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2017 Region: North West - Section 1

Date:
Sunday, February 26, 2017

Venue:
The Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
The Land of the Long White Cloud, Philip Sparke

Adjudicator(s):
Paul Holland and David Roberts

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Pemberton Old Wigan DW Ben Dixon 6 -
2 Rainford Gareth Brindle 10 -
3 Oldham (Lees) John Collins 12 -
4 Wardle Anderson Brass Sean Conway 4 -
5 Freckleton Paul Dalton 6 -
6 Eccles Borough Mareika Gray 13 -
7 Manx Concert Brass Ian Clague MBE 3 -
8 Poulton-Le-Fylde Andrew Warriner 8 -
9 Mossley Duncan Byers 5 -
10 Haslingden & Helmshore Simon Cowen 1 -
11 Silk Brass Tony Wyatt 2 -
12 Tyldesley Robert Taylor 11 -
13 Bollington Brass Peter Christian 7 -

Qualifiers:

Pemberton Old Wigan DW, Rainford

Best Trombones: Pemberton Old Wigan DW

 



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