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2017 Region: Yorkshire - Championship Section

Date:
Sunday, March 5, 2017

Venue:
Huddersfield Town Hall

Test piece:
Pageantry (Herbert Howells)

Adjudicator(s):
Stephen Roberts & Sandy Smith

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Black Dyke Prof Nicholas Childs 13 -
2 Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths 8 -
3 City of Bradford Lee Skipsey 1 -
4 Brighouse & Rastrick Dr David Thornton 2 -
5 Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 12 -
6 Grimethorpe Colliery Phillip McCann 9 -
7 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Erik Janssen 6 -
8 Hepworth Leigh Baker 4 -
9 Elland Silver Daniel Brooks 3 -
10 Yorkshire Imperial Russell Gray 10 -
11 Hatfield Stan Lippeatt 5 -
12 Chapeltown Silver Andrew Dennis 11 -
13 Strata Alan Hobbins 7 -

Qualified:
Pre-qualified: Black Dyke, Brighouse & Rastrick
City of Bradford, Hammonds Saltaire

Best Principal Cornet: Philip Varley (Hammonds Saltaire)
Best Soloist: Siobhan Bates (horn) — Black Dyke
Best Instrumentalist: Daniel Thomas (euphonium) — Black Dyke
Youngest Player: Lewis Barton (Elland Silver Band) — aged 11  



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