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Spring Festival line-ups announced

The line up of competing bands at the Grand Shield, Senior Cup and Senior Trophy have been announced.

Trophies
 

The organisers of the 95th British Open Spring Festival, which will take place at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens on Saturday 9th May, have confirmed the full list of competing bands.

Segment

As part of the contest’s long term objectives, the established procedure to publish the split drew segments is also announced.

Competing bands are also reminded to ensure that all players are registered with the British Open Online Registry, complete with photograph.

As registration forms and photographic ID are no longer required, each player will be requested to report to the registration desk, where the officials will check their details with the British Open Online Registry.

Make sure

Bands are therefore asked to ensure all their player details are submitted with an appropriate image to Registry Administrator, Colin Johnson.

Any queries, please contact: 01226 715893
colinjohnson@thebritishopen.net

Grand Shield:

F: First half draw
S: Second half draw

Aldbourne (tba) (S)
Burry Port Town (Nigel Seaman) (S)
Camborne Town (John Berryman) (F)
East Yorkshire Motor Services (Alan Morrison) (F)
Hepworth (Mark Peacock) (S)
Kingdom Brass (Eoin Tonner) (S)
Marsden Silver Prize (Glyn Williams) (F)
Mount Charles (David Johnson) (F)
Northop Silver (Thomas Wyss) (S)
Pemberton Old Wigan DW (Stig Maersk) (S)
Redbridge (Alan Duguid) (S)
Reg Vardy (Russell Gray) (S)
Rothwell Temperance (David Roberts) (F)
Thoresby Colliery (Brian Grant) (F)
Tongwynlais Temperance (tba) (F)
Unite the Union (City of Sheffield) (David Hirst) (F)
Virtuosi GUS (Adam Cooke) (F)
Whitburn (Prof. Nicholas Childs) (F)
Wingates (Paul Andrews) (S)
Woodfalls (tba) (S)


Senior Cup:

Ashton-under-Lyne (Philip Chalk) (F)
Aveley & Newham (John Ward) (F)
BTM (Jeff Hutcherson) (S)
Blackburn & Darwen (Huw Thomas) (F)
Bo’ness & Carriden (Paul McKelvie) (F)
City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) (Nigel Seaman) (F)
Co-operative Funeralcare North West (Jef Sparkes) (S)
Derwent Brass (Keith Leonard) (S)
Drighlington (Jim Davies) (S)
Fishburn (Joseph Cook) (F)
Friary Guildford (Chris King) (F)
Jaguar Land Rover (Dave Lea) (F)
Laganvale (Metal Technology) (Stephen Crooks) (S)
NASUWT Riverside (Stephen Malcolm) (S)
Newstead Brass (Duncan Beckley) (F)
Ratby Co-operative (Michael Fowles) (S)
Skelmanthorpe (Martin Hall) (S)
St Dennis (Darren Hawken) (S)
Staffordshire (tba) (F)
Tylorstown (Garry Davies) (S)
Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel (Stig Maersk) (S)


Senior Trophy:

Blidworth Welfare (Martin Heartfield) (F)
City of Bradford (Lee Skipsey) (S)
Dalmellington (Richard Evans) (F)
East London Brass (Jayne Murrill) (F)
Felling (tba) (S)
Filton Concert Brass (Tom Davoren) (F)
Hatfield Colliery (Stan Lippeatt) (S)
Jackfield (Elcock Reisen) (Simon Platford) (F)
Llwydcoed (Christopher Turner) (F)
Lochgelly (Kenny Letham) (S)
Longridge (tba) (F)
Medway (Melvin White) (F)
Newtongrange (tba) (S)
Oldham (Lees) (John Collins) (S)
Rainford (Gareth Brindle) (S)
SPAL Automotive Sovereign Brass (David Maplestone) (F)
Unison Kinneil (Craig Anderson) (S)
VBS Poynton (Neil Samuel) (S)
Wakefield Metropolitan (tba) (F)
Wantage Silver A (Phillip Bailey) (S)


Bands are therefore asked to ensure all their player details are submitted with an appropriate image to Registry Administrator, Colin Johnson4BR

Further information:

Further information on the Spring Festival can be found at the following link:

http://www.thebritishopen.net/

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