Yorkshire Co-op battled off the opposition at the recent Malton Entertainment Contest, held last Sunday, to win by two clear points.

The band's programme found favour with adjudicator Sidney Swancott as it took first prize plus prizes for Best March, Best Basses on the March.

Best Soloist

The Best Soloist Prize was won by principal cornet player Tabby Clegg, who performed Simon Kerwin's arrangement of Goedicke's 'Concert Study', just 24 hours after being involved in a car crash.

The band's programme found favour with adjudicator Sidney Swancott as it took first prize plus prizes for Best March, Best Basses on the March4BR

Step forward

The success is seen by the band as another step in the upward rebuilding programme under new Musical Director Simon Kerwin, which has seen it take three prizes in three contests and recruit several new players.

The band has also been busy recently recording a new CD plus building links with Symphony Brass Band in Namibia to which it has just donated a tuba.

Results:
Class A:
1. Yorkshire Co-op — 187
2. Shepherd Building Group — 185
3. York Railway Institute — 183
4. Grange Moor Brass — 182

Best Soloist: Yorkshire Co-op
Best March: Yorkshire Co-op
Best Basses in March: Yorkshire Co-op
Most Versatile Percussion: Tintwistle

Class B:

1. Stape Silver — 184
2. Rockingham — 182
3. Emley — 181
4. Kingsway Printers Cleethorpes — 180

Best Soloist: Rockingham
Best March: Stape Silver
Best Basses in March: Stape Silver
Best Basses overall: Stape Silver
Most Versatile Percussion: Emley
Best Euphonium: Stape Silver
Best Ryedale Band: Stape Silver

Class C:
1. Knaresborough
2. Golcar

Best March: Knaresborough