National countdown - 4 days to go

National countdown — 4 days to go

It won’t just be Cory worrying about drawing number 1 out of the bag on Saturday morning.

Tuesday, 13 October 2009

Over the last 25 years this is what has happened to the band that has had to play the National Anthem.

2008: Grimethorpe – 7th
2007: Hepworth (Cookson Homes) – 16th
2006: Newstead Welfare – 17th
2005: St Austell – 19th
2004: Alliance Brass – 15th
2003: Alliance Brass – 19th
2002: Brighouse & Rastrick – 5th
2001: Aveley & Newham – 12th
2000: CWS Glasgow – 6th
1999: YBS – 8th
1998: Camborne – 9th
1997: Flowers – 10th
1996: YBS – 5th
1995: Aveley & Newham – 17th
1994: Marple – 8th
1993: CWS Glasgow – 6th
1992: Kennedy Swinton – 14th
1991: Stocksbridge – 17th
1990: Camborne – 8th
1989: Brighouse & Rastrick – 15th
1988: London Electricity Redbridge – 19th
1987: Hanwell – 14th
1986: W. Harrison Rockingham — 18th
1985: Leyland Vehicles – 8th
1984: Newham – 15th

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