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Regional Championships: North West

Section 4 Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2024 Stalybridge Old Nigel Lawless Music for Jock Tamson, Alan Fernie
2023 Golborne Les Webb Hungerford Town, Darol Barry
2022 Morecambe Andrew Porter Argos, Stephen Hodel
2020 BMP Europe Ltd Goodshaw David W Ashworth Neverland (Christopher Bond)
2019 Sale Brass John Anderson Stantonbury Festival, Ray Steadman-Allen
2018 Lostock Hall Memorial Joshua Hughes World Tour, Rodney Newton
2016 Thornton Cleveleys Stephen Craig The Journal of Phileas Fogg, Professor Peter Graham
2015 Formby Louise Hough An English Pastorale, Dean Jones
2014 Stacksteads Fred Bowker Three Spanish Impressions, Alan Fernie
2013 City of Chester Philip Mottershead A Devon Fantasy, Eric Ball
2012 Golborne Paul Andrews English Folk Song Suite, Ralph Vaughan Williams
2011 Besses Boys James Holt Prelude, Song and Dance, John Golland
2010 Hazel Grove Nigel Beasley Saint-Saens Variations, Philip Sparke
201 Thornton Cleveleys Stephen Craig St Andrews Variations, Alan Fernie
2009 Eccles Borough Les Webb The Talisman, Frank Hughes
2008 Uppermill A. Widdop Four Cities Symphony - Rodney Newton
2007 Formby L. Hough The Seasons, Philip Wilby
2006 Oldham (Lees) John Collins Anglian Dances, Alan Fernie
2005 Oldham (Lees) J. Collins Divertimento, Brian Kelly
2004 Pemberton Old Wigan B P. Ashley Partita, Edward Gregson
2003 Trinity Girls S. Barton Lydian Pictures, S. Dobson
2002 Timperley G. Hetherington Suite in Bb, G. Jacob
2001 Pemberton Old 'B' P. Ashley Sinfonietta Pastorale, H. Gheel
2000 Diggle D. Morris The Haslemere Suite, P. Graham
1999 Old Hall Brass N. Parkinson Indian Summer, E. Ball
1998 Hazel Grove L. Hall Solemn Melody & Scenes From A Comedy
1997 Old Hall Brass N. Parkinson Pennine Moors, D. Barry
1996 Manx Concert Brass I. Clague Mexican Fiesta, R. Hammer
1995 Trinity Girls W. Carter Little Suite For Brass No. 1, Malcolm Arnold
1994 Normid 2000 Brass D. Newton The Journeymen, Ray Steadman-Allen
1993 Barnton Silver S. A. Yates Impromptu, Eric Ball
1992 Eatons Franworth S. Booth The Seafarers, Bruce Fraser
1991 Fatons Farnworth R. Taylor Four Fors for Brass, William Relton
1990 Warburtons Bakery Bolton A. Marsh Summer Fantasy, Kees Schoonebeek
1989 Eccles Borough M. B. Obermuller Suite For Brass, Mike Davis
1988 Lees & Glodwick T. Holden Stantonbury Festival, R. Steadman-Allen
1983 Bedford M. Brownbill 1st Suite in Eb, Gustav Holst arr. Sydney Herbert
1982 Bedford Church A. Marsh Excelsior, Ronal Hanmer
1981 Bedford Church A. Marsh Fantasy For Brass Bands, Bramwell Wiggins
1979 Delph D. Jennings The Winter's Tale, Reginald Heath, or Overture Blenheim, Arthur Butterworth
1978 Dutton-Forshaw F. Hough Mexican Fiesta, Ronald Hamner
1977 Crewe Co-operative G. Seals Hungarian Fantasy, Albert Jakeway
1976 Middlewich R. Mortimer Voices of Youth, Edward Gregson
1975 Pemberton Old M. Brownbill The Seasons, John Carr
1972 Whaley Bridge Public P. Cordey The Rising Generation, Edrich Siebert
1971 Haydock & Ashton Youth C. Fradley An Ancient Temple, Eric Ball
1970 Bury Silver H. Parry W. Scholes
1965 Poulton-le-Fylde Silver C. Carter English Suite, Dr. Williams Lovelock
1964 Haydock Prize C. Fradley A Rural Suite, Charles Woodhouse, Eric Ball
1962 Blackley Prize G. Cheshire Contest Day, Eric Ball


Reading Spring Gardens Brass Band - Reading Festival of Brass: Open Workshop Rehearsal

Saturday 27 April • St Laurence Church, Reading RG1 3EJ


London Central Fellowship Band - Hemel Hempstead Salvation Army

Saturday 27 April • Waterhouse St, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1ES


Haverhill Silver Band - Friends' Requests

Sunday 28 April • Haverhill Arts Centre, High Street, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 8AR


Boarshurst Silver Band - Sunday Brass Concert - Stockport Silver Band

Sunday 28 April • Boarshurst Band Club, Greenbridge Lane OL3 7EW


Contest: European Brass Band Championshiips

Friday 3 May • Palanga Konsortu, Vytauta st. 43, LT-00135, Palanga 43, LT-00135


Frome Town Band

April 25 • Frome Town Band seeks a new Musical Director. The ideal candidate will be a highly skilled musician with experience of running ensembles and events, who has an enthusiasm for and a vision towards developing the organisation as a community resource.


Sherborne Town Band

April 24 • Exciting opertunity for a principal cornet player to lead our friendly band. We also would be excited to hear from percussionists with experience in tuned percussion and kit. We are currently in the Championship section and have a busy schedule in 2024.


CLEETHORPES BAND CIO

April 24 • We have lots of cornets and horns but a little thin in the bottom end. Our players are happy to move around to help new players join the band, if you play baritone, euph or bass please give us a try. We rehearse every Sunday and Thursday at 7.30pm


John Maines

BA (Hons)
Presenter, compere and conductor


               

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