on the Brass Band Results website.
2023
British Open Spring Festival - Senior Trophy (Senior Trophy)Music: The Accursed Huntsman -
Conductor: Adam Delbridge-Smith
Result: 18
North West Areas (2nd)
Music: The Pilgrim's Progress
Conductor: Adam Delbridge-Smith
Result: 9th
2019
Dr Martin Contest
Music: March: The Cossack; Solo: Rule Brittania: Test Piece: Music of the Spheres (Sparke)
Conductor:
Stieg Maersk
Result: 2nd
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British Open Spring Festival
(Senior Trophy)
Music: Triumphant Rhapsody - Gilbert Vinter
Conductor:
Ryan Watkins
Result: 1st
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North West Area
(Championship Section)
Music: Seascapes, Ray Steadman-Allen
Conductor:
Stig Mærsk
Result: 8
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2018
Rochdale Contest
(Championship/First Section)
Music: Paganini Variations
Conductor:
Stig Mærsk
Result: 2
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British Open Spring Festival
(Senior Trophy)
Music: A Kensington Concerto - Eric Ball
Conductor:
Ryan Watkins
Result: 5th
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North West Area
(Championship)
Music: Odyssey [Norbury] - Kevin Norbury
Conductor:
Stieg Maersk
Result: 4th
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2017
North West Area
(Championship)
Music: Pageantry - Herbert Howells
Conductor:
Stig Maersk
Result: 8th
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2016
National Championship of Great Britain (First Section Final)
(First Section)
Music: Ballet for Band
Conductor:
Neil Samuel
Result: Second Plus Best Instrumentalist
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British Open Spring Festival
(Senior Cup)
Music: Music for Battle Creek
Conductor:
Neil Samuel
Result: 12th
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North West Area
(First Section)
Music: Essay - Edward Gregson
Conductor:
Neil Samuel
Result: 1 (promoted to Championship Section)
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2015
Rochdale Contest - NWABB
(Championship Section)
Music: Of Distant Memories - Edward Gregson
Conductor:
Neil Samuel
Result: 3
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British Open Spring Festival
(Senior Trophy)
Music: Tallis Variations - Philip Sparke
Conductor:
Neil Samuel
Result: 3 (promoted to Senior Cup)
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North West Area
(Championship Section)
Music: The Torchbearer - Peter Graham
Conductor:
Neil Samuel
Result: 13
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2014
Wychavon Entertainment Contest
(First)
Music: Dave Collins' Perpetuum, Chiapanecas, Hunting Wabbits, My Guitar Gently Weeps, Brooklyn
Conductor:
Neil Samuel
Result: First
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Wychavon Entertainment Contest
(Championship)
Music: Dave Collins' Perpetuum, Chiapanecas, Hunting Wabbits, My Guitar Gently Weeps, Brooklyn
Conductor:
Neil Samuel
Result: Second
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North-West Regional Brass Band Championships
(First)
Music: Cry of the Mountain
Conductor:
Neil Samuel
Result: 4th
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Butlins Mineworkers Brass Band Championships
(1st Section)
Music: Vitae Aeternum (P. Lovatt-Cooper)
Conductor:
Neil Samuel
Result: 2nd Prize
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2013
Northern Open Brass Band Championships
(Championship)
Music: Red Priest (P. Wilby)
Conductor:
Neil Samuel
Result: 2nd Prize
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Fleetwood Open Brass Band Championships
(Championship)
Music: Red Priest (P. Wilby)
Conductor:
Neil Samuel
Result: 3rd Prize
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Whit Friday
Music: The President (W. German)
Conductor:
Neil Samuel
Result: 1st Prize (Duckinfield), 4th Prize (Droylsden), 6th Prize & Highest placed 1st Section Band (Hurst Cross) - 7th Place Overall in Tameside
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Buxton Brass Band Festival
(Championship Section)
Music: Dances and Arias (E. Gregson)
Conductor:
Neil Samuel
Result: 2nd Prize (4 bands)
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North West Regional Championships
(1st Section)
Music: Brass Triumphant (G. Wood)
Conductor:
Neil Samuel
Result: 5th Place (15 Bands)
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Butlins Mineworkers Open Brass Band Festival
(1st Section)
Music: Ad Undas -To the Waves (G. Churcher)
Conductor:
Colin Short
Result: 17 place (25 bands)
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2012
Fleetwood Open Brass Band Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: Trittico (J. Curnow)
Conductor:
Colin Short
Result: 4th place (5 bands)
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Whit Friday
Music: Knight Templar (Geo. Allen)
Conductor:
Colin Short
Result: 21st place (51 bands) in Saddleworth
Buxton Brass Band Festival
(Championship Section)
Music: The Year of the Dragon (P. Sparke)
Conductor:
Colin Short
Result: 3rd Prize (7 bands)
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North West Regional Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (D. Bourgeois)
Conductor:
Colin Short
Result: 10th Place (11 bands)
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2011
Wychavon Festival of Brass
(Championship Section)
Music:
1. Caravan - Tizol arr. Sykes
2. An Untold Story - Lovatt-Cooper
(Horn Soloist Helen Moore)
3. The Waltonian
4. Its A Lovely Day Tomorrow - Berlin arr. Snell
5. Excerpts from the Little Russian - Tchaikovsky arr. Gordon
Conductor:
Colin Short
Result: 5th Place (8 bands)
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Bolsover Festival of Brass
(Championship Section)
Music:
1. Caravan - Tizol arr. Sykes
2. An Untold Story - Lovatt-Cooper
(Horn Soloist Helen Moore)
3. The Waltonian
4. Its A Lovely Day Tomorrow - Berlin arr. Snell
5. Excerpts from the Little Russian - Tchaikovsky arr. Gordon
Conductor:
Colin Short
Result: 7th Place (7 bands)
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North West Regional Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: Paganini Variations (P. Wilby)
Conductor:
Kevin Gibbs
Result: 9th Place (11 bands)
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2010
Bolsover Festival of Brass
(1st Section)
Music:
1. Paint It Black - Jagger/Richards arr. Adrian Horn
2. Myfanwy - Parry arr. Adrian Horn
3. Brillante - Peter Graham
4. 'Dundonell' from Hymn of the Highlands Suite – Philip Sparke
Conductor:
Kevin Gibbs
Result: 3rd Prize (7 bands) - Best Soloist (Andy Lawton, Baritone)
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Bolsover Festival of Brass
(Championship Section)
Music:
1. Paint It Black - Jagger/Richards arr. Adrian Horn
2. Myfanwy - Parry arr. Adrian Horn
3. Brillante - Peter Graham
4. 'Dundonell' from Hymn of the Highlands Suite – Philip Sparke
Conductor:
Kevin Gibbs
Result: 6th Place (7 bands)
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Wychavon Festival of Brass
(1st Section)
Music:
1. Paint It Black - Jagger/Richards arr. Adrian Horn
2. Myfanwy - Parry arr. Adrian Horn
3. Brillante - Peter Graham
4. 'Triumph' from Day of the Dragon - Peter Graham
5. Show Me The Way To Go Home - I.King arr. Adrian Horn
Conductor:
Kevin Gibbs
Result: 2nd Prize (Brass Band World Cup) (10 bands)
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Whit Friday
Music: Mephistopheles (S. Douglas)
Conductor:
Kevin Gibbs
Result: 13th Overall (66 bands) in Saddleworth (4th prize at Uppermill)
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North West Regional Championships
(1st Section)
Music: A Moorside Suite (G. Holst)
Conductor:
Kevin Gibbs
Result: 4th Place (11 bands)
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Butlins Mineworkers Open Brass Band Festival
(1st Section)
Music: A Hebridean Suite (A. Duncan)
Conductor:
Kevin Gibbs
Result: 3rd Prize (24 bands)
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2009
Bolsover Festival of Brass
(1st Section)
Music:
1. Walking with Heroes – Lovatt-Cooper
2. Winter – Vivaldi arr. Snell
3. Napoli (soloist Andy Lawton) – Belstedt
4. 'Dundonell' from Hymn of the Highlands Suite – Sparke
Conductor:
Kevin Gibbs
Result: 1st Prize (8 bands)
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Wychavon Festival of Brass
(1st Section)
Music:
1. Walking with Heroes – Lovatt-Cooper
2. Winter – Vivaldi arr. Snell
3. Napoli (soloist Andy Lawton) – Belstedt
4. 'Dundonell' from Hymn of the Highlands Suite – Sparke
Conductor:
Kevin Gibbs
Result: 1st Prize (9 bands)
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Whit Friday
Music: O.R.B. (C. Anderson)
Conductor:
Kevin Gibbs
Result: 10th place overall for Saddleworth (4th Prize at Uppermill)
Buxton Brass Band Festival
(Championship Section)
Music: Pageantry (H. Howells)
Conductor:
Kevin Gibbs
Result: 2nd Prize (7 bands)
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North West Regional Championships
(1st Section)
Music: Pentacle (G. Cole)
Conductor:
Kevin Gibbs
Result: 7th Place (12 bands)
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Butlins Mineworkers Open Brass Band Festival
(1st Section)
Music: Hostile Skies (R. Grantham)
Conductor:
Kevin Gibbs
Result: 3rd Prize (26 bands)
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2008
Pontins Brass Band Championships
(1st Section)
Music: Sinfonietta 'The Wayfarer' (E. Ball)
Conductor:
Kevin Gibbs
Result: 5th Place
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Wychavon Festival of Brass
(1st Section)
Music:
1. Thriller - arr. C. Wormald
2. How Great Thou Art - arr. S. Wood
3. Another Fine Mess - arr. S. Smith
4. Where Eagles Sing - P. Lovatt Cooper
Conductor:
Kevin Gibbs
Result: 2nd Prize
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Whit Friday
Conductor:
Kevin Gibbs
Result: 9th place overall in Saddleworth (48 bands)
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Buxton Brass Band Festival
(Championship Section)
Music: Dances and Arias (E. Gregson)
Conductor:
Kevin Gibbs
Result: 3rd Prize
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North West Regional Championships
(1st Section)
Music: James Cook Circumnavigator (G. Vinter)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 3rd Prize
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Butlins Mineworkers Open Brass Band Festival
(1st Section)
Music: The Plantagenets (E. Gregson)
Conductor:
Kevin Gibbs
Result: 3rd Prize
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2007
Fleetwood Open Brass Band Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: The Plantagenets (E. Gregson)
Conductor:
Roy Curran
Result: 6th Place
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Brighouse March & Hymn Contest
Conductor:
Alan Lawton MBE
Result: 3rd Prize
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Whit Friday
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 9th Overall (out of 41 bands) in Saddleworth
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Spring Festival
(Senior Trophy)
Music: Ballet for Band (J. Horovitz)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton MBE
Result: 18th Place
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North West Regional Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: Isaiah 40 (R. Redhead)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton MBE
Result: 11th Place
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2006
Pontins Brass Band Championships
(1st Section)
Music: Music for a Common Man (K. Downie)
Conductor:
Steve Beardmore
Result: 3rd Prize
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Buxton Entertainment Contest
(1st Section)
Music: Entertainment Programme
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 1st Prize
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Brighouse March & Hymn Contest
Music: Old Comrades, Silver Hill & Pendragon
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 4th Place
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Whit Friday
Result: 6th Place Overall (our of 47 bands) in Saddleworth
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Buxton Brass Band Festival
(Championship Section)
Music: Tallis Variations (P. Sparke)
Conductor:
Steve Beardmore
Result: 7th Place
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North West Regional Championships
(1st Section)
Music: Voyage of Discovery (G. Richards)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 3rd Prize
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Brass at the Guild
(Championship Section)
Music: Tallis Variations (P. Sparke)
Conductor:
Steve Beardmore
Result: 5th Place
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2005
Pontins Brass Band Championships
(1st Section)
Music: Lorenzo (T. Keighley)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 9th Place
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Buxton Entertainment Contest
(1st Section)
Music: Entertainment Programme
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 1st Prize
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Whit Friday
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Buxton Brass Band Festival
(Championship Section)
Music: Trittico (J. Curnow)
Conductor:
Steve Beardmore
Result: 3rd Prize
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North West Regional Championships
(1st Section)
Music: Comedy Overture (J. Ireland)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 6th Place
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Tameside Open Brass Band Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: Trittico (J. Curnow)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 5th Place
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Brass at the Guild
(Championship Section)
Music: Trittico (J. Curnow)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 6th Place
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2004
Pontins Brass Band Championships
(1st Section)
Music: A London Overture (P. Sparke)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 12th Place
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National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain
(1st Section)
Music: The King of Elfland's Daughter (R. Newton)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 6th Place
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North West Regional Championships
(1st Section)
Music: Coventry Variations (B. Tovey)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 2nd Prize
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Brass at the Guild
(Championship Section)
Music: Pageantry (H. Howells)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 7th Place
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2003
Pontins Brass Band Championships
(1st Section)
Music: Resurgam (E. Ball)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 19th Place
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Buxton Entertainment Contest
Music: Entertainment Programme
Result: 1st Prize (8 bands)
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Buxton Brass Band Festival
(Championship Section)
Music: Pageantry (H. Howells)
Conductor:
Martin Obermuller
Result: 5th Place (1 bands)
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North West Regional Championships
(1st Section)
Music: Passacaglia on a Theme of Brahms (A. Butterworth)
Conductor:
Martin Obermuller
Result: 11th Place
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Brass at the Guild
(Championship Section)
Music: Pageantry (H. Howells)
Conductor:
Martin Obermuller
Result: 10th Place
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2002
Pontins Brass Band Championships
(1st Section)
Music: The Sicilian Vespers (G. Verdi arr. B. Gay)
Conductor:
Martin Obermuller
Result: 15th Place
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Wychavon Festival of Brass
(1st Section)
Music: Entertainment Programme
Conductor:
Martin Obermuller
Result: 4th Place
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Buxton Brass Band Festival
(Championship Section)
Music: High Peak (E. Ball)
Conductor:
Martin Obermuller
Result: 6th Place
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North West Regional Championships
(1st Section)
Music: Royal Parks - George Lloyd
Conductor:
Martin Obermuller
Result: 4th Place
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Brass at the Guild
(Championship Section)
Conductor:
Martin Obermuller
Result: 10th Place
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2001
North West Regional Championships
(1st Section)
Music: The Undaunted (E. Ball)
Conductor:
Martin Obermuller
Result: 10th Place
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Manchester District Contest
(Open Section)
Conductor:
Martin Obermuller
Result: 1st Prize
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Wilkinson Northern Open
(Section A)
Conductor:
Martin Obermuller
Result: 9th Place
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Pontins Brass Band Championships
(1st Section)
Music: Purcell Variations (K. Downie)
Conductor:
Martin Obermuller
Result: 10th Place
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Wychavon Festival of Brass
(Championship Section)
Music: Entertainment
Conductor:
Martin Obermuller
Result: 4th Place (Joint)
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Buxton Brass Band Festival
(Championship Section)
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2000
NWABBA Contest
(Championship Section)
Conductor:
Tony Wyatt
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1999
North West Regional Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: Blitz (D. Bourgeois)
Conductor:
Tony Wyatt
Result: 10th Place
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Wychavon Festival of Brass
(1st Section)
Music: Entertainment Programme
Conductor:
Tony Wyatt
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1998
Pontins Brass Band Championships
(1st Section)
Music: The Essence of Time (P. Graham)
Conductor:
Tony Wyatt
Result: 10th place (12 bands)
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Wychavon Festival of Brass
(Championship Section)
Music: Entertainment Programme
Conductor:
Tony Wyatt
Result: 8th place
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North West Regional Championships
(1st Section)
Music: Purcell Variations (K. Downie)
Conductor:
Tony Wyatt
Result: 3rd Prize (10 bands)
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NWABBA Contest
(Championship Section)
Music: unknown
Conductor:
Tony Wyatt
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1997
Manchester District Contest
(Open Section)
Conductor:
Tony Wyatt
Result: 3rd Prize
Pontins Brass Band Championships
(1st Section)
Music: James Cook Circumnavigator (Gilbert Vinter)
Conductor:
Tony Wyatt
Result: 7th Place
North West Regional Championships
(1st Section)
Music: Ballet for Band (J. Horovitz)
Conductor:
Tony Wyatt
Result: 4th Place
1996
Pontins Brass Band Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: Diversions for Brass Band (D. Bourgeois)
Conductor:
Paul Dennison
Result: 8th place
North West Regional Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: Sounds (J. Golland)
Conductor:
Lindsay Laurie
Result: 11th Place
Wychavon Festival of Brass
(Championship Section)
Music: Entertainment Programme
Result: 2nd Prize
1995
Spring Festival
(Grand Shield)
Music: Pageantry (H. Howells)
Conductor:
Lindsay Laurie
Result: 22nd
1994
Isle of Man Festival
(Section A)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 2nd Prize (4 bands)
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North West Regional Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: Partita (P. Sparke)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 5th Place
Pontins Brass Band Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: Les Francs Juges (Berlioz arr. F. Wright)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 15th Place
Spring Festival
(Grand Shield)
Music: Spectrum (G. Vinter)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 11th Place
1993
Pontins Brass Band Championships
(1st Section)
Music: Trittico (J. Curnow)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 1st Prize
Wychavon Festival of Brass
(1st Section)
Music: Entertainment Programme
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 1st Prize
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Isle of Man Festival
(Section A)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 1st Prize (4 bands)
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North West Regional Championships
(1st Section)
Music: The Forest of Dean (D. Bourgeois)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 3rd Prize
1992
Spring Festival
(Grand Shield)
Music: Essence of Time (P. Graham)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 19th Place
North West Regional Championships
(1st Section)
Music: Celebration (E. Ball)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 4th Place
Wychavon Festival of Brass
(1st Section)
Music: Entertainment Programme
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 1st Prize
Wychavon Festival of Brass
(Championship Section)
Music: Entertainment Programme
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 2nd Prize
1991
Wychavon Festival of Brass
(1st Section)
Music: Entertainment Programme
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 2nd Prize
Pontins Brass Band Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: Le Roi d'Ys
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 7th place
Spring Festival
(Grand Shield)
Music: Le Carnival Romain (Berlioz arr. F. Wright)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 9th Place
North West Regional Championships
(2nd Section)
Music: Journey Into Freedom (E. Ball)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
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1990
Pontins Brass Band Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: Festival Music (E. Ball)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
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Isle of Man Festival
(Section A)
Music: Entertainment Programme
Conductor:
Robert Wyatt
Result: 3rd Prize (8 bands)
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Spring Festival
(Grand Shield)
Music: Trittico (James Curnow)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 19th Place
Rochdale Contest
(Section A)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 1st Prize (15 bands)
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1989
Tyldesley Contest
(Section A)
Result: 2nd Prize
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Pontins Brass Band Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: Sovereign Heritage (J. Beaver)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 2nd Prize
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Burtonwood Brewery Brass Band Championships
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 2nd Prize
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Pontins Southport Contest
(Championship Section)
Music: Variations on the Shining River (Edmund Rubbra)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 1st Prize
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1988
Pontins Brass Band Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: The Year of the Dragon (P. Sparke)
Conductor:
Hugh Megarrell
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North West Regional Championships
(2nd Section)
Music: Royal Parks (G. Lloyd
Conductor:
Hugh Megarrell
Result: 2nd Prize (16 bands)
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National Championship of Great Britain
(2nd Section)
Music: Sunrise (E. Ball)
Conductor:
Hugh Megarrell
Result: 6th Place (18 bands)
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1987
Pontins Brass Band Championships
(2nd Section)
Music: The Aeronauts (Goff Richards)
Conductor:
Hugh Megarrell
Result: 1st Prize
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Pontins Southport Contest
(2nd Section)
Music: The Wand of Youth (Elgar arr. Gay)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 3rd Prize
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North West Regional Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: The Margam Stones (G. Wood)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 3rd Prize
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Buxton Brass Band Festival
(Section A)
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1986
Tyldesley Contest
(Section A)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 2nd Prize
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Buxton Brass Band Festival
(Section A)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 1st Prize (13 bands)
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Pontins Southport Contest
(Championship Section)
Music: Lorenzo (Thomas Keighley)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Rochdale Contest
(Section A)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
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1985
Pontins Brass Band Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: Life Divine (C. Jenkins)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
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Pontins Southport Contest
(Championship Section)
Music: Oceans (G. Richards)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 4th Place
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1984
NWABBA Contest
(Championship Section)
Music: Triumphant Rhapsody (G. Vinter)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
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1983
Pontins Brass Band Championships
(2nd Section)
Music: Tournament for Brass (E. Ball)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 3rd Prize
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National Championship of Great Britain
(2nd Section)
Music: Variations and Fugue (D. Henshall)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 2nd Prize (16 bands)
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Pontins Southport Contest
(2nd Section)
Music: Prince Igor Overture (Borodin arr. Barsotti)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 1st Prize
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North West Regional Championships
(2nd Section)
Music: Caprice Brass Fair (G. Winter)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 2nd Prize (14 bands)
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NWABBA Contest
(Championship Section)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 2nd Prize
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1981
Pontins Brass Band Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: James Cook Circumnavigator (G. Vinter)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
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Spring Festival
(Grand Shield)
Music: Tournament for Brass (Eric Ball)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
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Pontins Southport Contest
(Championship Section)
Music: Tournament for Brass (E. Ball)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 4th Prize
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1980
Pontins Southport Contest
(Championship Section)
Music: Journey into Freedom (E. Ball)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 7th Place
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1979
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival
(2nd Section)
Music: Coriolanus (C. Jenkins)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 8th Place
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Spring Festival
(Grand Shield)
Music: Sinfonietta for Brass Band (G. Langford)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 14th Place (20 bands)
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NWABBA Contest
(2nd Section)
Music: Labour and Love (P. Fletcher)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 1st Prize
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1978
Pontins Brass Band Championships
(2nd Section)
Music: Rococo Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky (A. St
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 1st Prize
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Spring Festival
(Grand Shield)
Music: Second Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals (E. Ball)
Conductor:
John Evans
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1977
Pontins Brass Band Championships
(2nd Section)
Music: Prince Igor Overture (Borodin arr. Barsotti)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
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Pontins Southport Contest
(2nd Section)
Music: Promenade (F. Bryce)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 4th Place
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Oldham Contest
(Section A)
Result: 3rd Prize
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1976
Spring Festival
(Grand Shield)
Music: The Frogs of Aristophanes (G. Bantock arr. F. Wrig
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
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1975
National Championship of Great Britain
(2nd Section)
Music: Caliban (A. Butterworth)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
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Spring Festival
(Grand Shield)
Music: Tournament for Brass (E. Ball)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
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North West Regional Championships
(2nd Section)
Music: Rhapsody in Brass (Dean Goffin)
Conductor:
Alan Lawton
Result: 1st Prize
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1974
Spring Festival
(Grand Shield)
Music: Prince Igor Overture (Borodin arr. Barsotti)
Conductor:
G.T. Shawcross
Result: 4th Place
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1972
Wills Regional Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: Prometheus Unbound (G. Bantock)
Conductor:
G.T. Shawcross
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Spring Festival
(Grand Shield)
Music: Academic Festival Overture (Brahms arr. D. Wright)
Conductor:
G.T. Shawcross
Result: 18th Place
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North West Regional Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: Concert Overture for Brass Band (V. Tausky)
Conductor:
G.T. Shawcross
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1971
Spring Festival
(Grand Shield)
Music: Lorenzo (T. Keighley)
Conductor:
G.T. Shawcross
Result: 17th Place
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1970
Spring Festival
(Grand Shield)
Music: Norwegian Artists' Carnival (Svendsen arr. E. Sieb
Conductor:
G.T. Shawcross
Result: 3rd Prize
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NWABBA Contest
(2nd Section)
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Wills Regional Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: The Frogs of Aristophanes (G. Bantock arr. F. Wrig
Conductor:
G.T. Shawcross
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1969
Spring Festival
(Grand Shield)
Music: Peddars Way (K. Wright)
Conductor:
G.T. Shawcross
Result: 11th Place
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1968
Spring Festival
(Grand Shield)
Music: Les Preludes (Liszt arr. W. Rimmer)
Conductor:
Adrian Morton
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1967
Blackpool Contest
(Section A)
Conductor:
Charles Holt
Result: 3rd Prize
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Lewis's Entertainment Contest Final
Music: Entertainment Programme
Result: 1st Prize
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Lewis's Entertainment Contest Semi-Final
Music: Entertainment Programme
Result: 2nd Prize (14 bands)
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1966
Spring Festival
(Grand Shield)
Music: Main Street (E. Ball)
Conductor:
Charles Holt
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Lewis's Entertainment Contest Final
Music: Entertainment Programme
Result: 3rd Prize
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Lewis's Entertainment Contest Semi-Final
Music: Entertainment Programme
Result: 1st Prize
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1965
North West Regional Championships
(Championship Section)
Music: Themes from the First Symphony (Beethoven arr. E.
Conductor:
Charles Holt
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Spring Festival
(Grand Shield)
Music: The Shipbuilders (P. Yorke)
Conductor:
Charles Holt
Result: 4th Place
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1964
NWABBA Contest
(Championship Section)
Result: 3rd Prize
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National Championship of Great Britain
(2nd Section)
Music: Oasis (E. Ball)
Conductor:
Charles Holt
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North West Regional Championships
(2nd Section)
Music: Suite: The Great City (W. Lovelock)
Conductor:
Charles Holt
Result: 1st Prize
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1963
National Championship of Great Britain
(3rd Section)
Music: The Ancient Mariner (Laurent arr. W. Rimmer)
Conductor:
Charles Holt
Result: 1st Prize
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1962
North West Regional Championships
(3rd Section)
Music: Three Characteristic Pieces (A. Carse)
Conductor:
Charles Holt
Result: 4th Place
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1960
Yorkshire v Lancashire Contest
(Class C)
Music: Passing Moods (T.J. Powell)
Conductor:
Charles Holt
Result: 1st Prize
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National Championship of Great Britain
(4th Section)
Music: In Tudor Days (H. Geehl)
Conductor:
Charles Holt
Result: 1st Prize
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Spring Festival
(Senior Trophy)
Music: Gallions Reach (P. Yorke)
Conductor:
Charles Holt
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Blackpool Contest
(Section C)
Conductor:
Charles Holt
Result: 1st Prize
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North West Regional Championships
(4th Section)
Music: The Princess and the Poet (Eric Ball)
Conductor:
Charles Holt
Result: 1st Prize
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1959
National Championship of Great Britain
(4th Section)
Music: Holiday Sketches (D. Rimmer)
Conductor:
Charles Holt
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1956
Spring Festival
(Senior Trophy)
Music: Snowdon Fantasy (T.J. Powell)
Conductor:
J.R. Heap
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1953
Spring Festival
(Senior Trophy)
Music: A Holiday Suite (E. Ball)
Conductor:
K. Smith
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1950
Belle Vue May Contest
(Class C)
Music: Divertimento (E. Ball)
Conductor:
J.R. Heap
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North West Regional Championships
(3rd Section)
Music: May Day (J.A. Greenwood)
Conductor:
J.R. Heap
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1949
Belle Vue May Contest
(Class D (Group 1))
Music: Pride of the Forest (J.A. Greenwood)
Conductor:
J.R. Heap
Result: 4th Place
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1937
Belle Vue May Contest
(Class C)
Music: In Days of Old
Conductor:
J.R. Heap
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1931
Belle Vue May Contest
(Class C)
Music: The Spirit of Youth (J.A. Greenwood
Conductor:
C.F. Swift
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1912
Whaley Bridge Contest
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1898
Glossop Contest
Music: La Favorita (Donizetti arr. C. Godfrey Jr)
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Compstall Contest
Music: La Favorita (Donizetti arr. C. Godfrey Jr)
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1897
Stockport Contest
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1894
Poynton Contest
Music: Comfort Ye and the Glory
Conductor:
Thomas Valentine
Result: 4th Place
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