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2008 Region: Midlands - Championship Section

Date:
Sunday, March 9, 2008

Venue:
Civic Hall

Test piece:
Festival Music, Eric Ball

Adjudicator(s):
Jim Davies & Steve Pritchard-Jones

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Desford Colliery N. Seaman 12 194
2 Virtuosi GUS J. Berryman 5 193
3 Sovereign Brass D. Maplestone 1 190
4 Staffordshire S. Kerwin 2 189
5 Thoresby Colliery S. Lippeatt 10 188
6 Kibworth J. Wise 9 187
7 Newstead Brass D. Beckley 8 186
8 Ratby Co-operative B. Baker 3 185
9 Jaguar (Coventry) D. Lea 7 184
10 Derwent Brass K. Leonard 6 183
11 Enderby H. Thomas 4 182
12 Raunds Temperance J. Mott 11 181

Qualifiers:

Desford Colliery, Virtuosi GUS
 



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