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2008 Region: North West - Section 4

Date:
Sunday, March 9, 2008

Venue:
The Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
Four Cities Symphony - Rodney Newton

Adjudicator(s):

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Uppermill A. Widdop 19 179
2 Lostock Hall Memorial J. Wood 11 177
3 Tarleton and District Brass G. Bould 9 176
4 St. John's Mossley S. Corbett 4 175
5 Farnworth and Walkden P. Ashley 20 174
6 Coppull and Standish A. Baker 15 173
7 Cheshire Constabulary D. Woollam 12 172
8 Hazel Grove N. Beasley 5 171
9 Golborne G. Smith 7 170
10 Besses Boys J. Holt 23 169
11 Farndon and District Brass M. Robertson 22 168
12 Greenfield S. Black 10 167
13 Tottington Public M. Ryan 2 166
14 Darwen Brass S. Hartley 16 165
15 Friezland T. Haslam 3 164
16 Eccles Borough L. Webb 21 163
17 Sale Brass J. Dickinson 17 162
18 Parr (Richardson Ltd.) St. Helens R. Prescott 1 161
19 Denton Brass J. Davies 6 160
20 Barnton Silver S. Yates 8 159
21 Blackley A. Smith 14 158
22 Brindle K. Richmond 18 157
23 Nelson Brass J. Roberts 13 156

Qualifiers:

Uppermill, Lostock Hall Memorial and Tareleton and Districy Brass
 



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