North East Midlands Brass Band Association

Author: robert_stansfield

  • NEMBBA Officers 2024/25

    At our recent AGM, the following officers were re-elected for the forthcoming year: President Lynden CooperChairman Melanie CooperVice-Chairman Brian DraperAdministration Manager Robert StansfieldAssistant Administration Manager Kevin HoldgateTreasurer Kevin HoldgateTrophy Officer Jo Priestley The meeting elected our retiring president and treasurer, Marie Smith, and Stan Lippeatt as life vice-presidents. The life vice-presidents of NEMBBA are Michael…

  • Roll of Honour

    Our AGM yesterday agreed to add John Slater and Haydn Cooper to our Roll of Honour. John Slater served local bands (principally Matlock Band) as a player and conductor for over 70 years and was our chairman (and chairman of the Midlands Area Committee) for over 40 years, running all our meetings and officiating at…

  • Percussion Provided

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

  • Draw and Timings For Our November Contest

    I have now issued the draw and estimated timings to all the bands who have entered our contest on 3rd November in The Whitworth, Darley Dale (please do not put your draw or test piece on social media). If your band does not receive my email, please let me know and I will resend it.…

  • NEMBBA AGM

    The North East Midlands Brass Band Association’s A.G.M. will be held from 1 p.m. on Sunday 13th October at Shirland Miners’ Welfare Institute, 121-123 Main Road Shirland, Alfreton DE55 6BA. Representatives from all brass bands within NEMBBA’s geographical area of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire are invited to attend, together with representatives from other existing member…

  • Entries Closed for Our November Contest

    We have now reached our capacity of 21 bands for our open own-choice test piece contest, which is being held on Sunday 3rd November 2024 at The Whitworth Centre, Station Road, Darley Dale DE4 2EQ and I need to close the contest to further entries. My apologies to those bands who are missing out, particularly…

  • Dates Set for our Annual Area Test Piece Contest

    Next year’s contest will be over the weekend of the 15th and 16th February 2025 at the Post Mill Centre, Market Street, South Normanton DE55 2EJ. Training Bands, Unregistered Bands, Fourth and Second Sections will play on the Saturday and Third, First and Championship Sections will play on the Sunday. Entry forms will be available…

  • 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 3rd November 2024 at The Whitworth, Dale Road North, Darley Dale DE4 2EQ, for all sections (fourth to championship) together with sections for un-registered and training bands to play a 15-minute programme. Bands do not need to become…

  • Long Service Awards

    NEMBBA was delighted to award the following long service awards at our contest last weekend. Stan Lippeatt (60 years) Audley BrassGordon Bell (40 years) Blidworth Welfare BandSarah Emblen (50 years)Sandra Kowalenko (50 years) Darley Dale & Derwent BrassRichard J Adams (50 years) Hatfield & Askern Colliery BandMargaret Curran (60 years)Mr. H McLaughlin (60 years)Dr. Robert…

  • February 2024 Contest Results

    A big thank you to everybody who worked so hard to make this weekend’s contest a success: The full results of the contest are: Training Band Section 1) Ratby Crescendo Band (Becky Cook)2) Long Eaton Silver Prize Band (Sharon Stansfield) Best instrumentalist: Daniel Rigley (kit) Long Eaton Silver Prize Band Unregistered Band Section 1) Shirland…