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1978 Spring Festival - Grand Shield

Date:
Sunday, May 7, 1978

Venue:
Belle Vue, Manchester

Test piece:
Second Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals, Eric Ball

Adjudicator(s):
George Thompson

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1RatbyB. Anderson4192
2KippaxJ. Nicholson17190
3RochdaleN. Ashcroft21188
4HymacB. Buckley20187
5Agnes StreetE. Ruddock24-
6Barrow CollieryR. Elderton5-
7CalvertonB. Wilson10-
8City of ChesterM. Hughes22-
9DobcrssP. Weston11-
10DrybrookF. Cockcroft18-
11Greenall's ChampionM. Brownbill23-
12Hammond's Sauce Works 'B'A. McLauchlan8-
13HepworthR. Roe15-
14IbstockA. Street--
15NorthopD. Tholwell14-
16Osborne RockinghamG. Pulleyn9-
17PoyntonJ. Evans19-
18ShirlandD. Carlin13-
19SkelmersdaleW. Lyon3-
20ThornsettA. Homles7-
21TyldesleyB. Peacock1-
22Vickers Barrow WorksB. Thompson2-
23WalkdenH. Parry16-
24Walsall MetropolitanP. Bright6-
25Yorkshire Bus CompanyE. Griffiths12-

Prize:

1st: £150
2nd: £100
3rd: £ 75
4th: £ 50 



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