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Yorkshire Regional Championships
Fourth Section:
We cast our eye over the competitors in the Fourth
Section as they try and gain one of the two qualification places on offer for
Torquay.
Fourth Section:
Sunday 3rd March
Adjudicator: Barry Thompson
Commences: 9.15am Competing Bands: Barnsley Metropolitan (J.
Grinnell): Dinnington Colliery (T. Bannan): Emley Brass (J. Bowden): Gawthorpe
Brass (G. Hallas): Linthwaite (S. Platten): Lofthouse 2000 (A. Whitaker): Ripponden
Carriers (B. Greenwood): Thurcroft Welfare (P. Dickens).
A very small line up in Yorkshire in the Fourth Section could be the signal for
a very worrying trend, where the experienced Barry Thompson will have to sort
out between eight bands on Gordon Jacob's "Suite in B Flat for Brass Band".
We say worrying because in 1997 there was a field of 13 so things are getting
smaller by the year. Still, the contest should be a close one.
Barnsley
Metropolitan came 3rd here last year and 5th in 2000 so they seem to be moving
in the right direction and 2002 could well see them take one of the two qualifying
spots for Torquay that are on offer, whilst Dinnington will be conducted again
by Toby Bannan ex of Fodens who took the band to 4th place here last year after
they could only manage 8th the year before. A repeat or better may be in the pot
with a bit of luck. Emley Brass came 6th last year and with that type of
solid performance behind them will be hoping to push for the prizes this time
around, whilst Gawthorpe Brass come to the contest off the back of coming 6th
at the recent Yorkshire and Humberside contest and will be keen to at least gain
4th place here as they did in 2000 and not the 8th place of last year. Linthwaite
are a band that has improved in the lat two years from coming 9th in 2000 to coming
5th last year, so again they should be confident that the experience gained could
see them come in the prizes. Meanwhile Ripponden Carriers will be hoping to improve
on 7th place last year and their 16th place at Pontins and Thurcroft Welfare after
not performing last year make a return after being relegated from the Third Section
in 2000. They recently came 3rd at the Yorkshire and Humberside contest so hopes
are high. We haven't got much info on Lofthouse 2000 except we believe they are
being taken by Tony Whitaker, - we wish them well on what we believe is their
first Regional outing. Plenty of good little bands then and the standard
should be up on last year, where it must be said the overall playing was pretty
poor. Still, much to look forward to as the Fourth Section kicks off the weekend.
We are going for Barnsleyand and Thurcroft as our two qualifiers, but it could
realy be any from this field to get the nod. 2002 Result: 1.
Clifton and Lightcliffe
2. Maltby Miners Welfare
3. Barnsley Metropolitan
4. Dinnington Colliery
5. Linthwaite
6. Emley 4BR Prediction: 1. Barnsley
Metropolitan
2. Thurcroft Welfare
3. Dinnington Colliery
4. Gawthorpe Brass
5. Linthwaite
6. Lofthouse 2000 Dark Horse: Emley Brass
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