February

5 - Preston. Brass at the Guild, Guild Hall.

11 - Dover. DFDS Brass Band Contest, 9.00am, Dover Town Hall.

11 - Dover. Cory Band, 7.30pm, Nye Hall.

12 - Birmingham. Black Dyke Band, 2.30pm, Symphony Hall.

26 - Blackpool. North West Regional Championships, Winter Gardens.

March

3-4 - Bradford. Yorkshire Brass Band Championships, St. George's Hall.

10-11 - Bedworth. Midlands Regional Championships, Civic Hall and Nicholas Chamberlaine Technology College.

10-11 - Torquay. West of England Regional Championships, Riviera International Conference Centre.

10-11 - Glenrothes. Scottish Regional and Scottish Championships, Rothes Halls.

17-18 - Stevenage. London and Southern Counties Regional Championships, Arts and Leisure Centre.

17-18 - Darlington. North of England Regional Championships, Dolphin Centre.

17-18 - Swansea. Welsh Regional Championships, Brangwyn Hall.

18 - Gateshead. Ray Farr and the massed bands of Rothwell, Newtongrange and Egglescliffe School with Richard Marshall, 2.00pm, The Sage.

22 - New York.  New York Staff Band 125th Anniversary Celebration, with Philip Cobb and the King’s Singers, 8.00pm, Carnegie Hall.

April

7 - Western-super-Mare. The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain, Winter Gardens.

14-15 - Mechelen.  Flemish Open Brass Band Championships, Theatre of Mechelen.

14 - Derby. Black Dyke Band introduced by William Roache, 7.30pm, Derby Assembly Rooms.

May

13 - Manchester. The Great Northern Spring Brass Arts Festival, Bridgewater Hall.

20 - Gateshead. Ray Farr and the massed bands of Reg Vardy, Westoe and Durham Miners Association, 2.00pm, The Sage.

27 - Kettering. All England Masters, 10.00am, The Lighthouse Theatre.

July

22-28 - Bolsover. Bolsover Brass Summer School.

August

5-12 - Swansea.  International Brass Band Summer School, University of Swansea.

12-18 - Suffolk. 2012 Brass Band Summer School, Framlingham College.

November

17-18 - Gateshead. Brass in Concert 2012, The Sage.