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1980 Region: Wales - Section 4

Date:
Saturday, March 29, 1980

Venue:
The Park & Dare Hall, Treorchy

Test piece:
Overture to Youth, Eric Hughes

Adjudicator(s):
E. Williams

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1South Glamorgan YouthD. Jones-186
2Pontypool BrassA. F. Williams--
3CrwbinD. V. Hendy--
-Briton FerryR. Williams--
-Celynen CollieryA. Mason--
-Cwmaman InstituteT. Howells--
-Dulais ValleyA. R. Lewis--
-Pembroke BoroughR. J. Tucker--
-Tenby & DistrictC. Llewelyn--
-UskM. J. Tilley--

NB: That was the year of the great Welsh strike, when Wales was in dispute with the Nationals. They did hold their own contest in Treorchy instead and with the exception of the Cory Band, no other Welsh regional band appeared at the National Finals (although some North Wales bands who competed at the North West did).

Prize:

1st: £100
2nd: £ 50
3rd: £ 25 



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