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1989 Spring Festival - Grand Shield

Date:
Saturday, May 6, 1989

Venue:
Free Trade Hall, Manchester

Test piece:
Ballet for Band, Joseph Horovitz

Adjudicator(s):
Bram Gray, Frank Renton, James Scott

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Hammonds Sauce WorksG. Whitham11193
2NewhamN. Taken18191
3Parc & DareP. Cosh20190
4Stockbridge Engineering SteelsD. Hirst10189
5Lewington YamahaD. James22188
6LockwoodK. Wadsworth19187
7Hyundai Heart of EnglandS. Roberts12186
8Stalybridge & Jones & BrotherA. Lawton21185
9Murray International WhitburnP. Parkes13184
10St. AustellD. Greenwood3183
11Thoresby Colliery WelfareS. Lippeatt15182
12Brodsworth CollieryG. O' Connor14181
13Bedwas Trethomas & MachenJ. Gourlay8180
14Laporte IndustriesM. Brownbill6179
15RockinghamD. Blackledge5178
16Rhodian BrassM. Slater16177
17Roberts BakeryC. Cranson7176
18Airquick (Newark) RansomeR. Payne17175
19British AerospaceE. Landon1174
20Blackburn and DarwenA. Evans4173
21Vickers Barrow WorksW. H. Maginn9170
22Agnes StreetE. Ruddock2168

Hammonds Sauce and Newham qualified for the 1989 British Open.

Prizes:

1st: '500 plus The Grand Challenge Shield.
2nd: '400 plus The Midland Music Trophy.
3rd: '250
4th: '150 



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