The North West Regional Committee has confirmed its line up of bands and adjudicators for the Area Contest, which will take place on Sunday 14th March at the Winter Gardens in Blckpool.
Numbers up
A total of 78 bands have entered (up 4 from 2009) with an additional entrant in the Championship Section taking their number up to 12.
Because of the large entry in 3rd and 4th Sections a split draw has been held for these two sections and the bands have been notified of their draw times only.
One judge per section
The North West continues to have one adjudicator per section, with Brian Buckley having the task of separating the bands out in the top section. Barry Thompson (First Section), Roy Roe (Second), Ian Brownbill (Third) and Steve Pritchard-Jones (Fourth) complete the line up of decision makers.
Further details can be found at:
http://www.nwrbbcc.org.uk/news.html
Championship Section:
Opera House
Draw 1.45pm
Commence after Second Section results
Adjudicator: C. Brian Buckley
Ashton-Under-Lyne (Martyn Evans)
(Bactiguard) Wire Brass (Paul Andrews)
Blackburn & Darwen (Nick Sheppard)
Co-operative (Crewe) (Jef Sparkes)
Co-operative Milnrow (John Ward)
Fairey (Geneva) (Philip Chalk)
Foden’s (Garry Cutt)
Leyland (Howard Evans)
Pemberton Old Wigan DW (Mark Bentham)
Poulton-Le-Fylde (Gareth Westwood)
Roberts Bakery (Colin Cranson)
Wingates (Alan Morrison).
First Section:
Empress Ballroom
Draw 1.30pm
Commence after Third Section results
Adjudicator: Barry Thompson
Bollington Brass (Peter Christian)
Freckleton (Paul Dalton)
Longridge (Mike Cotter)
Manx Concert Brass (Ian Clague MBE)
Mossley (Duncan Byers)
Oldham (Lees) (John Collins)
Silk Brass Macclesfield (TBA)
Timperley (Alan Hobbins)
Tyldesley (Robert Taylor)
Vernon Building Society Poynton (Kevin Gibbs)
Wardle Anderson Brass (Sean Conway)
Second Section:
Opera House
Draw 9.30am
Commence 10.30am
Adjudicator: Roy Roe
Besses o’th’Barn (Jonathan Lo)
Blackpool Brass (Chris Larder)
Co-opertaive 2000 Brass (Jamie Meredith)
Diggle (James Shepherd)
Dobcross Silver (Grenville Moore)
Eccleston Brass (Ian Bateson)
Flixton (Stephen Curtis)
Haslingden & Helmshore (David Holland)
Haydock (Mark Quinn)
Middleton (Matt Stringer)
Morecambe (Andrew Warriner)
Old Hall Brass (John North)
Rainford (Neil Samuel)
Third Section:
Empress Ballroom
Split Draw 9.00am and 11.15am
Commence 10.00am
Adjudicator: Ian Brownbill
BMP Europe Goodshaw (Eddie Hill)
Cheshire Constabulary (David Woollam)
Delph (Philip Goodwin)
Douglas Town (Gordon Higginbottom)
Eagley (TBA)
Eccles Borough (Mareika Gray)
Formby (Louise Hough)
Greenall’s (Karl Stott)
Hawk Green (Marple) (N. Hewson)
Hoover (Bolton) (Trevor Halliwell)
Lostock Hall Memorial (John Wood)
Pemberton Old Wigan JJB 'B' (Peter Ashley)
Ramsey Town (Robert Quane)
Skelmersdale Prize (Charles Duckinson)
Stalybridge Old (Eric Landon)
Trinity Girls (Stuart Barton)
Uppermill (Alan Widdop)
Valley Brass (Haydock) (David Chadwick)
Whitworth Vale & Healey (TBA).
Fourth Section:
Spanish Hall
Split Draw 10.30am and 1.15pm
Commence 11.30am
Adjudicator: Steve Pritchard-Jones
Besses Boys (James Holt)
Blackley (Adrian Smith)
Boarshurst Silver (David Ashworth)
Brindle (John Smith)
City of Chester (Philip Mottershead)
Coppull & Standish (TBA)
Darwen Brass (Steve Hartley)
Denton Brass (Colin Myers)
Dobcross Youth (James Garlick)
Ellenbrook & Boothstown (Craig Mann)
Farnworth & Walkden (Peter Ashley)
Friezland (Chris Partington)
Golborne (David Houghton)
Greenfield (Stuart Black)
Hazel Grove (Nigel Beasley)
Littleborough Public (Adrian Woodhead)
Nelson Brass (Steve Brodie)
Parr (Richardson Ltd) St. Helens (Russell Prescott)
Pilling Jubilee Silver (Billy Porter)
Rivington & Adlington (Malcolm Wilson)
Sale Brass (John Dickinson)
Tarleton Brass (Barry Taylor)
Tottington Public (Daniel Price)
