Today saw great news for the Bolsover Festival of Brass 2019 event and broadcast. Staged on Sunday 6th October at Heritage High School, Clowne, Chesterfield and will see 58 live entertainment performances throughout the day from 9am to around 10pm all broadcast across two channels. More exciting news announcements to follow. See below for press release. CLICK HERE for 4barsrest news release on Bolsover Festival of Brass Broadcast 2020

BIBBSS 2020 is moving to a new home at Shirebrook Academy, Common Lane, Shirebrook, Derbyshire for its summer course from the 17th July to 24th July 2020. The new facilities opened in 2013 and the school boasts outstanding facilities and are welcoming BIBBSS for its summer course. The BIBBSS website has a venue page which gives our regular and new delegates the chance to check out our new home. Click

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Hot off the press. Please see link below to download the 2020 BIBBSS Enrolment Form. CLICK HERE for BIBBSS Residential Enrolment Form 2020

Results: 2018 Bolsover Festival of Brass Triumphs for Hepworth, Enderby, Horbury Victoria, Towcester Studio & Banovallum Brass in Bolsover as the contest gets global coverage once again. Hepworth lead a great day of entertainment in Bolsover for a global audience Sunday, 30 September 2018 Results: Championship Section: Adjudicator: Roger Webster 1. Hepworth (Dr David Thornton) — 96 2. Easington Colliery (Daniel Brooks) — 94* 3. Longridge (Mark Peacock) — 93

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Please find below the album links to the ‘Photography by Rachael’ images from the 2018 Bolsover Contest: Championship Section Images First Section Images Second Section Images Third Section Images Fourth Section Images Please support the event by sharing these album links amongst your players and on your bands Facebook pages etc. Also, please encourage your members to purchase their images for band promotion/websites/individual players etc. Downloads are available starting at

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Buy Bolsover Castle March This work was commissioned by the Bolsover International Brass Band Summer School in memory of David Morris, a valued member of both the Summer School and Festival of Brass team. The light-hearted, traditional style March is playable by most levels of bands and following its popularity, has been declared the BIBBSS’s signature tune. A donation from each sale of this title is being made to fund

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