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1959 Spring Festival - Senior Trophy

Date:
Saturday, May 9, 1959

Venue:
Belle Vue, Manchester

Test piece:
The Yorkshire Riding Suite, S. B. Wood

Adjudicator(s):
Sam Wood

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Gainsborough Brittania WorksH. Nuttall--
2Preston Town SilverT. Mitchell--
3Freckleton SubcriptionT. Hughes--
4Dodworth Miners' WelfareS. O'Connor--
-Brandon Colliery Silver PrizeG. Brown--
-Brodsworth Colliery WelfareJ. Boddice--
-Chapel-en-le-Frith TownB. Stead--
-Church Gresley Colliery WelfareH. Middleton--
-Denby Dale BrassF. C. Fisher--
-Gravel Lane Methodist SilverH. Jackson--
-Peak Dale PublicR. Hallam--

Prize:

1st: £40 Plus The News Chronicle Challenge Trophy
2nd: £25 Plus The National Brass Band Club Challenge Trophy
3rd: £15
4th: £10 



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