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2009 Spring Festival - Grand Shield

Date:
Saturday, May 9, 2009

Venue:
The Opera House, Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
Contest Music, Wilfred Heaton

Adjudicator(s):
William Relton & Nigel Boddice

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 13 -
2 Virtuosi GUS John Berryman 5 -
3 Mount Charles Andrew Duncan 8 -
4 Tredegar Ian Porthouse 18 -
5 Flowers Garry Cutt 11 -
6 Newstead Brass Duncan Beckley 3 -
7 Bactiguard Wire Brass Paul Andrews 7 -
8 Sovereign Brass Trevor Jones 4 -
9 Reg Vardy Russell Gray 10 -
10 Redbridge Jeremy Wise 15 -
11 Thoresby Colliery Ian McElligott 9 -
12 Pemberton Old Wigan JJB Mark Bentham 14 -
13 Freckleton Gareth Pritchard 19 -
14 Wingates John Hinckley 16 -
15 Jaguar (Coventry) Dave Lea 1 -
16 Tongwynlais Temperance Philip Harper 12 -
17 East Yorkshire Motor Services Frans Violet 6 -
18 Kibworth John Hudson 2 -
19 Aveley & Newham Nigel Taken 17 -
wYorkshire Imperial Urquart Travel - - -

Soloist Prize:
Solo Cornet — Tredegar: Dewi Griffiths

Top 2 bands qualify for British Open 



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