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Regional Championships: North of England

Section 2 Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2026 Felling Stephen Malcolm 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, Philip Harper
2025 Ferryhill Town Jonathan Fenwick Friendly Takeover, Oliver Waespi
2024 Durham Miners' Association Stuart Gray Triptych, Philip Sparke
2023 Durham Miners Association Stuart Gray The Pilgrim's Progress, Rodney Newton
2022 Tewit Silver Martin Hall The Aeronauts, Goff Richards
2020 Cockerton Silver Andrew Hunter The Golden Sabre — Tales of the Hussar-Poet, Denis Davydov, Kit Turnbull
2019 North Skelton Lewis Wilkinson Rise of the Phoenix, Darrol Barry
2018 North Skelton Daniel Brooks Ex Terra Lucem, Jonathan Bates
2017 Ashington Colliery David Kendall Rhapsody in Brass, Sir Dean Goffin
2016 Dunston Silver Aidan Hodgson The Mermaid of Zennor, Philip Harper
2015 Lockwood Brass John Roberts Variations on Maccabeus, Kevin Norbury
2014 Lockwood Brass John Roberts Chaucer's Tunes, Dr Michael Ball
2013 Ripon City Malcolm Dibb The Plantagenets, Edward Gregson
2012 South Milford Brass Martin Hall Cross Patonce, Dr Goff Richards
2011 Catterick Brass Brenden Wheeler Resurgam, Eric Ball
2010 Cockerton Prize Silver G. Nicklin The Kingdom of Dragons, Philip Harper
2009 Flookburgh A. Lewis New World Sketches, Dan Price
2008 Barton Town R. Evans Three Part Invention, Kenneth Downie
2007 Wansbeck’s Ashington Colliery N. Stedman Carnival, Helen Perkin
2006 Lockwood Brass John Roberts Images of the Millennium, Howard Snell
2005 Lockwood Brass J Roberts Variations For Brass Band, R. Vaughan Williams
2004 Ellington Colliery D. Wright Kaleidoscope, Philip Sparke
2003 Langbaurgh Brass T. Oldroyd Celestial Prospect, W. Heaton
2002 Langbaurgh Brass T. Oldroyd Symphony for Brass, V. Ewald
2001 Westoe STCHT S. Malcolm The Moor of Venice, W. Alwyn
2000 Harrogate D. Lancaster Sword, Jewel and Mirror, P. Harper
1999 Yarm & District M. Sidwell Symphonic Suite for Brass, L. Locas
1998 Rowntree Band C. Hirst Culloden Moor, G. Wood
1997 The Cottingham Band R. Grantham A New Buckenham Suite, A. Jackman
1996 Carlisle St. Stephens W. Rumford Hollywood, G. Richards
1995 Broughton's Brass B. Holden Rococo Variations, A. Street


Newstead Brass - Mansfield MVC - Brass and Voices

Sunday 24 May • Forest Town Arena. Clipstone Road West,. Mansfield NG19 0EE


Contest: Whit Friday March Contests

Friday 29 May • Saddleworth & Tameside OL3


The Hepworth Band - Brassband Burgermusik Luzern

Saturday 30 May • Dewsbury Minster, Vicarage Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire WF12 8DD


Fulham Brass Band - Summer Concert

Friday 5 June • St Dionis Church, Parsons Green SW6 4UH


Sherborne Town Band - Friends

Sunday 7 June • Sherborne, Dorset-Pageant Gardens DT9 3NP


Regent Brass

May 20 • Regent Brass (Championship Section) seek a Bb Bass to join our friendly, musically ambitious Central London band. We enjoy a varied and balanced schedule of concerts and contests, and regularly premiere new music.


wantage silver band

May 19 • Wantage Band (Championship Section) are looking for a BACK ROW CORNET player to complete the band. As current Welsh Open Champions and being placed third in Stevenage, it's an exciting time to join the band with a fantastic schedule of concerts coming up.


Harrogate Band

May 19 • We are looking for a front row and a back row cornet player to complete our team. Interesting mix of engagements and contests. Rehearsals Wednesday 8pm at our own bandroom located next to Hornbeam Park train station. Great transport links


Kevin Wadsworth


Conductor, adjudicator, teacher (ABBA)


               

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