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2004 Spring Festival - Senior Cup

Date:
Saturday, May 8, 2004

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
Journey into Freedom, Eric Ball

Adjudicator(s):
Geoffrey Whitham and Peter Roberts

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Ransome Russell Gray 1 -
2 Pennine Brass Ian Porthouse 19 -
3 BT Mike Fowles 17 -
4 Ashton Under Lyne Philip Chalk 5 -
5 BTM David Hirst 20 -
6 Laganvale Ernie Ruddock 13 -
7 Newtongrange Alan Morrison 14 -
8 Wingates Roy Curran 6 -
9 Bournemouth Concert David Hayward 12 -
10 United Co-op Crewe Jef Sparkes 15 -
11 Burry Port Town David Evans 2 -
12 Bo'ness and Carriden David James 18 -
13 Freckleton Paul Dalton 8 -
14 Dalmellington Richard Evans 16 -
15 Wooley Pritchard Sovereign Brass Trevor Jones 9 -
16 Drighlington Phil Shaw 3 -
17 Haydock Lynda Nicholson 4 -
18 Ratby Co-operative David Maplestone 7 -
19 Thoresby Colliery John Hudson 11 -
20 Kingdom Brass Alan Duguid 10 -

Qualifiers for 2005 Grand Shield:
Ransome, Pennine Brass, BT and Ashton Under Lyne

Best soloist: Cornet — Ransome

More information on relegation to follow 



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