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Results: 2025 West of England Bandsmens Contest

Camborne lead the multiple prize winners at Bugle.

Bugle
  Camborne lead the prize winners at Bugle

Camborne retain their Royal Trophy credentials as gain a huge haul of silverware in Bugle, as St Austell, Shrewton Silver, Illogan Sparnon Silver, St Austell Youth and Carharrack & St Day Silver also head home with titles.

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Championship Section:

Adjudicator: Melvin White
Set Work: A Tale As Yet Untold (Philip Sparke)

1. Camborne (Gareth Churcher): 192
2. AW Parker (Drybrook) (Joshua Ruck): 187

Best Player: John Hitchens (euphonium) — Camborne

Hymn Tune:
In Perfect Peace (Kenneth Downie)

1. Camborne: 190
2. AW Parker (Drybrook): 187

First Section:

Adjudicator: Melvin White
Set Work: The Land of the Long White Cloud (Philip Sparke)

1. St Austell (Steve Sykes): 184
2. Bodmin (Gwilym Davies): 181
3. Forest of Dean Brass (Martyn Patterson): 180
4. Roche Brass (Matt Green): 179

Best Player: Hannah Hawken (cornet) — St Austell

March:
Knight Templar (George Allen)

1. St Austell: 184
2. Forest of Dean Brass: 182
3. Roche Brass: 180
4. Bodmin Town: 178

Second Section:

Adjudicator: Melvin White
Set Work: Sword, Jewel and Mirror (Philip Harper)

1. Shrewton Silver (Scott Stewart): 180
2. Mount Charles (Jeremy Taylor): 177

Best Player: Phillipa Stewart (cornet) — Shrewton Silver

March:
Star Lake (Eric Ball)

1. Shrewton Silver: 180
2. Mount Charles: 177

Fourth Section:


Adjudicator: Melvin White
Own Choice

1. Illogan Sparnon Silver (Shaun Marsden): 175
2. Pendennis Brass (Harry Weir): 174

Best Player: Gareth Thomas (cornet) — Pendennis Brass

Youth Section:

Adjudicator: Melvin White
Entertainment set

1. St Austell Youth (Anna Minear)
2. St Dennis Youth (Darren R. Hawken)

Best Player: Eva Margetts (horn) — St Austell Youth
Best Cornet: Jasmine Njoh (cornet) — St Austell Youth
Winning Conductor Award: Anna Minear — St Austell Youth

Training Section:

Adjudicator: Melvin White
Entertainment set

1. Carharrack & St Day Silver (Suzanne Thomson)
2. Plymouth City Brass Training (Gary Thompson)

Best Player: Tracey Barden (flugel) — Carharrack & St Day Silver
Best Cornet: Clare Chapman (cornet) — Carharrack & St Day Silver

Deportment Awards:

1. Bodmin Town
2. Shrewton Silver

Special Awards:

Best Soprano: Les Kneebone (Camborne)
Best Cornet: Lia Teague (Camborne)
Best Euphonium: John Hitchens (Camborne)
Best Horn: Jo Scott (Camborne)
Best Trombone Section: Camborne
Best Fugel: Jo Mackenzie (Camborne)
Best Basses: Camborne
Best Percussion: St Austell Youth
The Jane Family Cup: Terry Sleeman (St Dennis)
The Lang Bennetts Cup (Graham Ball)

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