February

13 - Stroud. Smithill’s Senior Band, 7.30pm, Subscription Rooms.
13 - Brentwood. Black Dyke Band, 7.30pm, Brentwood Centre.
14 - Blackpool. Action Research Youth Brass Entertainment Festival, Winter Gardens.
20 - Manchester. BBC Radio 2 Young Brass Soloist Final featuring the Black Dyke Band, 7.30pm, Royal Northern College of Music.

March

6-7 - Bradford. Yorkshire Brass Band Championships, 2nd and 1st sections (Saturday), 4th, 3rd and Championship sections (Sunday), St. George’s Hall.
13-14 - Glenrothes. Scottish Championships, 4th, 3rd and 2nd sections (Saturday), 1st and Championship sections (Sunday), Rothes Halls.
13-14 - Torquay. West of England Regional Championships, 4th, 3rd and 1st sections (Saturday), 2nd and Championship sections (Sunday), Riviera International Conference Centre.
13-14 - Bedworth. Midlands Regional Championships, 3rd and 1st sections (Saturday), 4th, 2nd and Championship sections (Sunday), Civic Hall and Nicholas Chamberlain Technology Centre.
14 - Blackpool. North West Regional Championships, all sections on one day, commencing at 10.00am, Winter Gardens.
20-21 – Swansea. Welsh Regional Championships, sections 3, 2 and 1 (Saturday), sections 4 and Championship (Sunday), Brangwyn Hall.
20-21 - Stevenage. London and Southern Counties Regional Championships, 3rd and 4th sections (Saturday), 2nd, 1st and Championship sections (Sunday), Arts and Leisure Centre.
20-21 - Darlington. North of England Regional Championships, 2nd and 1st sections (Saturday), 4th, 3rd and Championship sections (Sunday), The Dolphin Centre.
20 - Stroud. Rothwell Temperance, 7.30pm, Subscription Rooms.

April

16 - Tunbridge Wells. South London Fellowship Band with guest soloist Dudley Bright (trombone), 7.45pm, Tunbridge Wells SA - TN2 4UT.
16 - Belgium. Brass Ensemble from the Royal Wind Orchestra of the Belgium Guides, Brass Band Willebroek and Glenn Van Looy (euphonium), City Theatre, Mechelen.
17-18 - Belgium. Flemish Open Brass Championships, sections B (12.00pm) and A (6.00pm) on Saturday, and sections D (10.00am) and C (2.00pm) on Sunday.
17 - Stroud. Tredegar Town Band, 7.30pm, Subscription Rooms.
18 - Manchester. National Youth Brass Band Championships, Royal Northern College.
24 - Newcastle. Black Dyke Band, 7.30pm, City Hall.

May

8 - Stroud. Fairey Band, 7.30pm, Subscription Rooms.
8 – Derby. Black Dyke, 7.30pm, Assembly Rooms.
16 - Weston-super-Mare. 42nd Own Choice Contest, contact 01934 514960 for more details.
21 - Portsmouth. Solent Area Fellowship Band with guest soloist Julian Poore (trumpet), 7.30pm, Portsmouth Citadel SA - PO1 4HA.

JUNE

4 – France. Evening Gala Concert featuring Flowers Band, Amboise, Loire Valley.
5 – France. Evening Gala Concert featuring Brass Band Rijnmond, Amboise, Loire Valley.
6 - France. 16th French Open Brass Band Championships, Amboise, Loire Valley.
10 - Tonbridge. The Big Brass Bash, events all day including performances by Aveley and Newham and Bones Apart, concluding with a 7.30pm gala concert by Cory Band, The Hop Farm Family Park.
27 - July 3 - Holland. Allan Withington’s Conductor Summer School, Leeuwarden, contact a.withing@c2i.net for more details.