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Yorkshire bands ready for St George's Hall challenges

58 bands will compete at the Yorkshire Regional Championship at Bradford's St George's Hall next month.

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The line-up of bands that will take to the stage at Bradford's St George's Hall for the Yorkshire Regional Championships has been announced.

The contest will take place over the weekend of Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th of March, with 58 competitors taking part (same as 2015).

Three bands will make it through to the Royal Albert Hall (Brighouse & Rastrick are pre-qualified), with two bands in each of the other sections.

Kick off

The action kicks off on Saturday morning at 9.15am with the Third Section, followed by the Fourth and Second. The First Section will start at 10.00am on Sunday morning followed by the Championship Section at 3.30pm.

Three bands will make it through to the Royal Albert Hall (Brighouse & Rastrick are pre-qualified), with two bands in each of the other sections4BR

Championship Section:
Sunday 6th March
Commences: 3.30pm

Test Piece: Cambridge Variations (Philip Sparke)
Adjudicators: Michael Ball and Philip Sparke

Black Dyke (Prof. Nicholas J Childs)
Brighouse & Rastrick (Leigh Baker)
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Russell Gray)
City of Bradford (Lee Skipsey)
Grimethorpe Colliery (Dr. Robert Childs)
Hammonds Saltaire (Morgan Griffiths)
Hepworth (Mark Peacock)
Marsden Silver (John Hinckley)
Rothwell Temperance (David Roberts)
Strata (Dr Owen Wedgwood)
Unite the Union (City of Sheffield) (David Hirst)
Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel (Stig Maersk)


First Section:
Sunday 6th March
Commences: 10.00am

Test Piece: Essay (Edward Gregson)
Adjudicators: John Doyle and Howard J Evans

Chapeltown Silver (Andrew Dennis)
Clifton & Lightcliffe (John Clay)
Cornerstone Brass (Damian Wileman)
Drighlington (John Roberts)
Elland Silver (Daniel Brooks)
Hade Edge (Jonathan Beatty)
Hatfield (Stan Lippeatt)
Hebden Bridge (Alan Hobbins)
Knottingley Silver (Kevin Belcher)
Lindley (Ian Knapton)
Meltham & Meltham Mills (Norman Law)
Skelmanthorpe (Jim Davies)
South Yorkshire Police (Grenville Moore)


Second Section:
Saturday 5th March
Commences: 4.15pm

Test Piece: The Mermaid of Zennor (Philip Harper)
Composer: Philip Harper
Adjudicators: John Doyle and Philip Sparke

Barnsley Brass (William Rushworth)
Dinnington Colliery (Lindon Bolt)
Emley (Garry Hallas)
Frickley/South Elmsall (Kyle Blake)
Horbury Victoria (Duncan Beckley)
Kippax (Jack Smith)
Old Silkstone (Sam Fisher)
Skelmanthorpe Prospect (Philip Garlick)
Slaithwaite (Robert Westacott)
Stannington (Derek Renshaw)
Wakefield Metropolitan (Stig Maersk)


Third Section:
Saturday 5th March
Commences: 9.15am

Test Piece: Cambrian Suite (Michael Ball)
Adjudicators: Dr Robert Childs and Michael Dodd

Armthorpe Elmfield (Haydn Griffiths MBE)
Barnsley Metropolitan (Alex Francis)
BD1 Brass (Chris Lewis)
Clifton & Lightcliffe 'B' (John Clay)
Crofton Silver (Dean Jones)
Dodworth Colliery M.W. (Eliot J Darwin)
Dronfield Genquip (Simon Kerwin)
Maltby Miners (Terry Clifford)
Oughtibridge (Gavin Somerset)
West Yorkshire Police (Kevin Wadsworth)
Wetherby Silver (Michael Crowther)
Worsbrough Brass (John Hopkinson)


Fourth Section:
Saturday 5th March
Commences: 12.45pm approx

Test Piece: The Journal of Phileas Fogg (Peter Graham)
Adjudicators: Mike Kilroy and John Winterflood

Deepcar (Cathryn Rogers)
Friendly Band (Sowerby Bridge) (Neil Robinson)
Gawthorpe Brass '85' (John Edward)
Huddersfield & Ripponden (Adam Bell)
Linthwaite (Tommy Tynan)
Lofthouse 2000 (Andrew Whitaker)
Loxley Silver (Lee Dunkley)
Rockingham (Adam Whittle)
Thurcroft Welfare (Matthew Wright)
Tingley (John Belton)

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