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Results: Brass in the Park

Whitburn head the prize list once again as they take the honours in the Park.

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Youth Bands: Novice Section
Adjudicator: Andrew Keachie

Each band played an own choice programme not exceeding 15 minutes playing time.

Loanhead Brass Roots — GOLD (Winner)
Newtongrange Junior Band — GOLD
Peebles Junior Band — GOLD
Buckhaven Brass Beginnings — SILVER
(Cornet Soloist — Best Instrumentalist)
Langholm Junior Band - SILVER
Levern Valley Community Brass - SILVER
Dunfermline Youth Band — BRONZE
Kingdom Brass Youth Band — BRONZE

Youth Bands: Development Section
Adjudicator: Russell Gray

Each band played an own choice programme not exceeding 15 minutes playing time.

Campbeltown Junior Brass — GOLD (Winner & Trombone Medal)
Jedforest Junior Band — GOLD
Turriff Youth Band — SILVER
Langholm Junior Band — BRONZE
St Ronan’s Future Band — BRONZE

Open Marching and Deportment Contest

First Prize – The Neil Williams Haulage Trophy and £200
Each band participating in the Marching Deportment Contest received £100
Adjudicator: Retired Chief Inspector Douglas Stewart

1. Peebles Burgh Silver - 42
2. Langholm Town - 41
3. Shotts St Patrick’s Brass - 40
4. Broxburn & Livingston - 39
5. Barrhead Burgh - 36
6= Croy Silver - 35
6= Jedforest Instrumental - 35
6= Sanquhar & District Silver - 35
9= Abbey Brass (Jedforest) - 32
9= Dundee Instrumental (St Margaret’s) - 32


Open March & Hymn Tune Contest
Adjudicator: Raymond Tennant
Each band played an own choice march and hymn tune.

Total Prize Fund £2,000
First Prize – The Robert Samuel Trophy and £500
Second Prize – Trophy & £300
Third Prize – £200

Additional Awards:
Best First Section Band – The Menzies Dougal W.S. Trophy and £200
Best Second Section Band – The Dean Tavern Trophy and £200
Best Third Section Band – The Menzies Dougal W.S. Trophy and £200
Best Fourth Section Band – Trophy and £200
Best Non Contesting Band – The Charlie Martin Trophy and £200
Highest Placed Band with a majority of members not exceeding 21 years of age – The Janette Stewart Memorial Trophy
Best Instrumentalist – The Stuart B. Syme Cup and medal.

1. Whitburn — 95
2. Dalmellington — 93 (Euph medal)
3. Broxburn & Livingston - 91 (Best 1st Section)
4. Jedforest Instrumental — 90 (Best 2nd Section)
5. Barrhead Burgh — 89
6. Shotts St Patrick’s Brass — 88
7. East Coast Brass — 87 (Janette Stewart Trophy)
8. Croy Silver — 86
9. Peebles Burgh Silver — 85 (Best 3rd Section)
10. MacTaggart Scott Loanhead — 84
11. Dundee Instrumental (St Margaret’s) — 83
12. Langholm Town - 82 (Best N C Band)
13. Sanquhar & District Silver — 80


Youth Bands: Senior Section
Adjudicator: Russell Gray
Each band played an own choice programme not exceeding 20 minutes playing time.

First Prize – Trophy plus a new Yamaha Cornet
Best Soloist or Instrumentalist – The Stuart B Syme Cup and Medal.

MacTaggart Scott Loanhead Youth - Gold (Winners)
Dalmellington Junior Band — Silver (Horn Medal)
East Lothian Schools — Bronze

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