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1979 Region: North West - Section 4

Date:
Sunday, April 1, 1979

Venue:
Guild Hall, Preston

Test piece:
The Winter's Tale, Reginald Heath, or Overture Blenheim, Arthur Butterworth

Adjudicator(s):
Peter Kitson

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1DelphD. Jennings27190
2DarwenG. Clough9189
3Morecambe & HeyshamJ. F. Fleming11187
4NewtownR. Roberts5186
-Askam TownH. G. Jackson13-
-Banks BrassA. Crane16-
-Bedford ChurchA. Hobson17-
-Bold Miners WelfareD. A. Owen4-
-Cheshire ConstabularyC. W. Holt20-
-CoppullJ. Durrant3-
-DeesideD. Mitchell23-
-Denton OriginalE. E. Harrison6-
-FormbyG. E. Hughes26-
-FreckletonF. Roberts24-
-GwernaffieldJ. W. Pemberton8-
-Haslington (1st) Boys Brig.D. G. Newton1-
-Holburn Hill RoyalL. Tyson14-
-KirklessC. Moore10-
-LatchfordF. C. Ingham22-
-Leigh SilverG. Gilbert19-
-LongridgeP. Gibbins18-
-Pilling JubileeD. Wright12-
-Rainford SilverG. T. Jones15-
-Rivington & AdlingtonV. Roocroft21-
-Royal OakeleyR. D. Morgan25-
-SchreiberP. Lockett28-
-Urmston & DavyhulmeG. P. Seals2-
-WorkingtonG. M. Gillett7-

Prize:

1st: £100 Plus The North West Region Challenge Shield
2nd: £ 50
3rd: £ 25 



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