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Latest News
- Percussion Provided
A list of the percussion we will be providing for our February contest has been emailed to all the band secretaries. A copy may be found on our documents page.
- Draw
I have now closed our area test piece contest on the 15th/16th February to further entries and have issued the draw and estimated timings to all the bands who have entered (please do not put your draw on social media).
If your band has not received my email, please let me know and I will resend it.
The estimated timings for the weekend are:
Saturday 15th February
10:30 a.m. Training Band Section (1 band)
11:00 a.m. Fourth Section (3 bands)
Results 11:55 a.m.12:45 p.m. Second Section (10 bands)
Results 4:00 p.m.Sunday 16th February
9:30 a.m. Third Section (9 bands)
Results 12:35 p.m.1:15 p.m. First Section (10 bands)
Results 4:40 p.m.5:00 p.m. Championship Section (4 bands)
Results 6:45 p.m. - Lincolnshire All Together Now!
Lincolnshire Music Hub are running a Brass Band Showcase for all Lincolnshire brass players and percussionists on Saturday 7th June. Please use the QR code in their poster for further details, including how to register.
- Entries to the First and Second Sections Now Closed
Please note that entries to the first and second sections are now closed (each section is restricted to ten bands to ensure that we keep within the fire regulations concerning the number of people in the building at any one time).
Please email Robert at admin@nembba.org.uk if your band wishes to be added to the waiting list.
- Long Service Awards
NEMBBA was delighted to award the following long service awards at our contest today:
65 years
David W. Ashworth (our adjudicator today)
Dave Wright (Ibstock Brick Brass)60 years
Joy Barber (Matlock Band)
Judith Beckett (Shirland Miners Welfare Band)
Sue Rea (Ibstock Brick Brass)50 years
Darryl Lane (Ibstock Brick Brass)
Gary Ball (Ibstock Brick Brass)40 years
Carole Atkinson (Ibstock Brick Brass)
Gary Stokes (Ibstock Brick Brass)
Helen Cutting (Ibstock Brick Brass)
Ian Foster (Ibstock Brick Brass)
Melanie Clowes (Ibstock Brick Brass)
Roy Marrison (Ibstock Brick Brass)
Simon Coope (Ibstock Brick Brass)
Steve Boyles (Ibstock Brick Brass)
Tina Tyler (Ibstock Brick Brass)25 years
Chris Gill (Ibstock Brick Brass)
John Bailey (Ibstock Brick Brass)
Jon Penton (Ibstock Brick Brass)
Keith Ottowell (Long Eaton Silver Prize Band)Congratulations and thank you to all the above players (and adjudicator) for their long service to our brass band movement.