The written appraisals of adjudicators Prof Rob Wiffin OBE, Ray Farr and Alan Morrison of the podium prize winners of Cory, ...

Cory returns on the road to victory as Philip Harper's band reclaims National title honours at the Royal Albert Hall.

You can sit back and enjoy all the performances from the recent Red Admiral Entertainment Contest — time and time again on NXTOD. All the action from the Red Admiral Contest is now available Tuesday, ...

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The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain is calling on supporters to help raise £18,000 for its 2027 Bursary Fund. The Bursary aims to ensure that there are no financial barriers to being a ...

Has the success of the move of the Section 1-4 National Finals signalled the real possibility of the end of the top section ...

If the long term decline in audience numbers attending the Championship Section National Final continues, then future ...

Blidworth Welfare takes the entertainment honours in Darley Dale. Blidworth Welfare claimed the honours in Darley Dale Monday, 28 September 2026 Blidworth Welfare takes the entertainment honours in ...

Bathgate Band claimed their first ever Fife Charities Band Association contest victory at the Adam Smith Theatre in Kirkcaldy on the weekend. Their atmospheric rendition of Peter Graham's 'Journey to ...

Brass Band Willebroek makes history, claiming top spot in 4barsrest World Rankings after double runner-up finishes at World ...

The trial of Gareth Ritter has ended after the 44 year old pleads guilty to sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl.