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2018 Region: Midlands - Championship Section

Date:
Sunday, March 11, 2018

Venue:
Civic Hall, Bedworth

Test piece:
Odyssey, Kevin Norburry

Adjudicator(s):
Dr Graham O'Jones MBE and Steven Mead

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Virtuosi GUS Adam Cooke 2 -
2 Desford Colliery Michael Fowles 10 -
3 Thoresby Colliery Ian McElligott 5 -
4 Ratby Co-operative Mareika Gray 1 -
5 Blidworth Welfare Simon Oates 7 -
6 Derwent Brass Keith Leonard 4 -
7 Jaguar Land Rover Dave Lea 3 -
8 Langley Cliff Parker 6 -
9 Newstead Brass Jim Davies 12 -
10 Jackfield (Elcock Reisen) Simon Platford 9 -
11 Hathern Dave Newman 11 -
d Spal Sovereign Brass Trevor Jones 8 -

Qualifiers:

Virtuosi GUS and Desford Colliery

Spal Sovereign Brass who were originally placed sixth were disqualified after the contest, with all subsequent bands from downwards, moved on up one place 



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Stan Lippeatt

BA, LRSM
Conductor, adjudicator, tutor


               

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