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Spintastic success

On Saturday 3rd June over 50 performers from UK, Ireland and USA travelled to Newcastle Under Lyme (just outside Stoke On Trent) to attend the WGUK Spintastic Training Event. Sessions were run from 10.30am until 4pm and covered all three main elements of colour guard – movement, flags and weapons – and were headed by …

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Spintastic is back

The WGUK 2023 season maybe over but Guards are already planning and preparing for the 2024 season. To assist in this planning WGUK is pleased to be able to bring back “Spintastic” which offers clinician training to members and staff in a non competitive environment out of the contest season. The event will take place …

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WGUK Championships – results

The WGUK 2023 season came to fantastic climax on Saturday 1st April as the UK winter guard activity converged on the University of Worcester Arena for the British Winter Guard Championships. With 30 units (inc 5 guest teams from Holland) the event was one huge celebration of all that is great about our activity and …

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WGUK Hall of Fame Inductee 2023

In 2017 Winter Guard United Kingdom introduced its own Hall of Fame as a way of honouring the “legends” of the UK Winter Guard activity ensuring they are remembered for the indelible impressions they have left on the UK activity. Candidates were nominated and seconded before being discussed by the Hall of Fame assessment team …

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WGUK Championships 2023 – Information inc Class start times

Saturday 1st April at the University of Worcester Arena will the the 2023 WGUK Championships and we will be crowning our 2023 Champions Guards across all WGUK Classes.  The competing units, in alphabetical order, are:  KIDS CLASSAnchormenNAPA NippersSouthern Knights Rugrats CADET CLASSAlliance CadetsAnchormen CadetsCommodoresImperial WinterguardMayflower CadetsNorth Bristol IndependentOracle JUNIOR CLASSAllianceAnchormenImperial WinterguardMayflowerNorthern AcademySouthern KnightsWinter Festival INT. …

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Support our performers – #fillthevenue

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our activity “Affordable for Spectators” the WGUK Board in partnership with our Show Sponsors namely, Alliance, Anchormen, Commodores, Mayflower, North Bristol Independent and Southern Knights have been working hard together to ensure that entrance fees remain the same as in previous years, even though the costs to …

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MPAUK Safeguarding and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion sessions

For 2023, as part of the conditions of membership for both WGUK and our sister organisation Drum Corps United Kingdom, Member Organisations are now required to attend introductory online sessions on two very important subjects. The first being about Safeguarding and the second about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Over the past few weeks four Zoom …

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