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Regional Championships: North of England

Championship Section Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2024 Easington Colliery Allan Withington Variations on an Enigma, Philip Sparke
2023 NASUWT Riverside Dr Robert Childs Red Priest, Philip Wilby
2022 NASUWT Riverside Prof Nicholas Childs Contest Music, Wilfred Heaton
2020 NASUWT Riverside Professor Nicholas J Childs A Tale as Yet Untold, Philip Sparke
2019 EYMS Stig Mærsk Seascapes, Ray Steadman-Allen
2018 NASUWT Riverside David Roberts Odyssey, Kevin Norburry
2017 NASUWT Riverside David Roberts Pageantry, Herbert Howells
2016 Reg Vardy Russell Gray Cambridge Variations, Philip Sparke
2015 Reg Vardy Russell Gray The Torchbearer, Peter Graham
2014 Reg Vardy Russell Gray St Magnus, Kenneth Downie
2013 NASUWT Riverside Ray Farr Harmony Music, Philip Sparke
2012 Felling Stephen Malcolm The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea, Derek Bourgeois
2011 Reg Vardy Dr Nicholas Childs Paganini Variations, Philip Wilby
2010 Reg Vardy Dr. N. Childs English Heritage, George Lloyd
2009 EYMS Dr. R. Childs Salute to Youth, Gilbert Vinter
2008 Reg Vardy Dr. N. Childs Festival Music, Eric Ball
2007 Reg Vardy R. Farr Isaiah 40, Robert Redhead
2006 Reg Vardy Ray Farr Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Peter Graham
2005 Reg Vardy Ray Farr Rienzi, Richard Wagner arr. Howard Lorriman
2004 (Reg Vardy) Ever Ready Ray Farr Tristan Encounters, Martin Ellerby
2003 Ever Ready R. Gray Prague, Judith Bingham
2002 Ever Ready N Childs Whitsun Wakes, Michael Ball
2001 Fishburn I. Robinson Jazz, Philip Wilby
2000 Ever Ready N. Childs Variations on an Enigma, Philip Sparke
1999 Ever Ready N. Childs Blitz, Derek Bourgeois
1998 EYMS J. Roberts Montage, Peter Graham
1997 EYMS A. Snell A Lowry Sketchbook, Philip Wilby
1996 EYMS R. Childs Sounds, John Golland
1995 Fishburn I. Robinson Un Vie de Matelot, Robert Farnon
1994 Ever Ready P. Parkes Partita, Philip Sparke
1993 Ever Ready P. Parkes Of Men and Mountains, Edward Gregson
1992 Fishburn I. Robinson Frontier, Michael Ball
1991 Ever Ready P. Parkes Journey Into Freedom, Eric Ball
1990 Ever Ready P. Parkes The Beacons, Ray Stadman-Allen
1989 Ever Ready P. Parkes Prisms, Peter Graham


Regent Hall Concerts - The January Band

Friday 23 January • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


The Hepworth Band - New Year Concert

Sunday 25 January • Christ Church, New Mill, Holmfirth HD9 7ER


Contest: Norwegian National Brass Band Championships

Friday 6 February • Grieghallen, Bergen, N-5015 N-5015


Contest: Norwegian National Brass Band Championships

Saturday 7 February • Grieghallen, Bergen, N-5015 N-5015


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Friday 27 February • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


East London Brass

January 16 • CORNET PLAYER - looking ahead to the 2026 contest season, ELB are looking for a cornet player to complete our line up. The band is ambitious and keen to further our successful 2025 season of winning the areas and promotion at spring festival.


Enderby Band

January 16 • Following our 2nd place finish at the LBBA winter contest and recent promotion to the Senior Cup for the 2026 Spring Festival, we are looking for a SOLO CORNET, a BBb BASS and PERCUSSIONISTS to complete our friendly and hardworking team.


Petworth Town Band

January 15 • Petworth Town Band have vacancies for CORNETS, BASS TROMBONE and TUBA. We are a very active band with concerts and engagements planned throughout the year.


Chris Wormald

B.Mus (Hons), LTCL, PGCE
Conductor, adjudicator, arranger


               

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