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2008 Butlins Mineworkers - Championship Section

Date:
Sunday, January 20, 2008

Venue:
Butlins Skyline Resort, Skegness

Test piece:
Life Divine, Cryil Jenkins & Entertainment

Adjudicator(s):
Major Peter Parkes & Alan Morrison (Saturday):Major Peter Parkes & David Read (Sunday)

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Desford Colliery Russell Gray 9/3 193+194-0.5=386.5
2 Wingates Andrew Berryman 1/9 191+195=386
3 Tongwynlais Temperance Gareth Pritchard 7/2 186+192=378
4 United Co-op Milnrow John Ward 10/7 189+186=375
5 Virtuosi GUS Jeremy Wise 4/5 185+190=375
6 Yorkshire Imps (Urquhart Travel) Jim Davies 6/10 187+187=374
7 Thoresby Colliery Ian McElligott 2/1 183+188=371
8 SWT Woodfalls Dr. Nicholas Childs 5/4 184+184=368
9 Mount Charles Andrew Duncan 8/6 188+180-1.5=366.5
10 Bactiguard Wire Brass Paul Andrews 3/8 182+182=364

Minus points for going over time on the concert programme for Desford and Mount Charles

Best soloist: Gavin Pritchard, Percussion, Tongwynlais
Highest Placed Mineworkers Band: Desford
Most entertaining band:Bactiguard Wire Brass

Desford Band's Entertainment Programme:
When the Saints
Deep Harmony
The Clock with the Dresden Figures
Stardust — Soloist: Nicholas Hudson, Trombone
Daphnis and Chloe
 



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