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2026 Region: North West - Section 3

Date:
Sunday, March 1, 2026

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
Three Haworth Impressions, Gordon Langford

Adjudicator(s):
Leigh Baker; Benjamin Richeton

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Allerton Brass Jamie Duncan 15-
2 Littleborough Public Max Stannard 1-
3 ClockFace Miners Heritage Will Haw 9-
4 Trinity Girls Craig Mann 6-
5 Goodshaw (BMP Europe) Dean Redfern 11-
6 Vernon Building Society Poynton Joey Wong 7-
7 Ramsay Town Robert Mitchell 2-
8 Blackpool Brass John North 10-
9 Besses o' th' Barn Jacob Hickson 8-
10 Hoover (Bolton) Joe Murtagh 12-
11 Rode Hall Silver Ken Mackintosh 3-
12 Sale Brass Andrew Mallon 14-
13 Thornton Cleveleys Matthew Balson 4-
14 Pilling Jubilee Silver Joshua Hughes 5-
15 Stalybridge Old Nigel Lawless 13-

Qualifiers: Allerton Brass; Littleborough Public; ClockFace Miners Heritage

Original contest report: Click here 



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