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Gallery from the 2016 Welsh Regional Championships
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The happy Welsh prize winners and qualifiers from Swansea who will head to Ostend, London and Cheltenham.

Championship Section: MD 

Ian Porthouse - Tredegar Championship Section: Tredegar (Ian Porthouse) Championship Section: MD Ian Porthouse - Tredegar Championship Section: Tredegar (Ian 

Porthouse) Championship Section: Best Instrumentalist: Dewi Griffiths (cornet) - 

Tredegar Championship Section: MD Ian Porthouse - 

Tredegar with  Best Instrumentalist: Dewi Griffiths Championship Section: Cory (Philip Harper) Championship Section: Best Basses: Cory Championship Section: 

Tongwynlais Temperance (Michael Fowles) First Section: City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) (Nigel 

Seaman) First 

Section: City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) (Nigel Seaman) First Section: MD Nigel Seaman - City of Cardiff 

(Melingriffith) First Section: Ebbw Valley 

(Gareth Ritter) First Section: Llanrug (Paul 

Hughes) First Section: Best Instrumentalist: Owain Llestyn (cornet) - Llanrug Second Section: Thomas Coaches Mid Rhondda 

(Alan Gibbs) Second Section: Bob Burnett - Thomas Coaches Mid Rhondda (Alan 

Gibbs) Second 

Section: Thomas Coaches Mid Rhondda (Alan Gibbs) Second Section: Deiniolen (Lois Eifion) Second Section: Crwbin (Lynne Turner) Second Section: Crwbin 

(Lynne Turner) Best Percussion Third Section: Rhyl Silver (Keith Jones) Third Section: Rhyl Silver (Keith Jones) Third Section: Best 

Instrumentalist: Stuart Parry (cornet) - Rhyl Silver Third Section: Briton Ferry (Jeff Pearce) Third Section: Usk (Jeff Jones) Fourth Section: Phoenix (Luke Jenkins) Fourth Section: MD Luke Jenkins - Phoenix Fourth Section: Phoenix (Luke 

Jenkins) Fourth Section: Phoenix (Luke 

Jenkins) Fourth Section: 

Newport Borough (Robin Hackett) Fourth Section: Conductors Luke Jenkins & 

Robin Hackett Fourth Section: Youngest Player: Sam Howell (aged 9) - Phoenix Fourth Section: Best Instrumentalist: Seamus Gallagher (cornet) - 

Newport Borough Fourth 

Section: Upper Rhondda (Jayne Thomas)


Newstead Brass - Brett Baker

Saturday 17 January • St Wilfrid's Church, . Kirkby-in-Ashfield NG17 8LA


The Hepworth Band - New Year Concert

Sunday 25 January • Christ Church, New Mill, Holmfirth HD9 7ER


Contest: Norwegian National Brass Band Championships

Friday 6 February • Grieghallen, Bergen, N-5015 N-5015


Contest: Norwegian National Brass Band Championships

Saturday 7 February • Grieghallen, Bergen, N-5015 N-5015


Contest: London & Southern Counties Regional Championships

Saturday 21 March • Arts & Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage SG1 1LZ


Putney and Wimbledon Brass Band

January 8 • Following our promotion to the 2nd section we are looking for a percussionist to do a bit of bing bonging on the timps for the regionals in March. We are a lovely band - everyone says so - so please get in touch. Rehearsals Weds from 1930 in Putney.


Mid Rhondda Band

January 6 • Mid Rhondda Band are currently looking for a trombone player and percussionists to join the team. We are a friendly, welcoming 3rd section band working towards competing in the Welsh Area in March. We also have a variety of events booked for 2026.


The Marple Band

January 6 • Bb Bass and Tuned Percussionist vacancies to join our fabulous band. We are a friendly, ambitious 2nd Section band, starting an exciting new year.


Stephen Tighe

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


               

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