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2018 Spring Festival - Grand Shield

Date:
Saturday, May 12, 2018

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
The Triumph of Time, Peter Graham

Adjudicator(s):
Nigel Boddice MBE & Garry Cutt

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths 11 -
2 Aldbourne Dr David Thornton 10 -
3 Virtuosi GUS Adam Cooke 20 -
4 Woodfalls Dr Robert Childs 15 -
5 NASUWT Riverside Professor Nicholas Childs 2 -
6 Friary Guildford Chris King 4 -
7 Reg Vardy Russell Gray 6 -
8 Camborne Town Kevin MacKenzie 18 -
9 Pemberton Old Wigan DW Ben Dixon 3-
10 East Yorkshire Motor Services Stig Mærsk 14 -
11 Rainford Gareth Brindle 13 -
12 Thoresby Colliery Ian McElligott 12 -
13 Filton Concert Brass Tom Davoren 16 -
14 Milnrow Mark Bentham 17 -
15 Jaguar Land Rover Dave Lea 1 -
16 Tongwynlais Temperance Andreas Kratz 19 -
17 Hepworth Leigh Baker 5 -
18 Ashton-under-Lyne Philip Chalk 7 -
19 Llwydcoed Chris Turner 9 -
20 City of Cardiff (Mellingriffith) Dewi Griffiths 8 -
w Kirkintilloch - - -

Hammonds Saltaire and Aldbourne promoted to the British Open
Hepworth, Ashton-under-Lyne, Llwydcoed, City of Cardiff, Kirkintilloch relegated to Senior Cup

Best Instrumentalist: Isobel Daws (trombone), Friary Guildford 



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