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  • Long Service Awards

    NEMBBA was delighted to award the following long service awards at our contest last weekend (21st & 22nd February 2026):

    70 Years

    Paul France (Jackfield Brass Band)
    John Neathey (Jackfield Brass Band)

    65 Years

    Glenn Pollard (Jackfield Brass Band)

    60 Years

    Andrew McCormack (Shirebrook Miners Welfare Band)

    50 Years

    Maxine Davison (Thoresby Colliery Band)
    Jon Gibbs (Audley Brass)
    Kelvin Goodwin (Audley Brass)
    Will Howarth (Rolls-Royce (Derby) Band)
    Andrew Nutting  (Oddfellows Brass)
    Kevin Short (Jackfield Brass Band)
    John Siviter (Jackfield Brass Band)
    Chris Sweeney (Rolls-Royce (Derby) Band)

    40 Years

    Chris Barker (Jackfield Brass Band)
    Ruth Cartlidge (Shirebrook Miners Welfare Band)
    Elaine Dickman (Oddfellows Brass)
    Ian Dickman (Oddfellows Brass)
    Debbie Holland (Jackfield Brass Band)
    Simon Holland (Jackfield Brass Band)
    Heather Horsley (Rolls-Royce (Derby) Band)
    Sally Julian (Oddfellows Brass)
    Dave Lucas (Rolls-Royce (Derby) Band)
    Jason Pickin (Jackfield Brass Band)
    Karen Pickin (Jackfield Brass Band)
    Dave Rutt (Carlton Brass)
    Darrin Smith (Jackfield Brass Band)
    Dr David Thomas (Newhall)
    Sally Thorburn (Shirebrook Miners Welfare Band)
    Pete Woodley (Jackfield Brass Band)
    Mike Yates (Jackfield Brass Band)

    25 Years

    Matthew Darlington (Audley Brass)
    Neil Fury (Jackfield Brass Band)
    Stephanie Graham (Carlton Brass)
    Pauline Hayes (Shirebrook Miners Welfare Band)
    Kelly Hodges (Jackfield Brass Band)
    Robert Howarth (Rolls-Royce (Derby) Band)
    Peter Jackson  (Jackfield Brass Band)
    Matt Johnson (Jackfield Brass Band)
    Daniel Keen (Audley Brass)
    Hannah Mowbray (Audley Brass)
    Matt Pearson (Jackfield Brass Band)
    Diane Short (Jackfield Brass Band)

    Congratulations and thank you to all the above players for their long service to our brass band movement.

  • Contest Thanks

    A big thank you to everybody who worked so hard to make this weekend’s contest a success.

    • Our adjudicators Mareika Gray (third and second sections) and Mark Walters (fourth, first and championship sections).
    • Patricia Hope for running registration.
    • A special thanks to Mike Allcock and Emma Palmer who impeccably managed the movement of bands between their changing room, the warmup room and registration throughout the weekend.
    • Our president, Lynden Cooper, and vice-president Mike Allcock for compering the weekend.
    • Our stewards and helpers: our chair, Melanie Cooper, our treasurer, Kevin Holdgate, Ian Beckett, Judith Beckett, Brian Draper, Keith Eaglesfield, Heather Hoy, Ian Peberday and Jo Priestley.
    • Newstead Brass for the loan of the percussion and Mark Davis and his team of helpers from Newstead who transported it to and from the venue and who designed the water gong for the second section.
    • The Long Eaton Silver Prize Band who provided the music stands and glockenspiel for the contest.
    • Our venue, The Post Mill Centre, for hosting the contest and their staff for being so helpful.
    • Brass Band Music (Gavin Somerset) and Durham Music Shop (Brian Yates) for bringing their trade stands and donating music vouchers to our section winners.
    • Our bands, without whom we would not have had a contest, and all of you who came to support the bands.
  • February 2026 Contest Results

    Championship Section

    1. Skelmanthorpe (Jonathan Bates)
    2. Newstead Brass (Martin Heartfield)
    3. Yorkshire Imperial (Ian McElligott)
    4. Blidworth Welfare Band (Colum O’Shea)
    5. The Staffordshire Band (Lee Woodward)

    Best euphonium: Neil Johnson (Skelmanthorpe)
    Best soprano cornet: Jack Reeves (Newstead Brass)

    First Section

    1. South Yorkshire Police Band (Leigh Baker)
    2. Horbury Victoria Band (Dean Jones)
    3. Shirland Miners Welfare (Lynden Cooper)
    4. Audley Brass (Tom Hancock)
    5. Oddfellows Brass (John Davis)
    6. Jackfield Band (Craig Stevens)
    7. Hucknall and Linby MC Brass Band (Chris Ledger-Knapp)
    8. City of Coventry Brass (Lee Woodward)

    Best tenor horn: Adrian Green (South Yorkshire Police Band)

    Second Section

    1. Leicestershire Coop Band (Ben Hewlett-Davies)
    2. Bollington (Craig Mann)
    3. Barnsley Brass (Ben Brickles)
    4. Hatfield & Askern Colliery Band (Richard Marshall)
    5. Carlton Brass (Matthew Ludford-King))
    6. Rolls Royce (Derby) Band (Adrian Lacey)
    7. Chapeltown Silver Prize Band (Gary Hallas)

    Best cornet: Joe Clarbour (Hatfield & Askern Colliery Band)

    Third Section

    1. Dronfield Band (Roland Spencer)
    2. Wakefield Metropolitan Brass Band (Michael Dodd)
    3. Shirebrook Miners Welfare Band (Chris Banks)
    4. Whitwell Brass (Rob Deakin)
    5. Maltby Miners Welfare (Terry Clifford)
    6. Long Eaton Silver Prize Band (James Dennis)
    7. Ireland Colliery Chesterfield Band (Sarah Fellowes)
    8. Rode Hall Silver Band (Ken Mackintosh)

    Best cornet: Adrian Wood (Dronfield Band)
    Best bass section: Dronfield Band

    Fourth Section

    1. Matlock Band (Chris Banks)
    2. Croft Silver Band (Henry Dunger)

    Best euphonium: Tina Lewis (Croft Silver Band)
    Youngest player: Freddie Farr (Matlock Band)

  • Revised February Contest Draw

    A band has withdrawn from each of the third and second sections: the revised draw has been emailed to all the band secretaries.

    The revised list of percussion has also been emailed to the band secretaries. A copy is available on our documents page.

  • February Contest – Provided Percussion

    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.

  • February Contest Draw

    Entries are now closed for our area test piece contest on the 21st/22nd February.

    The estimated timings for the weekend are:

    Saturday 21st February
    10:00 a.m. Third Section (9 bands)
    Results 1:05 p.m.

    1:40 p.m. Second Section (8 bands)
    Results 4:25 p.m.

    Sunday 22nd February
    10:15 a.m. Fourth Section (2 bands)
    Results 11:00 a.m.

    11:35 p.m. First Section (8 bands)
    Results 2:05 p.m.

    2:50 p.m. Championship Section (5 bands)
    Results 5:00 p.m.

  • Entries to the Third Section Are Now Closed

    Please note that entries to the third section on the Saturday of our February contest 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.

    On the Saturday, we still have room for three more second section bands.

    On the Sunday, we have five spaces remaining throughout the day (unregistered, fourth, first and championship sections), subject to the maximum of ten bands in any one section.

    Entry forms may be downloaded here.

    Our adjudicators are Mareika Gray on the Saturday and Mark Walters on the Sunday.

  • NEMBBA Daytime Band
  • Autumn 2025 Contest Results

    Championship Section

    1. Newstead Brass (Martin Heartfield)

    Best instrumentalist: Lynden Cooper (euphonium, Newstead Brass)

    First Section

    1. The Hucknall & Linby MC Brass Band (Chris Ledger-Knapp)
    2. Thoresby Colliery Band (Luke Pallister)
    3. City of Coventry Brass (Lee Woodward)
    4. Chapeltown Silver Prize Band (Gary Hallas)

    Best instrumentalist: Karl Booker (euphonium, The Hucknall & Linby MC Brass)

    Second Section

    1. Hathern Band (Gary Wyatt)
    2. Shirebrook Miners Welfare Band (Chris Banks)
    3. Bollington Brass Band (Craig Mann)

    Best instrumentalist: Rachael Johnson (tenor horn, Bollington Brass Band)

    Third Section

    1. Long Eaton Silver Prize Band (James Dennis)
    2. The Wigston Band (Colin Jones)
    3. Whitwell Brass Band (Rob Deakin)
    4. Newark Town Band (Gary Wyatt)

    Best instrumentalist: Alison Harding (cornet, The Wigston Band)

    Fourth Section

    1. Swinton & District Excelsior Band (Stephen Hague)
    2. Matlock Band (Chris Banks)
    3. Ireland Colliery Chesterfield Band (Sarah Fellowes)
    4. Croft Silver Band (Henry Dunger)

    Best instrumentalist: Simon Challender (cornet, Ireland Colliery Chesterfield Band)

    Training Band Section

    1. Long Eaton Silver Prize Training Band (Sharon Stansfield)

    Best instrumentalist: Henry Siviter (cornet, Long Eaton Silver Prize Training Band)
    Youngest player: Rowan Nicolson, aged 9 (Long Eaton Silver Prize Training Band)

    The contest held a minute’s silence before the first and championship section results in memory of Duncan Beckley, MBE (for many years associated with Newstead Brass) and Peter Tombs (for many years associated with Thoresby Colliery Band).

    A big thank you to everybody who worked so hard to make today’s contest a success.

    • Our adjudicator Sandy Smith.
    • Our stewards and helpers: our president (and best instrumentalist in the championship section), Lynden Cooper, Mike Allcock, Lisa Balsom, Judith Beckett, Melanie Cooper, Brian Draper, Kevin Holdgate, Patricia Hope, Heather Hoy, Elaine and Daniel Nicolson, Emma Palmer, Jo Priestley, .
    • Newstead Brass for the loan of the percussion and Mark Davis who transported it to and from the venue.
    • The Long Eaton Silver Prize Band who provided the music stands for the contest.
    • Our venue, The Post Mill Centre and their staff, for hosting the contest.
    • Our bands, without whom we would not have had a contest, and all of you who came to support the bands.
  • Additional Percussion For Our Autumn Contest

    We have added a tam-tam to the percussion we are providing for our contest on Sunday 16th November. The full list of provided percussion may be viewed here.