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1947 Spring Festival - Senior Trophy

Date:
Saturday, May 10, 1947

Venue:
Belle Vue, Manchester

Test piece:
Tales of Hoffmann, Arr. Frank Wright

Adjudicator(s):
W. Haydn Bebb, Chas A. Cooper

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Askam TownS. Cain-194
2ThornsettJ. Fletcher-192
3Workington TownW. Petre-190
4RawmarshH. Ackroyd-188
5Lee Mount SubscriptionJ. Fletcher-186
-Altoft's West Riding CollieryC. Wilkinson--
-Barrow-in-Furness Youth ClubsH. Sutcliffe--
-Black Dyke Mills JuniorH. Hepworth--
-Blackley Home Guard ComradesR. Dootson--
-City of CoventryJ. Major--
-Ellesmere Port & DistrictF. Brown--
-Heywood OldH. Johnson--
-L.M.S.F. Ackers--
-Lowea Colliery WelfareJ. Kerr--
-Miles Platting MissionH. Heap--
-New Mills OldS. Potts--
-Oswestry ExcelsiorR. Parry--
-Richard Johnson & Nephew LtdH. Warne--
-Shirebrook SilverJ. Levick--
-Shircoaks Colliery SilverJ. Brotherhood--
-Stubbins ValeJ. Hanson--
-Tarrans SilverJ. Keenan--
-WaterheadR. Woolley--
-WeldbankJ. Ralphs--
-WoodhouseH. Cook--

Prize:

1st: £15
2nd: £10
3rd: £ 5
4th: £ 3
5th: £ 2 



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