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Regional Championships: West of England

Section 2 Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2026 Lanner & District Silver Stuart Chappell 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, Philip Harper
2025 Porthleven Town Tom Bassett Friendly Takeover; Oliver Waespi
2024 St Austell Adam Glynn Triptych, Philip Sparke
2023 Soundhouse Brass Lee Clayson The Pilgrim's Progress, Rodney Newton
2020 Hatherleigh Silver Nick West The Golden Sabre — Tales of the Hussar-Poet, Denis Davydov, Kit Turnbull
2019 Sidmouth Town Adrian Harvey Rise of the Phoenix, Darrol Barry
2018 Helston Town John Berryman Ex Terra Lucem, Jonathan Bates
2017 Bodmin Town John Maines Rhapsody in Brass, Sir Dean Goffin
2016 City of Bristol Brass Bryn James The Mermaid of Zennor, Philip Harper
2015 A W Parker (Drybrook) Josh Ruck Variations on Maccabeus, Kevin Norbury
2014 Forest of Dean Brass Chris Howley Chaucer's Tunes, Dr Michael Ball
2013 Swindon Pegasus Graeme Lewis The Plantaganets, Edward Gregson
2012 Lympstone South West Telecoms Charles Fleming Cross Patonce, Dr Goff Richards
2011 Brunel Brass John Winterflood Resurgam, Eric Ball
2010 Filton Concert Brass Bryn James The Kingdom of Dragons, Philip Harper
2009 Camborne ‘B’ A. Pope New World Sketches, Dan Price
2008 Bristol East and Kingswood R. Curran Three Part Invention, Kenneth Downie
2007 Ocean Brass N. Grace Carnival, Helen Perkin
2006 St. Dennis Brian Minear Images of the Millennium, Howard Snell
2005 St Keverne Derek Greenwood Variations For Brass Band, R. Vaughan Williams
2004 Otterbourne Brass Lt. C. Davies Kaleidoscope, Philip Sparke
2003 Lanner & District Silver S. Chappell Celestial Prospect, W. Heaton
2002 Torbay Brass C. Waller Symphony for Brass, V. Ewald
2001 Bendix Kingswood K. White The Moor of Venice, W. Alwyn
2000 Ocean Brass L. Rich Sword, Jewel and Mirror, P. Harper
1999 Solent Concert W. Garner Symphonic Suite for Brass, L. Locas
1998 Redruth Town M. Medlyn Culloden Moor, G. Wood
1997 Yeovil Town S. Sykes A New Buckenham Suite, A. Jackman
1996 Forest of Dean R. Phelps Hollywood, G. Richards
1995 Hyde P. Wise Rococo Variations, A. Street
1963 Aldbourne Silver R. H. Barnes Spring Song, Leighton Lucas


Hathersage Band - Hathersage Village Spring Concert

Saturday 18 April • Hathersage Methodist Church . Main Road. Hathersage S32 1BB


Regent Hall Concerts - Central Band of the Royal Air Force

Friday 1 May • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Sunday 3 May • St Alfege Church. Greenwich Church Street SE10 9BJ


Regent Hall Concerts - FiveBy5 Trumpet Quintet

Tuesday 5 May • Charlton House and Gardens. Charlton Road, . London. . SE7 8RE


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Friday 8 May • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Waterbeach Brass

April 16 • Waterbeach Brass are seeking a talented and confident solo (tutti) cornet player to join our friendly and ambitious band. We offer a welcoming and social environment with a diverse and challenging musical repertoire playing at regular concerts and contests


Chinnor Silver

April 15 • With the dust settling after the areas we are looking for Bb BASS & PERCUSSION players to join us as we look to consolidate as a 1st Section Band.. Varied but realistic diary for the coming year and possible foreign trip in 2027. Rehearsals on a Wednesday


Linthwaite Band

April 15 • We are a welcoming 4th section band with a vacancy for a kit player. Our calendar is filling up with various contests and engagements to fulfil through the year.


Darren R. Hawken

PGdip, BMus(hons) PGCE, dipABRSM, LRSM
Conductor, Arranger, Teacher, Adjudicator, Band Trainer


               

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