The Wessex Brass Band Association, in conjunction with the Royal Marines, recently held their Youth and Training Band Festival at the Trafalgar School in Downton, near Salisbury.

The adjudicator for the day was the Commandant of the Royal Marines School of Music and Principal Director of Music Royal Marines, Lieutenant Colonel N J Grace BMus (Hons) FLCM LRSM, whilst the percussion was kindly loaned by the Downton Band.

Training Section:

1. Andover Town Training Band (Steve Large)
2. Vectis Training (Mary Teague)

Youth Section:
1. Great Western Youth Band (John Winterflood)
2. Test Valley Brass Youth (Alec Grimsey))

Silver Awards:
Great Western Intermediate
Michelmersh Training
Test Valley Training
Percussion Section: Test Valley Brass

Bronze Awards:
Bridge Brass
Downton Training
Gillingham Training

Youngest Player: Erin Young (Andover Town Training)
Best Hymn Tune: Andover Town Training Band
Best Deportment: Downton Training Band – Training Section

Gold Awards:
Solo Cornet: Great Western Youth Band
Eb Bass: Great Western Intermediate Band
Best Bass Section: Great Western Youth Band
Soloist, Flugal & Conductor: Test Valley Brass Training
Best Instrumentalist: Euphonium – Andover Town Training Band
Best Overall Band:. Andover Town Training Band