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2008 Spring Festival - Senior Trophy

Date:
Saturday, May 10, 2008

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
Epic Symphony, Percy Fletcher

Adjudicator(s):
Peter Roberts and Geoffrey Whitham

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Powerfuel Hatfield Colliery Graham O'Connor 16 -
2 SWT Woodfalls Dr. Nicholas Childs 12 -
3 Marsden Silver Prize (Ossett Brewery) Glyn Williams 5 -
4 United Co-op Crewe Jef Sparkes 10 -
5 Camborne Town Frank Renton 18 -
6 Laganvale Ernest Ruddock 8 -
7 Wrexham Brass Wayne Ruston 6 -
8 Northop Thomas Wyss 11 -
9 Blackburn and Darwen Nick Sheppard 17 -
10 United Norwest Co-op Milnrow John Ward 4 -
11 Beaumaris Gwyn Evans 15 -
12 Chester Le Street Riverside Ian Robinson 14 -
13 Newbridge Celynen Paul Holland 2 -
14 Mossley Duncan Byers 1 -
15 Yorkshire Co-operative Kevin Gibbs 3 -
16 Friary Guildford Chris King 7 -
17 Newtongrange Paul Drury 9 -
18 Old Silkstone Alan Exley 13 -
w Parc and Dare - --
w Staines - --

Best soloist: Mark Pye, Soprano — SWT Woodfalls

Top four bands qualify for the Senior Cup
Bottom four bands to be relegated in addition to Parc and Dare and Staines who withdrew in advance of the contest
 



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