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2006 British Open Championships

Date:
Saturday, September 9, 2006

Venue:
Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Test piece:
Vienna Nights (Philip Wilby)

Adjudicator(s):
Michael Ball, Nigel Boddice, David Read

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Black Dyke Dr. Nicholas Childs 11 -
2 Buy As You View Band Dr. Robert Childs 17 -
3 Desford Colliery (Aggregate Industries) Nigel Seaman 12 -
4 Scottish Co-op Allan Ramsay 15 -
5 Fairey Band Simon Stonehouse 8 -
6 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Russell Gray 19 -
7 Kirkintilloch Steve Bastable 2 -
8 YBS Band Prof. David King 3 -
9 Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) Allan Withington 4 -
10 Whitburn Andrew Duncan 13 -
11 Hepworth (Lanson Homes) Mark Bentham 6 -
12 Brighouse & Rastrick Ian McElligott 17 -
13 Foden's Richardson Garry Cutt 9 -
14 Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 10 -
15 Sellers International Phillip McCann 5 -
16 Aveley & Newham Nigel Taken 18 -
17 Reg Vardy Ray Farr 7 -
18 Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel Chris Houlding 1 -
19 Ashton under Lyne Philip Chalk 14 -

No points awarded

Prizes:
1st: £3,000 plus the British Open Challenge Trophy and the Belle Vue Challenge Cup.
2nd: £2,000 plus the Frank Parker Memorial Cup.
3rd: £1,500 plus the Harry Mortimer Trophy.
4th: £1,000 plus the Edrich Siebert Memorial Trophy.
5th: £500 plus the John Gladney Trophy.
6th: £400 plus the William Rimmer Trophy.

Mortimer Maestro Trophy to Winning Conductor: Dr Nicholas Childs
Stanley Wainwright Memorial Trophy as Best Soloist: Joseph Cook (Eb tuba) — Black Dyke
Brian Evans Memorial Trophy as Best Soprano: Peter Roberts (Black Dyke)

Relegated Bands: Ashton under Lyne, Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel

The Iles Medal was awarded to James Gourlay
The Mortimer Medal was awarded to Paul Cosh 



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