Members will be aware by now that BD is launching a new competition structure on 1 December. The rules come in with the publication of the next members’ handbook which is effective from 1 December 2015.
From the 1 December, all classes will appear in the magazine and website schedules as Bronze, Silver & Gold classes. As the music qualifying period runs until the 31 December, there is a slight anomaly and for one month we would have Bronze, Silver & Gold sections, as well as Open and Restricted for the music.
To avoid confusion and ensure a clean transition to the new competition structure, the BD board has taken the decision to end the 2015 music qualifying period early on the 30 November, the same as the end of the winter qualifying period.
The new music qualifying period will now become 1 December 2015 to the 30 November 2016.
Music classes already scheduled to take place in December 2015 will now fall into the 2016 qualifying period.