PROVINCIAL BANDS

Grey River Argus, 13 February 1940, Page 10

PROVINCIAL BANDS

CONTEST ARRANGEMENTS. CHRISTCHURCH, February 12. Ths Ashburton J'unior Silver Band was accepted for affiliation with the Canterbury Provincial Bands’ Association at a meeting of the association at Christchurch on Saturday evening. The president (Mr. E. R, Hopwood, of Ashburton) presided. It was decided to grant permission for the Greymouth Municipal ■ Band to hold the annual provincial contest, at Greymouth during the Labour

Day week-end. About 15 bands will probably take part, and a special train for east coast bands will prob- i ably be arranged. Arrangements were made for the contest following a report from the committee which visited Greymouth last week. Good wishes were extended to the Timaru Municipal. , Christchurch Municipal and Wools-■ ton Brass Bands, which will take I part in the centennial bands’ contest ' at Wellington later in the month.