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Regional Championships: North West

Section 4 Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2024 Stalybridge Old Nigel Lawless Music for Jock Tamson, Alan Fernie
2023 Golborne Les Webb Hungerford Town, Darol Barry
2022 Morecambe Andrew Porter Argos, Stephen Hodel
2020 BMP Europe Ltd Goodshaw David W Ashworth Neverland (Christopher Bond)
2019 Sale Brass John Anderson Stantonbury Festival, Ray Steadman-Allen
2018 Lostock Hall Memorial Joshua Hughes World Tour, Rodney Newton
2016 Thornton Cleveleys Stephen Craig The Journal of Phileas Fogg, Professor Peter Graham
2015 Formby Louise Hough An English Pastorale, Dean Jones
2014 Stacksteads Fred Bowker Three Spanish Impressions, Alan Fernie
2013 City of Chester Philip Mottershead A Devon Fantasy, Eric Ball
2012 Golborne Paul Andrews English Folk Song Suite, Ralph Vaughan Williams
2011 Besses Boys James Holt Prelude, Song and Dance, John Golland
2010 Hazel Grove Nigel Beasley Saint-Saens Variations, Philip Sparke
201 Thornton Cleveleys Stephen Craig St Andrews Variations, Alan Fernie
2009 Eccles Borough Les Webb The Talisman, Frank Hughes
2008 Uppermill A. Widdop Four Cities Symphony - Rodney Newton
2007 Formby L. Hough The Seasons, Philip Wilby
2006 Oldham (Lees) John Collins Anglian Dances, Alan Fernie
2005 Oldham (Lees) J. Collins Divertimento, Brian Kelly
2004 Pemberton Old Wigan B P. Ashley Partita, Edward Gregson
2003 Trinity Girls S. Barton Lydian Pictures, S. Dobson
2002 Timperley G. Hetherington Suite in Bb, G. Jacob
2001 Pemberton Old 'B' P. Ashley Sinfonietta Pastorale, H. Gheel
2000 Diggle D. Morris The Haslemere Suite, P. Graham
1999 Old Hall Brass N. Parkinson Indian Summer, E. Ball
1998 Hazel Grove L. Hall Solemn Melody & Scenes From A Comedy
1997 Old Hall Brass N. Parkinson Pennine Moors, D. Barry
1996 Manx Concert Brass I. Clague Mexican Fiesta, R. Hammer
1995 Trinity Girls W. Carter Little Suite For Brass No. 1, Malcolm Arnold
1994 Normid 2000 Brass D. Newton The Journeymen, Ray Steadman-Allen
1993 Barnton Silver S. A. Yates Impromptu, Eric Ball
1992 Eatons Franworth S. Booth The Seafarers, Bruce Fraser
1991 Fatons Farnworth R. Taylor Four Fors for Brass, William Relton
1990 Warburtons Bakery Bolton A. Marsh Summer Fantasy, Kees Schoonebeek
1989 Eccles Borough M. B. Obermuller Suite For Brass, Mike Davis
1988 Lees & Glodwick T. Holden Stantonbury Festival, R. Steadman-Allen
1983 Bedford M. Brownbill 1st Suite in Eb, Gustav Holst arr. Sydney Herbert
1982 Bedford Church A. Marsh Excelsior, Ronal Hanmer
1981 Bedford Church A. Marsh Fantasy For Brass Bands, Bramwell Wiggins
1979 Delph D. Jennings The Winter's Tale, Reginald Heath, or Overture Blenheim, Arthur Butterworth
1978 Dutton-Forshaw F. Hough Mexican Fiesta, Ronald Hamner
1977 Crewe Co-operative G. Seals Hungarian Fantasy, Albert Jakeway
1976 Middlewich R. Mortimer Voices of Youth, Edward Gregson
1975 Pemberton Old M. Brownbill The Seasons, John Carr
1972 Whaley Bridge Public P. Cordey The Rising Generation, Edrich Siebert
1971 Haydock & Ashton Youth C. Fradley An Ancient Temple, Eric Ball
1970 Bury Silver H. Parry W. Scholes
1965 Poulton-le-Fylde Silver C. Carter English Suite, Dr. Williams Lovelock
1964 Haydock Prize C. Fradley A Rural Suite, Charles Woodhouse, Eric Ball
1962 Blackley Prize G. Cheshire Contest Day, Eric Ball


Contest: 171st British Open

Saturday 6 September • Broad Street, Birmingham. B1 2EA


Contest: Lower Sections 1-4 National Finals

Saturday 13 September • Cheltenham Racecourse, Evesham Road, Cheltenham GL50 4SH


Contest: Lower Sections 1-4 National Finals

Sunday 14 September • Cheltenham Racecourse, Evesham Road, Cheltenham. . *Please note as of 24th August 2023 the date is provisional according to Kapitol Promotions website GL50 4SH


Petworth Town Band - Petworth Town Band at Petworth Heritage weekend

Saturday 20 September • Centre of Petworth Town GU28 OAH


Cheltenham Silver Band - Holst Birthday Concert

Saturday 20 September • All Saints Church, All Saints Road, Pittville, Cheltenham GL52 2HG


Delph Band

September 9 • We are a friendly, hardworking North West 2nd Section band based in Saddleworth. Rehearsal nights are Mondays and Wednesdays, 8-10pm at Delph Band Club. We are currently looking to fill the following positions; Tutti Cornet, Percussion and Eb Bass.


Otley Brass Association

September 7 • Front Row Cornet. -. Otley Brass Band are keen to recruit a 5th member for their front row cornets (position negotiable).. . This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving band of 30+ players under the leadership of our newly appointed MD, Martyn Beecham


wantage silver band

September 6 • Wantage Band (Championship Section) have vacancies for a Bb BASS PLAYER and THIRD CORNET to complete their line up. Plenty of great concerts from now until Christmas with the Welsh Open, L&SC Area, British Open Grand Shield and Whit Friday in 2026.


Stephen Tighe

ARCM, LDBBA, (Dip)PFS.
Adjudicator / Music Director / Arranger


               

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