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2018 National Championships of Great Britain - Championship Section

Date:
Saturday, October 6, 2018

Venue:
The Royal Albert Hall, London

Test piece:
Handel in the Band (Dr Kenneth Downie)

Adjudicator(s):
Paul Holland, Alan Morrison, Luc Vertommen

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Foden's Russell Gray 8 -
2 Cory Philip Harper 16 -
3 Brighouse & Rastrick Prof. David King 15 -
4 Black Dyke Prof. Nicholas Childs 6 -
5 Fairey Garry Cutt 3 -
6 Grimethorpe Colliery Allan Withington 17 -
7 Flowers Steve Sykes 9 -
8 Tredegar Ian Porthouse 12 -
9 Whitburn Florent Didier 4 -
10 Woodfalls Dr. Robert Childs 11-
11 Friary Guildford Chris King 18 -
12 Co-operative Funeralcare Frans Violet 13 -
13 Virtuosi GUS Adam Cooke 20 -
14 NASUWT Riverside David Roberts 10 -
15 Desford Colliery Michael Fowles 1 -
16 Leyland Thomas Wyss 7 -
17 Thundersley Brass Nigel Taken 19 -
18 City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Nigel Seaman 2 -
19 Tongwynlais Temperance Andreas Kratz 5-
20 Fishburn David Hirst 14 -

Best Instrumentalist: Chris Thomas, trombone, Cory

Top 4 pre-qualified for 2019 National Finals
Foden's qualify for 2020 European Championship as English representative 



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