Regional Championships 2026 - Results

Congratulations to the London & Southern Counties Regional Champion Band in each section: 

Championship Section: Zone One

Section 1: Fulham

Section 2: Staines

Section 3: Betteshanger Colliery Welfare

Section 4: Crystal Palace

Test Piece: Elgar Variations (Martin Ellerby)

Adjudicators: Robert Childs; David Hirst

1. Zone One (John Wilson)*
2. Sandhurst Silver (Joshua Ruck)*
3. Wantage (Chris King)
4. East London (Jayne Murrill)
5. Redbridge (Chris Bearman)
6. Friary (John Ward)
7. Amersham (Paul Fisher)
8. Haverhill Silver (Paul Filby)
9. Regent (Alan Duguid)
10. Hitchin (Andrew Kershaw)
11. Kidlington Concert (Jonathan Pippen)

* Qualify for an invitation to the Championship Section National Final

Test Piece: Variations on 'Was Lebet' (Andrew Wainright)

Adjudicators: David Hirst; Steven Mead

1. Fulham (Alan Thomas)*
2. East of England Co-op (Mark Ager)*
3. Wantage Concert (Daniel Hall)
4. Thundersley (Melvin White)
5. Tilbury (Melvin White)
6. Medway (Alan Gifford)
7. Bedford Town (Craig Patterson)
8. St. Sebastian Wokingham (John Watts)
9. Epsom & Ewell Silver (Tariq Ahmed)
10. Cawston (Leigh Sharpe)
11. Horsham Borough (Will Wilkins)
12. City of Cambridge (Phillip Fisher)
13. Egham (Gareth Green)
14. Chinnor Silver (Chris Andrews)

* Qualify for an invitation to the Section 1 National Final

Best Principal Cornet: Alice Godfrey (Fulham)
Best Soprano: Joel Newsome Hubbard (Fulham)
Best Bass Section: Wantage Concert

Test Piece: 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (Philip Harper)

Adjudicators: Jonathan Bates; Roger Argente

1. Staines (Gareth Trott)*
2. Lewes (Nathaniel Roff)*
3. Jersey Premier (Jason Mildren)*
4. Tendring (David Rowland)
5. Ware (Jonathan Lockwood)
6. City of Norwich (Robin Norman)
7. Alder Valley (David Hamilton)
8. Waterbeach (David Minchin)
9. Amersham Concert (Malcolm Peach)
10. Putney & Wimbledon (Sam Topp)
11. Welwyn Garden City (William Douglas)
12. Grimsdyke (William Barnes-McCallum)
13. Soham Comrades (David Minchin)
14. Littleport (Robert Nunnery)
15. Chiltern Hills (Gordon Davies)
16. Oxford Cherwell (Danny Dullforce)
17. Olney Brass (Philip Devine)

* Qualify for an invitation to the Section 2 National Final

Winning Conductor Len Smith Trophy: Gareth Trott (Staines)
Best Basses: Staines
Best Trombones: Jersey Premier

Test Piece: Three Haworth Impressions (Gordon Langford)

Adjudicators: Andrea Price; Steven Mead
1. Betteshanger Colliery Welfare (Mike West)*
2. Epping Forest (Kevin Schroeter)*
3. Tadley Concert (Paul Chapman)*
4. Hemel Hempstead (Dan Shave)
5. Great Yarmouth (Colin Swaep)
6. Fairlop (Kevin Jordan)
7. Yiewsley & West Drayton (Christopher Cole)
8. Chichester City (Alfie Hughes)
9. Watford (Ian Graves)
10. Hangleton (Richard Baker)
11. Cobham (Ben Miller)
12. Simon Langton (David Lockwood)
13. Godalming (James Haigh)
14. Hungerford Town (Tim Crouter)
15. Bradwell Silver (Brian Keech)
16. Jubilee (Oxford) (Clifford Sadler)
17. Cold Ash (Ian Walshaw)

* Qualify for an invitation to the Section 3 National Final

Test Piece: Indian Summer (Eric Ball)

Adjudicators: Andrea Price; Jonathan Bates
1. Crystal Palace (Jim Lynch)*
2. Brighton & Hove City (Rom Stanko)*
3. City of Oxford Silver (Douglas Brown)*
4. City of Colchester (Jayne Barnes)
5. Hadstock Silver (Tomos Morgan)
6. Pangbourne & District Silver (Stewart Lewins)
7. Regent Community (Simon Tong)
8. Letchworth Garden City (Tim Welch)
9. Cottenham (Peter Mackley)
10. Woodbridge Excelsior (Alan Duguid)
11. Witney Town (Guy James)
12. Royston Town (Steve Earley)
13. Dereham (Tony Hampton)
14. Abbey (Neil Brownless)
15. Wantage Academy (Gavin Clemons)
16. Reading Spring Gardens (Stephen Buckell)
17. Patcham Silver (James Benka-Coker)

* Qualify for an invitation to the Section 4 National Final

Best Instrumentalist: Liz Price (cornet) Brighton & Hove City
Best Bass Section: Woodbridge Excelsior
Youngest Player: Witney Town

Congratulations to the Midlands Regional Champion Band in each section: 

Championship Section: GUS

Section 1: Rushden Town

Section 2: Harborough

Section 3: Market Rasen

Section 4: Cubbington Silver

Set Work: Elgar Variations (Martin Ellerby)
Adjudicators: Dr Robert Childs; Andrea Price

1. GUS (Christopher Bond)*
2. Desford Colliery (Ian Porthouse)**
3. Derwent (Jack Capstaff)*
4. Newstead (Martin Heartfield)
5. Ratby Co-operative (Glyn Williams)
6. Enderby (Gareth Westwood)
7. Langley (Cliff Parker)
8. Sovereign (David Maplestone)
9. Thoresby Colliery (Luke Pallister)
10. Blidworth Welfare (Colum O'Shea)
11. Staffordshire (Lee Woodward)
12. Kibworth (Brendan Caddy)

Best Instrumentalist: Rhys Cave (flugel) — GUS 

 *Qualify for an invitation to the Championship Section National Final
**Pre-qualified for an invitation to the Championship Section National Final 

Set Work: Variations on 'Was Lebet' (Andrew Wainwright)
Adjudicators: Mark Wilkinson; Paul Norley

1. Rushden Town (Adele Hudson)*
2. Raunds Temperance (Jonathan Pippen)*
3. Hucknall & Linby MC (Chris Ledger-Knapp)*
4. Central England (Stephen Phillips)
5. Jackfield (Craig Stevens)
6. Audley (Tom Hancock)
7. Bilton Silver (Rugby) (David Stowell)
8. Gresley Colliery (Richard Windle)
9. Foss Dyke (Gareth Westwood)
10. Hathern (Gary Wyatt)
11. Bedworth (Jonathan Mott)
12. Oddfellows (John Davis)
13. Shirland Welfare (Lynden Cooper)
14. City of Coventry (Lee Woodward)
15. Shirley (Kieron Howe)

Best Instrumentalist: Matt Freestone (cornet) — Rushden Town

*Qualify for an invitation to the Section 1 National Final 

Set Work: 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (Philip Harper)
Adjudicators: Stan Lippeatt; Mark Wilkinson

1. Harborough (Ben Smith)*
2. Leicestershire Co-op (Ben Hewlett-Davies)*
3. Towcester Studio (Ian Knapton)
4. Stamford Brass (Julian Bright)
5. Stourport on Severn (Oliver Wilson)
6. Rolls Royce (Derby) (Adrian Lacey)
7. Tintwistle (Jim Henson)
8. Carlton Brass (Matthew Ludford-King)
9. Thrapston Town (Nathan Waterman)
10. Wellington (Telford) (David Nicholson)
11. City of Birmingham (Saphran Ali)
12. Ratby Co-operative Mid (Nicholas Garman)
13. Burbage Buxton (Steve Critchlow)

* Qualify for an invitation to the Section 2 National Final

Set Work: Three Haworth Impressions (Gordon Langford)
Adjudicators: Jack Capstaff; Stan Lippeatt

1. Market Rasen (Peter Richardson)*
2. Shirebrook Miners Welfare (Christopher Banks)*
3. Avonbank (Evesham) (Micah Parsons)*
4. Ibstock Brick (Jon Penton)
5. Syston (Alex Bland)
6. Long Eaton Silver (James Dennis)
7. Whitwell (Sam Fisher)
8. Pleasley Colliery Welfare (Geof Benson)
9. Newark Town (Gary Wyatt)
10. Wigston (Colin Jones)
11. Shipston Town (Alex Bland)
12. Ireland Colliery (Chesterfield) (Sarah Fellowes)
13. Amington (Chris Barker)
14. Cleobury Mortimer Concert (Craig Williams)
15. Wem Jubilee (Cathy Rutherford)

Best Instrumentalist: Mark Brimble (cornet) — Shirebrook Miners Welfare

*Qualify for an invitation to the Section 3 National Final 

Set Work: Indian Summer (Eric Ball)
Adjudicators: Paul Norley; Stan Lippeatt

1. Cubbington Silver (Mark Scott)*
2. Matlock (Chris Banks)*
3. Croft Silver (Henry Dunger)
4. Brackley & District (Archie Batty)
5. Moulton 77 (Kirsty Woodhouse)
6. Newhall (Kevin Holdgate)
7. Arrow Valley (Alex Bland)
8. Trentham (Steve Churchill)
9. Bilton Silver (Evolution) (Jodie Kelsall)
10. Bretforton Silver (Paul Wood)
11. Coventry Festival (Allan Wheelhouse)
12. Malvern Hills & District (Chris License)
13. Dunchurch (Paul Whitmore)
14. Corby Silver (Daniel Thompson)

Best Instrumentalist: Kevin Lee (cornet) — Matlock

*Qualify for an invitation to the Section 4 National Final
Withdrew: Daventry

Congratulations to the North of England Regional Champion Band in each section: 

Championship Section: EverReady

Section 1: Durham Miners' Association

Section 2: Felling

Section 3: Barton Community

Section 4: Driffield Silver

Test Piece: Elgar Variations (Martin Ellerby)

Adjudicators: Anne Crookston; Stephanie Binns

1. EverReady (David Morton)*
2. NASUWT Riverside (Prof. Nicholas Childs)*
3. City of Hull (Jonathan Beatty)
4. Easington Colliery (Allan Withington)
5. Fishburn (Ray Farr)
6. Cockerton Prize (Duncan Wilson)
7. Shepherd Brass (Richard Wilton)
8. Tewit Silver (Martin Hall)

* Qualify for an invitation to the Championship Section National Final

Best Soprano: Andrew Bannister (EverReady)
Best Principal Cornet: Tina Mortimer (EverReady)
Best Baritone: Fiona Casewell (EverReady)
Best Euphonium: Andrew Hedley (EverReady)
Best Trombone: Danny Brooks (City of Hull)
Best Bass Section: EverReady
Best Percussion: EverReady

Test Piece: Variations on 'Was Lebet' (Andrew Wainwright)

Adjudicators: David Roberts; Anne Crookston
1. Durham Miners' Association (Stuart Gray)*
2. York Railway Institute (Dr David Lancaster)*
3. East Cleveland (Tim Oldroyd)
4. Houghton (Aidan Hodgson)
5. Harrogate (Craig Ratcliffe)
6. Ripon City (Gary Hallas)
7. Kirkbymoorside Town (Sarah Woodward)
8. Ferryhill Town (Mareika Gray)

* Qualify for an invitation to the Section 1 National Final

Best Trombones: Durham Miners' Association
Best Horns: Durham Miners' Association
Best Percussion: Durham Miners' Association
Best Bass Section: York Railway Institute
Youngest player with winning band: Alex Dunphy

Test Piece: 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (Philip Harper)

Adjudicators: Stephanie Binns; Martin Heartfield

1. Felling (Stephen Malcolm)*
2. Ellington Colliery (Clare Winter)*
3. Flookburgh Silver (Stephen Craig)
4. East Durham Medical Group Peterlee (Lewis Wilkinson)
5. Ashington Colliery (Nigel Steadman)
6. NASUWT Concert (Michael Franey)
7. Dunston Silver (Fraser Hodgson)
8. Westoe (Mark Sidwell)

* Qualify for an invitation to the Section 2 National Final

Best Soprano: Yvonne Malcolm (Felling)
Best Baritone: Sharon Smith (Felling)
Best Euphonium: Daisy Fern (Felling)
Best Bass Section: Flookburgh

Test Piece: Three Haworth Impressions (Gordon Langford)

Adjudicators: Martin Heartfield; David Roberts

1. Barton Community (Gary Oglesby)*
2. East Riding of Yorkshire (Richard Grantham)*
3. Spennymoor Town (Fiona Casewell)
4. Bearpark & Esh Colliery (Gavin Brown)
5. Trimdon Concert (Andrew Hall)
6. Knaresborough Silver (Nicolas Garrett)
7. North Lakes (Dennis Hadfield)
8. Jayess Newbiggin (Alan Fernie)

* Qualify for an invitation to the Section 3 National Final

Best Cornet: James Kerridge (East Riding of Yorkshire)
Best Euphonium: Sam Ringrose (Barton Community)
Best Percussion: Spennymoor
Best Basses: East Riding of Yorkshire

Test Piece: Indian Summer (Eric Ball)

Adjudicators: Alan Fernie; Mathew Whitfield

1. Driffield Silver (Peter Kench)*
2. Swinton & District Excelsior (Stephen Hague)*
3. Cleethorpes (Brian Harper)
4. Craghead Colliery (Rob Collinson)
5. Penrith Town (Ian Butterworth)
6. Marske (Victoria Wilson)
7. Billingham Silver (Garry Harvey)
8. Backworth Colliery (Chris Travis)
9. Tewit Community (Andy Williams)
10. Easingwold Town (Peter Woodrow)

* Qualify for an invitation to the Section 4 National Final

Best Principal Cornet: Luke Gledhill (Driffield Silver)
Best Euphonium: Rachael Dunbar (Swinton & District Excelsior)
Best Percussion: Cleethorpes
Youngest Player with winning band: Lewis Appleton

Congratulations to the North West Regional Champion Band in each section: 

Championship Section: Foden's

Section 1: Haydock

Section 2: Lostock Hall Memorial

Section 3: Allerton

Section 4: Wardle Community

Test piece: Elgar Variations (Martin Ellerby)
Adjudicators: Dr Robert Childs; Gavin Saynor

1. Foden's (Russell Gray)*
2. KNDS Fairey (Phil Chalk)*
3. Pemberton Old Wigan DW (Thomas Wyss)
4. Freckleton (John Atkinson)
5. Leyland (Daniel Brooks)
6. Milnrow (Christopher Binns)
7. Wardle Anderson (Jamie Cooper)
8. Boarshurst Silver (Martyn Evans)
9. Rainford (Adam Taylor)
10. Whitworth Vale & Healey (Mike Golding)
11. Acceler8 (Jef Sparkes)

Best Cornet: Mark Wilkinson (Foden's)

*Qualify for an invitation to the Championship Section National Final

Test piece: Variations on 'Was Lebet' (Andrew Wainwright)
Adjudicators: John Doyle; Alan Widdop

1. Haydock (Mark Quinn)*
2. Tyldesley (Neil Samuel)*
3. Blackburn & Darwen (Daniel Thomas)*
4. Roberts Bakery (Mike Jones)
5. Wingates (Matthew Ryan)
6. Manx Concert (Michael Fowles)
7. Ashton-under-Lyne (Paul Lovatt Cooper)
8. Flixton (Adie Smith)
9. Diggle (Sean Conway)
10. Besses Boys (James Holt)
11. Skelmersdale (John Binns)
12. Eccles Borough (Mareika Gray)
13. Pemberton Old Wigan DW B (Ryan Breen)
14. Longridge (Mark Peacock)
15. Eagley (Christopher Wormald)
16. Silk (Tony Wyatt)
17. Valley (Haydock) (David Chadwick)

*Qualify for an invitation to the Section 1 National Final

Test piece: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Philip Harper)
Adjudicators: Martin Heartfield; Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale

1. Lostock Hall Memorial (Tommy Tynan)*
2. Bollington (Craig Mann)*
3. Uppermill (James Garlick)*
4. Dobcross Silver (Jason M Smith)
5. Rivington & Adlington (Malcolm Wilson)
6. Hazel Grove (Nigel Beasley)
7. Middleton (Kevin Gibb)
8. Old Hall (Trevor Halliwell)
9. Liverpool (Louise Hough MBE)
10. Poulton-le-Fylde (Stephen Craig)
11. Haslingden & Helmshore (Daniel Price)
12. City of Chester Bluecoat (Ewan Easton)
13. Marple (Sarah Groarke-Booth)
14. Eccleston (John Wood)
15. Golborne (Les Webb)
16. Delph (Philip Goodwin)
17. Hawk Green (Neil Hewson)
18. Mossley (Duncan Byers)
19. Morecambe (Steve R Terry)

Best Basses: Lostock Hall Memorial
Best Soprano: Poulton-le-Fylde
Youngest Player: Lostock Hall Memorial

*Qualify for an invitation to the Section 2 National Final

Test piece: Three Haworth Impressions (Gordon Langford)
Adjudicators: Leigh Baker; Benjamin Richeton

1. Allerton (Jamie Duncan)*
2. Littleborough (Max Stannard)*
3. Clock Face Miners Heritage (Will Haw)*
4. Trinity Girls (Craig Mann)
5. BMP Europe Ltd (Goodshaw) (Dean Redfern)
6. VBS Poynton (Joey Wong)
7. Ramsey Town (Robert Mitchell)
8. Blackpool (John North)
9. Besses o' th' Barn (Jacob Hickson)
10. Hoover Bolton (Joe Murtagh)
11. Rode Hall Silver (Ken Mackintosh)
12. Sale (Andrew Mallon)
13. Thornton Cleveleys (Matthew Balson)
14. Pilling Jubilee Silver (Joshua Hughes)
15. Stalybridge Old (Nigel Lawless)

*Qualify for an invitation to the Section 3 National Final

Test piece: Indian Summer (Eric Ball)
Adjudicators: Nicholas Garman; Sarah Groarke-Booth

1. Wardle Community (Jane Conway)*
2. Brindle (Steve Hartley)*
3. Onchan Silver (David Karran)
4. St. John's Mossley (Ben Hill-Wilson)
5. Red Admiral (Stuart Barton)
6. Farnworth & Walkden (Matt Whitfield)
7. Darwen (David W Ashworth)
8. Manx Youth (Ian Clague MBE)
9. Greenfield (Paul Towle)
10. Dobcross Youth (James Atkins)
11. Stacksteads (Matthew Spaight)
12. Cadishead Public (David Holland)
13. Blackley (Karl Stott)

Best Trombones: St John's Mossley

*Qualify for an invitation to the Section 4 National Final

Congratulations to the Scottish Champion Band in each section:

Championship Section: Whitburn

Section 1: Kirkintilloch Kelvin

Section 2: Johnstone

Section 3: Selkirk Silver

Section 4: Bon-Accord B

Set Work: Elgar Variations (Martin Ellerby)
Adjudicators: Chris King; John Doyle

1. Whitburn (Florent Didier): 192**
2. cooperation (Dr Glenn Van Looy): 191*
3. Kirkintilloch (Chris Binns): 188*
4. Dalmellington (Erik Janssen): 187
5. Coalburn Silver (Gareth Bowman): 186
6. Bon-Accord Silver (Adam Cooke): 185
7. Newtongrange Silver (Anne Crookston): 184
8. Bo'ness & Carriden (Phil Chalk): 183
9. Kingdom (Eoin Tonner): 182
10. Granite City (Raymond Tennant): 181

* Qualify for an invitation to the Championship Section National Final
** Pre-qualified for an invitation to the Championship Section National Final, and receive an invitation to represent Scotland at the 2027 European Championships in Montreux, Switzerland

Best Solo Cornet: Chris Bradley (Whitburn)
Best Soprano: Richard Bromley (Coalburn Silver)
Best Flugel: Kenny Crookston (Newtongrange Silver)
Best Horn: Andrew McMillan (Whitburn)
Best Baritone: Eilidh James (Granite City)
Best Euphonium: Valentin Duc (Whitburn)
Best Trombone: Paul Kiernan (Whitburn)
Best Bass: the cooperation band
Best Bass Section: the cooperation band
Best Percussion Section: Dalmellington

Set Work: Variations on 'Was Lebet' (Andrew Wainwright)
Adjudicators: Chris King; John Doyle

1. Kirkintilloch Kelvin (Mareika Gray): 192*
2. Lochgelly (Chris Shanks): 190*
3. Dalkeith & Monktonhall (James Chamberlain): 189
4. Unite Scotland Kinneil (Allan Ramsay): 188
5. Dunaskin Doon (Chris Bradley): 187
6. Bathgate (Craig Anderson): 186
7. Newmains & District (Paul McKelvie OBE): 184
8. Newmilns & Galston (Alan Friel): 183
9. Perthshire (Willie McMullan): 182
10. Jedforest Instrumental (Philip Rosier): 181

Best Horn: Rebecca Ritchie (Kirkintilloch Kelvin)
Best Instrumentalist: Jim Bone (Bass Trombone) — Lochgelly

 *Qualify for an invitation to the Section 1 National Final 

Set Work: 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (Philip Harper)
Adjudicators: Alan Duguid; Phillip Littlemore

1. Johnstone (Raymond Tennant): 192*
2. Campbeltown Brass (Owen Pickering): 191*
3. Annan Town (Lewis Wilkinson): 190
4. Renfrew Burgh (Mark Good): 189
5. Broxburn & Livingston (Stephen Malcolm): 188
6. Irvine & Dreghorn (Joshua Parkhill): 187
7. Croy Silver (Kenneth Blackwood): 185
8. Clackmannan District (Paul Drury): 183
9. Tullis Russell Mills (John-Luke Harris): 182
10. Shotts St Patrick's (Charlie Farren): 181
11. Highland (Bruce Wallace): 180

Best Instrumentalist: Euphonium (Croy Silver)

 *Qualify for an invitation to the Section 2 National Final 

Set Work: Three Haworth Impressions (Gordon Langford)
Adjudicators: Chris King; John Doyle

1. Selkirk Silver (Stuart Black): 190*
2. St David's (John A Dickson): 186*
3. Langholm Town (Chris Bradley): 184
4. Peebles Burgh Silver (David McAuley): 182
5. Kilmarnock Concert (Rebecca Wilson Paterson): 181
6. Brass Sounds Inverclyde (Caroline Tennant): 179
7. Buckhaven & Methil Miners (Steven Craig): 178
8. St Ronan's Silver (Michael Marzella): 177
9. Arbroath & Carnoustie (Neill McDonald): 176
10. Stranraer (Angela Miller): 175

Best Instrumentalist: Cornet (Selkirk Silver)

 *Qualify for an invitation to the Section 3 National Final 

Set Work: Indian Summer (Eric Ball)
Adjudicators: Alan Duguid; Phillip Littlemore

1. Bon-Accord B (Harry Marshall): 194*
2. Coalburn Intermediate (Gareth Bowman): 192*
3. Dysart Colliery Silver (Robert Fraser): 190
4. Kirkton Bathgate (Paul McKelvie OBE): 189
5. Irvine & Dreghorn Community Brass (John Boax): 188
6. Barrhead Burgh (Alan Friel): 187
7. Penicuik Silver (Jess Purbrick): 186
8. Turriff Silver (Matt Bailey): 185
9. Dundee Instrumental (Bob McDonald): 184
10. Whitburn Heartlands (Peter Holmes): 183
11. Hawick Saxhorn (Greig Murray): 182
12. Dunfermline City (Paul Dickens): 181
14. MacTaggart Scott Loanhead (Amy Paterson): 180

Best Instrumentalist: Euphonium (Bon Accord B)
Youngest BBb Bass Player: Jamie Wallace (Penicuik Silver)
*Qualify for an invitation to the Section 4 National Final 

Congratulations to the Welsh Champion Band in each section: 

Championship Section: Cory

Section 1: Parc & Dare

Section 2: Markham & District

Section 3: City of Cardiff (Melingriffith 2)

Section 4: Gwaun Cae Gurwen

Test Piece: Elgar Variations (Martin Ellerby)
Adjudicators: Dr Stephen Cobb; Stephen Roberts

1. Cory (Philip Harper)**
2. Tredegar (Ian Porthouse)*
3. Ebbw Valley (Matthew Rowe)
4. City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) M1 (David Roberts)
5. Northop Silver (Thomas Wyss)
6. Tongwynlais Temperance (Owen Farr)
7. BTM (Richard Marshall)

* Qualify for an invitation to the Championship Section National Final
** Cory will also represent Wales at the 2027 European Championships in Montreux

Best Instrumentalist: Brett Baker (trombone) — Cory
Best Cornet Player: Hannah Plumridge (Cory)
Best Bass Section: Cory

Test Piece: Variations on 'Was Lebet' (Andrew Wainwright)
Adjudicators: Dr Stephen Cobb; Stephen Roberts

1. Parc & Dare (Dewi Griffiths)*
2. Pontardulais Town (Paul Jenkins)
3. Tylorstown (Andrew Jones)
4. Beaumaris (Bari Gwilliam)
5. Lewis Merthyr (Carl Saunders)
6. Usk (James Jones)

*Qualify for an invitation to the Section 1 National Final

Brian Buckley Memorial Award to Winning Conductor: Dewi Griffiths
Best Instrumentalist: Natalie Gibson (horn) — Tylorstown

Test Piece: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (Philip Harper)
Adjudicators: Dr Robert Childs; Martin Heartfield

1. Markham & District (Gary Davies)*
2. Abertillery Town (Lee Blankley)*
3. Crosskeys Silver (Dave Collins)
4. Newport Borough (Martin McHale)
5. Ammanford Town Silver (Glyn Rhys Davies)
6. Royal Buckley Town (Keith Jones)
7. Abergavenny Borough (Lana Tingay)
8. City of Wrexham (Matt Ryan)

Withdrew: Crwbin

* Qualify an invitation to the Section 2 National Final

Best Instrumentalist: Phil Lucas (euphonium) — Markham & District
Best Percussion: Crosskeys Silver

Test Piece: Three Haworth Impressions (Gordon Langford)
Adjudicators: Dr Robert Childs; Martin Heartfield

1. City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) 2 (Andrew Wilson-Dixon)*
2. Cwmtawe (Wayne Pedrick)*
3. Ynyshir (Robert Burnett)
4. Briton Ferry Silver (Jeff Pearce)
5. Newtown Silver (Alan Phillips)
6. Mid Rhondda (Adrian Morton)
7. Severn Tunnel (Louis Thomas)
8. Penclawdd (Alan Bourne)

Withdrew: Holywell

*Qualify for an invitation to the Section 3 National Final

Best Instrumentalist: Jonathan Mead (cornet) — Ynyshir

Test Piece: Indian Summer (Eric Ball)
Adjudicators: Dr Robert Childs; Martin Heartfield

1. Gwaun Cae Gurwen (Alex Parker)*
2. Royal Oakeley Silver (Aled Williams)
3. Blaenavon Town (Alun Williams)
4. Oakdale Silver (Adrian Browning)
5. Cambrian (Matthew Ruel)
6. Brass@Bont (Alison Gent)

*Qualify for an invitation to the Section 4 National Final

Best Instrumentalist: Dafydd Lewis (euphonium) — Gwaun Cae Gurwen

Congratulations to the West of England Regional Champion Band in each section: 

Championship Section: Flowers

Section 1: Lympstone

Section 2: Lanner & District Silver

Section 3: St Pinnock

Section 4: Pendennis

Test Piece: Elgar Variations (Martin Ellerby)
Adjudicators: Christopher Bond; Alan Morrison

1. Flowers (Paul Holland)**
2. Aldbourne (Glyn Williams)*
3. Verwood Concert Brass (Kevin Smith)*
4. Woodfalls (Russell Gray)
5. Michelmersh Silver (Kevin Smith)
6. Camborne Town (Dr Gareth Churcher)
7. St Dennis (Darren R Hawken)
8. A W Parker (Drybrook) (Joshua Ruck)
9. Lydbrook (David Barringer)
10. Filton Concert (Michael Fowles)
11. City of Bristol (Craig Roberts)
12. Chalford (Steve Tubb)

** Pre-qualified for an invitation to the Championship Section National Final
* Qualify for an invitation to the Championship Section National Final

Test Piece: Variations on 'Was Lebet' (Andrew Wainwright)
Adjudicators: Anne Crookston; Christopher Bond

1. Lympstone (Chris Spreadbury)*
2. Roche (Matt Green)*
3. Bournemouth Concert (Lloyd Bartlett)*
4. Brunel (Daniel Hall)
5. Andover Town (Ben Halstead)
6. St Austell Town (Steve Sykes)
7. Glastonbury (Liam Grunsell)
8. Bodmin Town (Simon Badge)
9. Sidmouth Town (Adrian Harvey)
10. Porthleven Town (Tom Bassett)
11. Gosport Solent (Phillip Littlemore)
12. Forest of Dean (Martyn Patterson)
13. Hyde (Kyle Blake)
14. Nailsworth Silver (Anri Adachi)
15. Sherborne Town (David Shead)
16. Plymouth City (David Ponsford)
17. Helston Town (Andrew Berryman)

* Qualify for an invitation to the Section 1 National Final

Test Piece: 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (Philip Harper)
Adjudicators: Stephanie Binns; Alan Morrison

1. Lanner & District Silver (Stuart Chappell)*
2. Verwood Town (Kevin Smith)*
3. Wotton under Edge & District (Jim Bennett)*
4. Lydney Town (Dr Thomas Dunne)
5. Bratton Silver (Colin Hogg)
6. St Keverne (Karl Long)
7. Denmead (Estelle Flood)
8. Wroughton Silver (Neil Webb)
9. Weston (Stephen Sykes)
10. Shrewton Silver (Emily Wilson)
11. Camborne Brass (Alan Pope BEM)
12. Mount Charles (Jeremy Taylor)
13. Ocean (Chris Davis)
14. Cinderford (Steve Kane)
15. Poole Borough (Andrew Elliott)
16. Hatherleigh Silver (Ed Keeley)

* Qualify for an invitation to the Section 2 National Final

Test Piece: Three Haworth Impressions (Gordon Langford)
Adjudicators: Michael Alcorn; Stephanie Binns

1. St Pinnock (Helen Varley)*
2. Bream Silver (Hugh Bamford)*
3. Swindon (Steve Yorke)*
4. Cheltenham Silver (Neil Brownless)
5. Exeter Railway (Ben Elliott)
6. Bideford Town (Mark Durham)
7. New Forest (Ian Luxford)
8. Shanklin Town (IOW) (Ashley Wicks)
9. City of Bath (Jason Andrews)
10. Redruth Town (Mark Wilson)
11. St Stythians (James Burns)
12. Downton (Lloyd Bartlett)
13. Illogan Sparnon Silver (Shaun Marsden)
14. Brunel Brass Academy (Daniel Hall)
15. Saltash Town (Joshua Green)
16. Crewkerne Silver (Paul Denegri)
17. Midsomer Norton & Radstock Silver (Harry Chambers)

* Qualify for an invitation to the Section 3 National Final

Test Piece: Indian Summer (Eric Ball)
Adjudicators: Michael Alcorn; Alan Duguid

1. Pendennis (Harry Weir)*
2. Shaftesbury Town Silver (Martin Hill)*
3. South Molton Town (Chris Willis MBE)
4. Bugle Silver (Aaron Harvey)
5. Tewkesbury Town (Will Norman)
6. Pillowell Silver (Ian Whitburn)
7. Okehampton Excelsior Silver (Paul Pennicotte-Henri)
8. Weymouth Concert (David Ansell)
9. Test Valley (Alun Grace)
10. Indian Queens (George J Barnes-Collier)
11. Plymouth City Academy (Paul Norley)
12. Chalford Academy (Steve Tubb)
13. Cheltenham Silver Academy (Colin Forster)

* Qualify for an invitation to the Section 4 National Final

Congratulations to the Yorkshire Regional Champion Band in each section: 

Championship Section: Hepworth

Section 1: South Yorkshire Police

Section 2: Hatfield & Askern Colliery

Section 3: Drighlington

Section 4: Queensbury Music Centre

Set Work: Elgar Variations (Martin Ellerby)
Adjudicator: Dr Stephen Cobb; Mareika Gray

1. Hepworth (Ryan Watkins)*
2. Grimethorpe Colliery (Frans Violet)*
3. Brighouse & Rastrick (Prof David King)
4. Black Dyke (Prof Nicholas J. Childs)**
5. Rothwell Temperance (David Roberts)
6. Hammonds (Morgan Griffiths)
7. Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Allan Withington)
8. Yorkshire Imperial (Ian McElligott)
9. Stannington (Sam Fisher)
10. Skelmanthorpe (Jonathan Bates)
11. Unite the Union (Jonathan Beatty)
12. Old Silkstone (Norman Law)

Best Principal Cornet: Adam Hofland Ward (Hepworth)
Best Instrumentalist: Chris Robertson (Brighouse & Rastrick)
Best Soloist: Noah Mallinson (Flugel) — Hammonds
Best Percussion Section: Rothwell Temperance
Youngest Player: Sebastian McClade (aged 15) — Unite the Union

*Qualify for an invitation to the Championship Section National Final
** Pre-qualified for an invitation to the Championship Section National Final

Set Work: Variations on 'Was Lebet' (Andrew Wainwright)
Adjudicators: Steve Pritchard-Jones; Gary Davies

1. South Yorkshire Police (Leigh Baker)*
2. Marsden Silver (Leigh Baker)*
3. Elland Silver (David McGlynn)
4. City of Bradford (Lee Skipsey)
5. Horbury Victoria (Dean Jones)
6. Emley (Tim Sidwell)
7. Hebden Bridge (Vicki Kennedy)
8. BD1 (Jamie Smith)
9. Crofton Silver (Gary Perrin)
10. Lindley (Alan Widdop)
11. Knottingley Silver (Kevin Belcher)

Best Soloist: Adrian Green (Horn) — South Yorkshire Police
Best Soprano: Dale Garner (City of Bradford)
Best Euphonium: Rhys Edwards (Marsden Silver)
Best Bass Section: South Yorkshire Police
Youngest Player: Daisy Griffiths (aged 13) — Elland Silver

*Qualify for an invitation to the Section 1 National Final

Set Work: 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (Philip Harper)
Adjudicators: Philip Wilby; Jacob de Haan

1. Hatfield & Askern Colliery (Richard Marshall)*
2. Kippax (James Beecham)*
3. Slaithwaite (Jason Smith)
4. Strata (David Holling)
5. Meltham & Meltham Mills (Tom Haslam)
6. Barnsley Metropolitan (Alex Francis)
7. Barnsley (Ben Brickles)
8. Chapeltown Silver (Garry Hallas)
9. Hade Edge (Derek Renshaw)
10. Clifton & Lightcliffe (John Clay)

Best Principal Cornet: Joe Clarbour (Hatfield & Askern Colliery)
Best Soloist: Euphonium — (Chapeltown Silver)
Best Bass Section: Slaithwaite
Youngest Player: Esme Marshall (aged 13) — Hatfield & Askern Colliery

*Qualify for an invitation to the Section 2 National Final

Set Work: Three Haworth Impressions (Gordon Langford)
Adjudicators: Philip Wilby; Jacob de Haan

1. Drighlington (John Roberts)*
2. Wetherby & District Silver (Craig Ratcliffe)*
3. Dronfield (Roland Spencer)
4. Wakefield Metropolitan (Michael Dodd)
5. Rockingham (Fiona Bishop)
6. Loxley Silver (Lindon Bolt)
7. Dinnington (Jonathan Beatty)
8. Huddersfield & Ripponden (Gavin Brown)
9. Oughtibridge (John Hopkinson)
10. Maltby Miners Welfare (Terry Clifford)
11. Lofthouse 2000 (Lee Whitworth)

Best Soloist: Adrian Wood — Cornet (Dronfield)
Best Solo Trombone: Drighlington
Best Percussion: Rockingham
Youngest Player: Isobel Sloane (aged 11) — Oughtibridge

*Qualify for an invitation to the Section 3 National Final

Set Work: Indian Summer (Eric Ball)
Adjudicators: Colum O'Shea; Alan Fernie

1. Queensbury Music Centre (Chris Lewis)*
2. Garforth (Gordon Eddison)*
3. Thurcroft Welfare (Matthew Wright)
4. Gawthorpe '85' (John Edward)
5. Dodworth Colliery M.W. (Charlie Bremen)
6. Crookes (Jim Fletcher)
7. Linthwaite (Tony Robertson)
8. Friendly (Sowerby Bridge) (Michael Silson)
9. Tingley (Allan Briggs)
10. Deepcar (Murray Preston)

Best Soloist: Euphonium (Garforth)
Best Percussion: Queensbury Music Centre
Youngest Player: Fletcher Lee (aged 11) — Deepcar

*Qualify for an invitation to the Section 4 National Final