would like to advise bands that the dates for the 2020 regional championships have been set as

Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th March 2020

Further details about the contest will appear here on mabbc.org and sent to secretaries in the usual way.

The list of provided percussion is now available (in the info for bands section)

Or follow a link here