National Finals 2026 - FULL RESULTS

Saturday 3 October

Test Piece: 

A Road Less Travelled By 

(Philip Sparke)

Adjudicators: 

Ray Farr, Alan Morrison, Prof. Rob Wiffin OBE

1. Cory

(Philip Harper)*
2. Aldbourne 

(Glyn Williams)*
3. Foden's 

(Russell Gray)*
4. Black Dyke 

(Prof. Nicholas Childs)*
5. Desford Colliery (David Morton)
6. Flowers 

(Paul Holland)
7. cooperation

(Katrina Marzella-Wheeler)
8. Zone One

(Richard Ward)
9. Grimethorpe Colliery 

(Allan Withington)
10. GUS

(Christopher Bond)
11. KNDS Fairey

(Philip Chalk)
12. Whitburn

(Chris Shanks)
13. Tredegar

(Ian Porthouse)
14. Derwent Brass (Jack Capstaff)
15. NASUWT Riverside (Richard Marshall)
16. Hepworth (Ryan Watkins)
17. Sandhurst Silver (Joshua Ruck)
18. Verwood Concert (Kevin Smith)
19. EverReady (Stephen Roberts)
20. Kirkintilloch (Christopher Binns)

*Top four bands pre-qualify for an invitation to the Championship Section National Final 2027

Most Outstanding Player: James Fountain (cornet) — Zone One Brass

James Shepherd Memorial Award to Principal Cornet of Winning Band: 

Kyle Lawson — Cory

 Saturday 19 September

Test piece: 

Beyond the Falls — The Smoke that Thunders 

(Andrew Wainwright)

Adjudicators: 

David Hirst, Dr David Thornton, Mark Wilkinson

1. Marsden Silver Prize (Ben Dixon)
2. Blackburn & Darwen (Daniel Thomas)
3. Roche 

(Matt Green)
4. South Yorkshire Police (Leigh Baker)
5. Parc & Dare 

(Dewi Griffiths)
6. East of England Co-op (Mark Ager)
7. Fulham 

(Alan Thomas)
8. Lochgelly 

(Chris Shanks)
9. York Railway Institute 

(Dr David Lancaster)
10. Raunds Temperance (Jonathan Pippen)
11. Tyldesley 

(Neil Samuel)
12. Kirkintilloch Kelvin (Mareika Gray)
13. Haydock 

(Mark Quinn)
14. Rushden Town (Adele Hudson)
15. Lympstone 

(Chris Spreadbury)
16. Hucknall & Linby MC (Chris Ledger-Knapp)
17. Bournemouth Concert (Lloyd Bartlett)
18. Durham Miners Association 

(Stuart Gray)

Most Outstanding Player: 

Rob Commons (cornet) — Roche

Saturday 19 September

Test Piece: 

Song of Courage 

(Eric Ball)

Adjudicators: 

Dr Robert Childs, Dr Stephen Cobb, Sheona White

1. Harborough 

(Ben Smith)
2. Lanner & District (Stuart Chappel)
3. Jersey Premier (Jason Mildren)
4. Johnstone Silver (Raymond Tennant)
5. Bollington

(Craig Mann)
6. Hatfield & Askern Colliery (Richard Marshall)
7. Uppermill (James Garlick)
8. Lewes

 (Nathaniel Roff)
9. Leicestershire Co-op 

(Ben Hewlett-Davies)
10. Felling

(Stephen Malcolm)
11. Wotton Under-Edge & District 

(Jim Bennett)
12. Campbeltown (Owen Pickering)
13. Ellington Colliery (Clare Winter)
14. Markham & District (Gary Davies)
15. Verwood Town (Kevin Smith)
16. Kippax

 (James Beecham)
17. Staines

(Gareth Trott)
18. Lostock Hall Memorial (Joe Murtagh)
19. Abertillery & District (Lee Blankley)

Most Outstanding Player:

David McWhirter (trombone) — Wotton Under-Edge & District

Sunday 20 September

Test piece: 

Snow Island

(Thierry Deleruyelle)

Adjudicators: 

Brett Baker, Andrea Price, Alan Bourne

1. Allerton (Jamie Duncan)
2. Betteshanger Colliery Welfare 

(Mike West)
3. East Riding of Yorkshire (Richard Grantham)
4. Clock Face Miners Heritage (Will Haw)
5. Selkirk Silver 

(Stuart Black)
6. St David's

(John Dickson)
7. Wetherby & District Silver (Craig Ratcliffe)
8. Cwmtawe 

(Wayne Pedrick)
9. Avonbank (Evesham) (Micah Parsons)
10. St Pinnock 

(Helen Varley)
11. Bream Silver (Hugh Bamford)
12. Tadley Concert

(Paul Chapman)
13. Shirebrook Miners' Welfare (Chris Banks)
14. Drighlington 

(Nick Eastwood)
15. Market Rasen 

(Peter Richardson)
16. Barton Community (Garry Oglesby)
17. M2 - City of Cardiff Melingriffith

(John Murray)
18. Epping Forest 

(Keith Schroeter)
19. Swindon

(Steve Yorke)
20. Littleborough (Max Stannard)

Most Outstanding Player:

Stuart Dickson (cornet) — St. David's

Sunday 20 September

Test piece: 

Heroes of the North (Peter Graham)

Adjudicators: 

Stephanie Binns, Nicholas Garman, Stephen Pritchard-Jones

1. Wardle Community (Jane Conway)
2. Queensbury Music Centre (Alan Hobbins)
3. Matlock 

(Chris Banks)
4. Gwaun Cae Gurwen (Alex Parker)
5. Brindle 

(Stephen Hartley)
6. Brighton & Hove City (Rom Stanko)
7. Bon-Accord B (Harry Marshall)
8. Crystal Palace 

(Jim Lynch)
9. Driffield Silver 

(Peter Kench)
10. Swinton & District Excelsior 

(Stephen Hague)
11. Cubbington Silver (Mark Scott)
12. City of Oxford (Douglas Brown)
13. Pendennis

(Harry Weir)
14. Garforth

(Gordon Eddison)
15. Shaftesbury Town Silver (Martin Hill)
16. Coalburn Intermediate (Gareth Bowman)

Most Outstanding Player:

Andy Abele (cornet) — Matlock

Youngest Player: 

Kyra Fernandez (aged 10) — Cubbington Silver