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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.…
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February 2026 Contest Results
Championship Section Best euphonium: Neil Johnson (Skelmanthorpe)Best soprano cornet: Jack Reeves (Newstead Brass) First Section Best tenor horn: Adrian Green (South Yorkshire Police Band) Second Section Best cornet: Joe Clarbour (Hatfield & Askern Colliery Band) Third Section Best cornet: Adrian Wood (Dronfield Band)Best bass section: Dronfield Band Fourth Section Best euphonium: Tina Lewis (Croft Silver…
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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A band has withdrawn from each of the third and second sections: the revised draw has been emailed to all the band secretaries.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.
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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.
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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 February10:00 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 February10:15 a.m. Fourth Section (2 bands)Results 11:00 a.m. 11:35 p.m. First Section (8 bands)Results…
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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…
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Entries Now Open For Our February Contest
Entries are now open to our annual area test piece contest at the Post Mill Centre on Saturday/Sunday 21st and 22nd February. The second and third sections will be on the Saturday, and all the other sections on the Sunday. For further information, please see our events page. To keep within the venues fire regulations,…
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Dates Set for our Annual Area Test Piece Contest
We are running our annual area test piece contest next year on Saturday 21st February and Sunday 22nd February, at our usual venue, The Post Mill Centre in South Normanton. To balance the number of entries on each day, we have rearranged the sections across the weekend: the Third and Second Sections will now play…
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Contest Thanks
A big thank you to everybody who worked so hard to make this weekend’s contest a success.
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February 2025 Contest Results
Championship Section Best euphonium: Annie Wilkins (Yorkshire Imperial)Best soprano cornet: Louise Belton (Marsden Silver Prize Band) First Section Best soprano cornet: Richard Jones (Lindley) Second Section Best tenor horn: Scott Bennett (Barnsley Brass ) Third Section Best cornet: Anna Whitehurst (Rode Hall Silver Band) Fourth Section Best euphonium: Mark Cottee (Moulton 77 Brass Band) Training…
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