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2005 Spring Festival - Grand Shield

Date:
Saturday, May 7, 2005

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
Masquerade, Philip Wilby

Adjudicator(s):
David Read and William Relton

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Hepworth (Persimmon Homes) Mark Bentham 12 -
2 Ashton Under Lyne Philip Chalk 15 -
3 Flowers Philip Harper 17 -
4 Travelsphere Holidays David Stowell 8 -
5 Pennine Brass Ian Porthouse 16 -
6 Mount Charles Dr Nicholas J Childs 9 -
7 Ransome Russell Gray 5 -
8 BT Mike Fowles 19 -
9 Besses o' th' Barn Jim Cant 18 -
10 Aveley & Newham Nigel Taken 13 -
11 Beaumaris Gwyn Evans 2 -
12 Cwmaman Institute Silver (Tower Colliery) John Hudson 20 -
13 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Brian Grant 1 -
14 Fishburn Ian McElligott 14 -
15 Leyland Frank Renton 6 -
16 Redbridge Melvin White 3 -
17 Kibworth John Berryman 4 -
18 Jaguar (Coventry) David Lea 7 -
19 Innovate Skelmanthorpe John Hinckley 10 -
20 East Yorkshire Motor Services John Gillam 11 -
w Glossop Old ---

Best soloist: Bob Gee, Euphonium — Ashton Under Lyne

Top two bands qualify for the British Open. 



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