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2024 Spring Festival - Grand Shield

Date:
Saturday, May 11, 2024

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
A Brussels Requiem, Bert Appermont

Adjudicator(s):
Lynda Nicholson, Morgan Griffiths

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Oldham Band (Lees) John Collins5
2 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Allan Withington16
3 Rothwell Temperance David Roberts19
4 Friary Brass Nigel Taken1
5 NASUWT Riverside Prof Nicholas Childs15
6 Desford Colliery Ian Porthouse 7
7 Skelmanthorpe Jonathan Bates10
8 Rainford Sarah Groarke-Booth20
9 Camborne Town Gareth Churcher11
10 GUS Dr David Thornton12
11 Redbridge Chris Bearman2
12 City of Bradford Matthew Ryan3
13 Wingates Martin Heartfield6
14 St Dennis Silver Darren R Hawken4
15 Fishburn Duncan Beckley14
16 EverReady Russell Gray9
17 Milnrow Lee Skipsey 17
18 Ratby Co-operative Chris Jeans 8
19 Llwydcoed Joshua Ruck13
20 City of Hull Dean Jones18

Oldham Band (Lees) and Carlton Main Frickley Colliery promoted to the British Open

Milnrow, Ratby Co-operative,, Llwydcoed and City of Hull relegated to the Senior Cup

Best Instrumentalist: Roger Webster, cornet — Oldham Band (Lees) 



Dobcross Silver Band - Yorkshire Imperial Band

Sunday 31 August • c/o Dobcross Band Club. Platt Lane. Dobcross Saddleworth OL3 5AD


Contest: 171st British Open

Saturday 6 September • Broad Street, Birmingham. B1 2EA


Contest: Lower Sections 1-4 National Finals

Saturday 13 September • Cheltenham Racecourse, Evesham Road, Cheltenham GL50 4SH


Contest: Lower Sections 1-4 National Finals

Sunday 14 September • Cheltenham Racecourse, Evesham Road, Cheltenham. . *Please note as of 24th August 2023 the date is provisional according to Kapitol Promotions website GL50 4SH


Petworth Town Band - Petworth Town Band at Petworth Heritage weekend

Saturday 20 September • Centre of Petworth Town GU28 OAH


Petworth Town Band

August 30 • Petworth Town Band have vacancies for BASS TROMBONE, CORNET and TUBA. We are an active band with a full calendar of engagements and are led by our inspirational MD Paula Streeter. We would welcome new players to join our band


Enderby Band

August 30 • Enderby Band (Leicestershire, Championship section) seek: . 2nd EUPHONIUM, Bb BASS & PERCUSSION (expressions of interest from any perc disciplines are welcome). . We are an ambitious, friendly band with a sensibly full calendar of contests and concerts.


Stretford Band

August 30 • Our community based Stretford Band (Manchester) needs YOU! We are looking for enthusiastic bass, trombone and percussion players or any player who fancies a relaxed blow without the pressure of competition. No auditions. Good fun guaranteed. . .


Stephen Tighe

ARCM, LDBBA, (Dip)PFS.
Adjudicator / Music Director / Arranger


               

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