Butlins 2011

[Liz Courts]

I'll be attending Butlins as a spectator yet again this year. Hope to bump into the usual familiar faces! Only two weeks to go, very excited!

 

[Red Elvis]

Spectating again as well this year and being a Becontree and Ipswich groupie.
A crowd of us from Cambridge are coming up for the jolly.

 

[DMBabe]

My wife and my sister come from Norfolk.
She's a lovely woman

Badumtish!!! :clap:

Spectating again as well this year and being a Becontree and Ipswich groupie.
A crowd of us from Cambridge are coming up for the jolly.

Yay! Might not even have to fill time by playing myself..... so bar time? :guiness

 

[alangiff3]

Langley are there in the 1st section

 

[Brian Kelly]

Flixton Band are not competing at Butlins this year, but a group of us are going anyway.

 

[towse1972]

Too close to the area Brian?

 

[DMBabe]

Too close to the area Brian?

:lol: :lol:

 

[kelster]

Jackfield will be there in the 1st section

 

[Paddy Flower]

Let's update the list then
(Bands in red have entered for the last 3 years at least, so we're assuming they're back this year)

Championship Section
Desford Colliery
EYMS
Flowers
Redbridge Brass
Thoresby Colliery
Vernon Building Society Poynton
Virtuosi GUS
Woodfalls
Zone One Brass


First Section
Bedworth Brass
Carlton Brass
Cawston
Central Ohio Brass
East London Brass
Foresters Brass 2000
Ipswich & Norwich Co-op
Jackfield (Elcock Reisen)
Kidlington Concert Brass
Kippax
Langley
Longridge
Murton Colliery
Shirland Welfare
Yiewsley & West Drayton
Yorkshire Imperial Urquart Travel


Second Section
Becontree Brass
Blidworth Welfare
Delph
Denham Hendon Brass
Dodworth Colliery MW
Haslingdon & Helmshore Brass
Ibstock Brick Brass
Leicestershire Co-op Snibston
Matlock
Middleton
NW Ellington Colliery
Shirebrook MW Unison
South Yorkshire Police


Third Section
Amington Brass
Brighton & Hove City Brass
Eccles Borough
Hitchin Town
Maltby Miners' Welfare
Pemberton Old Wigan DW 'B'
Stamford Brass
Tewkesbury Town
Thoresby Colliery Youth
Thurcroft Welfare


Fourth Section
Banovallum Brass
Bestwood Welfare Black Diamonds
Dinnington Colliery
Dronfield (CMW)
Ireland Colliery (Chesterfield)
Kingsway Printers (Cleethorpes)
Market Rasen RPC
Melton Borough
Pleasley Colliery Welfare
Royston Town
Welbeck Estates Brass
Whitwell Brass

 

[Goldie Horn]

Fulham have entered in the second section :clap:

 

[Bayerd]

Uppermill have entered the 2nd section.

 

[tubafran]

Fulham have entered in the second section :clap:

Was wondering how I managed to miss that? Oh I know, not had the daily video postings on Facebook - perhaps they are concentrating on another contest

 

[stevecritchlow]

Burbage (Buxton) have entered in the 4th, and are taking a group of 70. Should be good

 

[Fedman]

Tewkesbury have entered.

 

[Laserbeam bass]

Spectating again as well this year and being a Becontree and Ipswich groupie.
A crowd of us from Cambridge are coming up for the jolly.

Looking forward to the latest arrangements for the annual male voice choir outing

 

[brassbandmaestro]

You doing any bets, Paddy!!

 

[Laserbeam bass]

You doing any bets, Paddy!!

Is the Pope a catholic?

 

[Leyfy]

That looks disturbingly like Red Elvis' hair before he decides to shave it .....

 

[jonesbp]

Hey Paddy,

You can add Hemel Hempstead to the third section list.

 

[Laserbeam bass]

That looks disturbingly like Red Elvis' hair before he decides to shave it .....

Really? hadn't noticed the similarity when I posted it :biggrin: