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2019 Spring Festival - Grand Shield

Date:
Saturday, May 18, 2019

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
Fraternity, (Thierry Deleruyelle)

Adjudicator(s):
Garry Cutt & Steve Sykes

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 NASUWT Riverside Prof Nicholas Childs 15 -
2 Cooperation Band Michael Fowles 17 -
3 Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 7 -
4The GUS Band Chris Jeans 9 -
5 Woodfalls Dr Robert Childs 1 -
6 Pemberton Old Wigan DW Ben Dixon 16 -
7 Rainford Silver Gareth Brindle 6 -
8 Reg Vardy Russell Gray 18 -
9 Friary Brass Chris King 11 -
10 Milnrow Dennis Hadfield 2 -
11 Hepworth Dr David Thornton 8 -
12 City of Hull Stig Maersk 4 -
13 St Dennis Darren R Hawken 19 -
14 Oldham Band (Lees) John Collins 20 -
15 Camborne Town Kevin MacKenzie 10 -
16 Redbridge Brass Jeremy Wise 14 -
17 Filton Concert Brass Tom Davoren 5 -
18 Thoresby Colliery Ian McElligott 3 -
19 Jaguar Land Rover Brad Turnbull 12 -
20 Skelmanthorpe Martin Heartfield 13 -

NASUWT Riverside and Cooperation Band, promoted to the British Open

Filton Concert Brass, Thoresby Colliery, Jaguar Land Rover, Skelmanthorpe relegated to Senior Cup

Best Instrumentalist: Jim Hayes (cornet) — Cooperation Band 



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Nicholas B. Hudson

FTCL LGSMD (Hons)
Musician | Trombonist | Educator


               

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