The organisers of the 89th Spring Festival, to be held at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool on Saturday 9th May, have released full details of the competing bands, conductors and adjudicators for the event.
Adjudicators: Nigel Boddice, Malcolm Brownbill, David Read, William Relton, Frank Renton, Dr Roger Webster.
The Grand Shield:
Test Piece: Contest Music — Wilfred Heaton
Draw: 9.30am
Commence: 10.30am
The Opera House
AVELEY & NEWHAM (Nigel Taken)
BACTIGUARD WIRE BRASS (Paul Andrews)
EAST YORKSHIRE MOTOR SERVICES (Frans Violet)
FLOWERS (Garry Cutt)
FRECKLETON (Gareth Pritchard)
JAGUAR (COVENTRY) (Dave Lea)
KIBWORTH (John Hudson)
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 (Ian McElligott)
TONGWYNLAIS TEMPERANCE (Philip Harper)
TREDEGAR (Ian Porthouse)
VIRTUOSI GUS (John Berryman)
WINGATES (John Hinckley)
YORKSHIRE IMPERIAL URQUART TRAVEL (Richard Evans)
The Senior Cup
Test Piece: Pageantry — Herbert Howells
Draw: 9.00am
Commence: 10.00am
The Pavilion Theatre
ALDBOURNE (Melvin White)
ASHTON UNDER LYNE (Martyn Evans)
BO’NESS & CARRIDEN (Steve Sykes)
BOURNEMOUTH CONCERT BRASS (Jonathan Camps)
BURRY PORT (Craig Roberts)
CWMAMAN INSTITUTE SILVER (David Evans)
DALMELLINGTON (Archie Hutchison)
FISHBURN (Alan Morrison)
KINGDOM BRASS (Craig Anderson)
KNOTTINGLEY SILVER (Dr Owen Wedgwood)
LINDLEY (Nick Payne)
MARSDEN SILVER PRIZE (OSSETT BREWERY) (Glyn Williams)
POWERFUEL HATFIELD COLLIERY (Graham O'Connor)
RATBY CO-OPERATIVE (Michael Fowles)
SKELMANTHORPE (John Roberts)
SWT WOODFALLS (Dr Nicholas Childs)
STAFFORDSHIRE (Huw Thomas)
STOCKSBRIDGE (Miles Davison)
UNISON KINNEIL (Paul Drury)
UNITED CO-OP CREWE (Jef Sparkes)
The Senior Trophy
Test Piece: Spectrum — Gilbert Vinter
Draw: 10.00am
Commence: 11.00am
The Spanish Hall
BEAUMARIS (Gwyn Evans)
BESSES O`TH BARN (Carl Whiteoak)
BLACKBURN AND DARWEN (Nick Sheppard)
CAMBORNE TOWN (Kevin Mckenzie)
DERWENT BRASS (Keith Leonard)
EASINGTON COLLIERY BRASS (Ray Farr)
FELLING (Graeme Tindall)
FRIARY GUILDFORD BRASS (Chris King)
GLOSSOP OLD (Phil Pavey)
LAGANVALE (METAL TECHNOLOGY) (Ernest Ruddock)
JOHNSTONE BAND (Raymond Tennant)
MOSSLEY (Duncan Byers)
NASUWT RIVERSIDE (Ian Robinson)
NEWBRIDGE CELYNEN (Rhodri Griffiths)
NORTHOP (Thomas Wyss)
POINT OF AYR (Dr Roy Newsome)*
UNITED NORWEST CO-OP MILNROW (John Ward)
WANTAGE SILVER A BAND (Phillip Bailey)
WREXHAM BRASS (Wayne Ruston)
YORKSHIRE CO-OP (Simon Kerwin)
*Point of Ayr replaces Timperley who have withdrawn
