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2009 Spring Festival

The runners and riders in the Grand Shield, Senior Cup and Senior Trophy have been announced by the organisers.

Winter Gardens
 

The 89th Spring Festival will take place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool on Saturday, 9th May.

Grand Shield
Qualifying contest for the 2009 British Open

Test Piece: Contest Music — Wilfred Heaton

AVELEY & NEWHAM — Nigel Taken
BACTIGUARD WIRE BRASS — Paul Andrews
EAST YORKSHIRE MOTOR SERVICES — Frans Violet
FLOWERS — Garry Cutt
FRECKLETON — Paul Dalton
JAGUAR (COVENTRY) — Dave Lea
KIBWORTH — TBA
MOUNT CHARLES — Andrew Duncan
NEWSTEAD BRASS — Duncan Beckley
PEMBERTON OLD WIGAN JJB — Mark Bentham
REDBRIDGE — Jeremy Wise
REG VARDY — Russell Gray
ROTHWELL TEMPERANCE — David Roberts
SOVEREIGN BRASS — Trevor Jones
THORESBY COLLIERY — TBA
TONGWYNLAIS TEMPERANCE — Philip Harper
TREDEGAR — Ian Porthouse
VIRTUOSI GUS — John Berryman
WINGATES — TBA
YORKSHIRE IMPERIAL URQUART TRAVEL — Richard Evans


The Senior Cup
Qualifying contest for the 2010 Grand Shield

Test Piece: Pageantry — Herbert Howells

ALDBOURNE — TBA
ASHTON UNDER LYNE — Martyn Evans
BO’NESS & CARRIDEN — Michael Marzella
BOURNMOUTH CONCERT — Jonathan M Camps
BURRY PORT — Craig Roberts
CWMAMAN INSTITUTE — David Evans
DALMELLINGTON — Archie Hutchison
FISHBURN — Alan Morrison
KINGDOM BRASS — Craig Anderson
KNOTTINGLEY SILVER — Dr Owen Wedgwood
LINDLEY — TBA
MARSDEN SILVER PRIZE (OSSETT BREWERY) — Glyn Williams
POWERFUEL HATFIELD COLLIERY — Graham O’Connor
RATBY CO-OPERATIVE — Brett Baker
SKELMANTHORPE — John Roberts
SWT WOODFALLS — Dr Nicholas Childs
STAFFORDSHIRE — Huw Thomas
STOCKSBRIDGE — Miles Davison
UNISON KINNEIL — Paul Drury
UNITED CO-OP CREWE — Jeff Sparkes


The Senior Trophy
Qualifying contest for the 2010 Senior Cup

Test Piece: Spectrum — Gilbert Vinter

BEAUMARIS — Gwyn Evans
BESSES O`TH BARN — Carl Whiteoak
BLACKBURN AND DARWEN — Nick Sheppard
CAMBORNE — Dr Robert Childs
DERWENT BRASS — Keith Leonard
EASINGTON COLLIERY — Ray Farr
FELLING — Graeme Tindall
GLOSSOP OLD — Phil Pavey
LAGANVALE (METAL TECHNOLOGY) — Ernest Ruddock
JOHNSTONE — Raymond Tennant
MOSSLEY — Duncan Byers
NASUWT RIVERSIDE — Ian Robinson
NEWBRIDGE CELYNEN — Paul Holland
NORTHOP — Thomas Wise
FRIARY GUILDFORD — Chris King
TIMPERLEY — TBA
UNITED NORWEST CO-OP MILNROW — John Ward
WANTAGE SILVER A BAND — Phillip Bailey
WREXHAM BRASS — Wayne Ruston
YORKSHIRE CO-OP — Simon Kerwin

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