Category: 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.

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.

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 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,…

NEMBBA has had to take the difficult decision to cancel our June entertainment contest due to insufficient entries. We apologise for the inconvenience and disappointment to the five bands who did support our contest. Our November own-choice test-piece contest is still going ahead as planned.

NEMBBA is pleased to announce that the ever popular Entertainments contest is back on the calendar and will be held at The Post Mill Centre, South Normanton on Sunday 22nd June 2025. The Format: