North East Midlands Brass Band Association

Author: robert_stansfield

  • Final Information for the Entertainment Contest

    I have now issued the final information to bands competing in our contest on Sunday 27th September. Copies of all the contest documentation (apart from the draw) are on our documents page.

  • Percussion Provided For Our Entertainment Contest

    A list of the percussion we will be providing for our entertainment contest has been emailed to all the band secretaries. A copy may be found on our documents page.

  • Draw And Estimated Timings For Our Entertainment Contest

    I have now issued the draw and estimated timings to all the bands who have entered our entertainment contest on Sunday 27th September at The Whitworth, Darley Dale. If your band does not receive my email, please let me know and I will resend it. The estimated timings for the day are first band 11:00…

  • Entries Closed For Our November Contest

    We have now reached capacity for our open own-choice test piece contest, which is being held on Sunday 15th November 2026 at Post Mill Centre, Market Street, South Normanton DE55 2EJ and I need to close the contest to further entries. My apologies to those bands who are missing out, particularly to those bands who…

  • Brian Draper

    NEMBBA is saddened to learn of the death of our vice-chair and vice-president Brian Draper. Brian had served on the NEMBBA committee for many years, and stewarded at all our contests. Brian also served for a number of years on the Midlands Regional Committee. Brian was mainly associated with the Bestwood Black Diamonds Band, where…

  • Entries Now Open For Our Entertainment Contest

    Entries are now open for NEMBBA’s entertainment contest, which is being held on Sunday 27th September 2026 at The Whitworth, for all bands, including unregistered bands. Band are invited to perform a 20 minute entertainment programme, with prizes for the first three bands and the highest placed band in each section. If the weather remains fine,…

  • Dates Set for our Annual Area Test Piece Contest

    We are running our annual area test piece contest next year on Saturday 27th February and Sunday 28th February, at our usual venue, The Post Mill Centre in South Normanton. As this year, the Third and Second Sections will play on the Saturday and the Fourth, First and Championship Sections will play on the Sunday.…

  • Entries are now open for our Autumn Contest

    Entries are now open for NEMBBA’s open own-choice test piece contest, which is being held on Sunday 15th November 2026 at the Post Mill Centre, Market Street, South Normanton DE55 2EJ, for all sections (fourth to championship) together with sections for un-registered and training bands to play a 15-minute programme. For those of you who contested…

  • 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…

  • Contest Thanks

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