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2016 Butlins Mineworkers - Championship Section

Date:
Sunday, January 17, 2016

Venue:
Butlins Skyline Resort, Skegness

Test piece:
Breath of Souls, Paul Lovatt Cooper & Entertainment Programme

Adjudicator(s):
Michael Fowles and John Berryman (Saturday): Michael Fowles and Brian Rostron(Sunday)

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Flowers Paul Holland 2/4 1/1=2
2 Virtuosi GUS Adam Cooke 4/7 2/3=5
3 Woodfalls Dr Robert Childs 6/6 5/2=7
4 Reg Vardy Russell Gray 5/3 3/5=8
5 Desford Colliery (LITWF) Tom Davoren 3/1 4/4=8
6 Friary Guildford Chris King 7/2 6/6=12
7 Redbridge Brass Alan Duguid 1/5 7/7=14

*Set Work placing takes precedence in event of tie.

Highest Placed Mining Band: Reg Vardy, Russell Gray
Most Entertaining Band: Virtuosi GUS
Best Bass section: Flowers
Outstanding Soloist in Set work: David Childs, euphonium, Flowers
Geoff Dove Solo Award, Chris Jeans, trombone, Virtuosi GUS 



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