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4BR Money List

With the Regional Championships finally over there is now a huge field of 167 bands in the 4BR Money List race…

Money
 

With the last batch of the regional contest out of the way there hasn’t been much movement at the top of the Money List, although with the Tameside Contest offering a nice pot of money to successful bands there has some movement just below the top.

Haslingden & Helmshore is now up to an impressive 4th place and Oldham (Lees) making it into the top 10.

Next big money is up for grabs at the European Championships.

Current table:

1. Desford Colliery — £6,200
(Butlins — £6,000; Midlands Regional — £200)

2. Eikanger Bjorsvik — £3,705
(Norwegian Nationals — £3,705)

3. Wingates — £2,500
(Butlins — £2,500)

4. Haslingden & Helmshore — £2,275
(Butlins — £1,500; Guild Hall — £300; North West Regional — £75; Tameside Open — £300)

5. Tredegar — £2,200
(Miners Eisteddfod — £2,000; Welsh Regional — £200)

6. PolySteel — £2,075
(Yeovil — £2,000; West of England Regional — £75)

7. Oslo Brass Band — £1,945
(Norwegian Nationals — £1,945)

8. Skelmanthorpe — £1,700
(Butlins — £1,500; Yorkshire Regional — £200)

9= Oldham (Lees) — £1,500
(Guild Hall — £700; North West Regional — £200; Tameside Open — £600)

9= Eccles Borough – £1,500
(Butlins — £1,500)

9= Shirebrook MW — £1,500
(Butlins — £1,500)

12. Orskog Brass — £1,297
(Norwegian Nationals — £1,297)

13. Tongwynlais Temperance — £1,250
(Butlins — £1,250)

14= Newbridge (Celynen) — £1,200
(Miners Eisteddfod — £1,000; Welsh Regional — £200)

14= Beaumaris — £1,200
(Miners Eisteddfod — £1,100; Welsh Regional — £100)

16= Bactiguard Wire Brass — £1,000
(Butlins — £1,000)

16= Camborne — £1,000
(Yeovil — £1,000)

16= Timperely — £1,000
(Guild Hall — £400; Tameside Open — £600)

19. Mount Charles — £950
(Yeovil — £750; West of England Regional — £200)

20= Dodworth MW — £900
(Butlins — £900)

20= Heyl Town — £900
(Butlins — £900)

20= Rolls-Royce (Derby) — £900
(Butlins – £900)

20= United Yorkshire Co-op — £900
(Butlins — £900)

24. Point of Ayr — £800
(Welsh Regional — £200; Tameside Open — £600)

25. Pemberton Old Wigan — £775
(Guild Hall — £700; North West Regional — £75)

26. United Co-op Milnrow — £750
(Butlins — £750)

27= Rong Brass — £741
(Norwegian Nationals — £741)

27= Stavanger — £741
(Norwegian Nationals — £741)

29. Vernon Building Society — £725
(Butlins — £650; North West Regional — £75)

30= Farnworth & Walkden — £700
(Guild Hall — £700)

30= Mid Rhondda — £700
(GBBA Contest — £100; Miners Eisteddfod — £600)

30= Rainford — £700
(Guild Hall — £700)

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