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  • Long Service Awards

    NEMBBA was delighted to award the following long service awards at our contest today:

    65 years

    David W. Ashworth (our adjudicator today)
    Dave Wright (Ibstock Brick Brass)

    60 years

    Joy Barber (Matlock Band)
    Judith Beckett (Shirland Miners Welfare Band)
    Sue Rea (Ibstock Brick Brass)

    50 years

    Darryl Lane (Ibstock Brick Brass)
    Gary Ball (Ibstock Brick Brass)

    40 years

    Carole Atkinson (Ibstock Brick Brass)
    Gary Stokes (Ibstock Brick Brass)
    Helen Cutting (Ibstock Brick Brass)
    Ian Foster (Ibstock Brick Brass)
    Melanie Clowes (Ibstock Brick Brass)
    Roy Marrison (Ibstock Brick Brass)
    Simon Coope (Ibstock Brick Brass)
    Steve Boyles (Ibstock Brick Brass)
    Tina Tyler (Ibstock Brick Brass)

    25 years

    Chris Gill (Ibstock Brick Brass)
    John Bailey (Ibstock Brick Brass)
    Jon Penton (Ibstock Brick Brass)
    Keith Ottowell (Long Eaton Silver Prize Band)

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

  • NEMBBA Autumn Contest Results

    First Section

    1. Thoresby Colliery Band (Luke Pallister)
    2. Silk Brass (Tony Wyatt)
    3. The Hucknall & Linby MC Brass (Paul Whyley)
    4. Harrogate Band (Craig Ratcliffe)
    5. Carlton Brass (Chris Banks)

    Best instrumentalist: Adrian J Horn (soprano, Silk Brass)

    Second Section

    1. Shirland Miners Welfare Band (Lynden Cooper)
    2. Shirebrook Miners Welfare Band (Adrian Wood)
    3. Leicestershire Coop Band (Ben Hewlett-Davies)
    4. Kippax Band (James Beecham)
    5. The Marple Band (Nick Birch)

    Best instrumentalist: Luke Newborough (tenor horn, Shirland Miners Welfare Band)

    Third Section

    1. Ireland Colliery Chesterfield Band (Sarah Fellowes)
    2. Wetherby Silver Band (Craig Ratcliffe)
    3. Ibstock Brick Brass (Jon Penton)
    4. Newark Town Band (Gary Wyatt)
    5. Long Eaton Silver Prize Band (Sharon Stansfield)

    Best instrumentalist: Bronwen Buttery (euphonium, Ireland Colliery Chesterfield Band)

    Fourth Section

    1. Swinton & District Excelsior Band (Bob Stradling)
    2. Matlock Band (Chris Banks)

    Best instrumentalist: Gemma Lee & Emily Hall (percussion, Matlock Band)

    Unregistered Section

    1. Darley Dale Band (Richard Adams)

    Best instrumentalist: Charlotte Burton (euphonium, Darley Dale Band)

    Training Band Section

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

    Best instrumentalist: Elaine Nicolson (flugel, Long Eaton Silver Prize Training Band)
    Youngest player: Robbie Crawford, aged 7 (Long Eaton Silver Prize Training Band)

    The contest held a minute’s silence before the fourth section results in memory of our late chairman, John Slater, who died earlier this year, and also Trevor Hughes, who died recently. The new trophy for the fourth section, “The John Slater Memorial Shield” was presented to the winning band by John’s daughter, Alison.

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

    • Our adjudicator David W. Ashworth and our trainee adjudicator, Melissa Brown.
    • Our stewards and helpers: our new president, Lynden Cooper, our new chair, Melanie Cooper, Mike Allcock, Sharon Stansfield, our new treasurer, Kevin Holdgate, Jo Priestley, Brian Draper, Judith Beckett, Emma Palmer, Rob Burrows, Kate Nelson, Mark Davis, Ian Peberday, Rob Guest, and Elaine Nicolson.
    • Newstead Brass for the loan of the percussion and Mark Davis and Graham Healey who transported it to and from the venue.
    • The Long Eaton Silver Prize Band and Shirland Miners Welfare Band who provided the music stands for the contest and warm-up room.
    • Our venue, The Whitworth Institute, for hosting the contest.
    • Our bands, without whom we would not have had a contest, and those of you who came to support the bands.

  • Final Information

    I have now issued the final information to bands competing in our contest on Sunday 3rd November. Copies (apart from the draw) are on the Documents page.

  • Entries Now Open For Our February Contest

    Entries are now open to our annual area test piece contest at the Post Mill Centre on 15th and 16th February. For further information, please see our events page.

    To keep within the venues fire regulations, we need to limit our sections to a maximum of ten bands. Please note that the first and second sections were fully subscribed very quickly last year.

  • NEMBBA Officers 2024/25

    At our recent AGM, the following officers were re-elected for the forthcoming year:

    President Lynden Cooper
    Chairman Melanie Cooper
    Vice-Chairman Brian Draper
    Administration Manager Robert Stansfield
    Assistant Administration Manager Kevin Holdgate
    Treasurer Kevin Holdgate
    Trophy 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 Allcock, Judith Beckett, Lynden Cooper, Melanie Cooper, Brian Draper, Brian Eggleshaw, Stan Lippeatt, Marie Smith, and Sharon Stansfield.

    The AGM appointed two NEMBBA delegates to the Midlands Regional Committee:
    Robert Stansfield
    Michael Allcock

    The NEMBBA officials on the Midlands Regional Committee are:
    Ann Street (Midlands Region Minutes Secretary)
    Roger Poulter (Midlands Region Trophy Officer)