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2005 National Championships of Great Britain - Championship Section

Date:
Saturday, October 15, 2005

Venue:
Royal Albert Hall, London

Test piece:
Eden (Dr John Pickard)

Adjudicator(s):
David Read, John Berryman, Malcolm Brownbill

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Leyland Russell Gray 5 198
2 Black Dyke Dr. Nicholas Childs 17 197
3 Buy As You View Dr. Robert Childs 6 196
4 Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) Allan Withington 20 195
5 YBS Band Prof. David King 12 194
6 Brighouse & Rastrick James Gourlay 18 193
7 Redbridge Brass Melvin White 4 192
8 Fairey FP (Music) Band Simon Stonehouse 9 191
9 Desford Colliery Nigel Seaman 15 190
10 Reg Vardy Ray Farr 8 189
11 Whitburn Andrew Duncan 2 187
12 Woolley Pritchard Sovereign Brass Steve Bastable 10 186
13 Bournemouth Concert Brass Nigel Taken 13 185
14 Newtongrange Raymond Tennant 19 184
15 Cwmaman Institute (Tower Colliery) John Hudson 3 183
16 BTM Philip Harper 14 182
17 BHK (UK) Ltd Horden Michael Fowles 16 181
18 Aveley & Newham Nigel Taken 7 180
19 St. Austell David Loukes 1 179
20 Tavistock Chester–le-Street Riverside Ian Robinson 11 177

Best Instrumentalist: Runar Valheim Vaernes, trombone, Leyland 



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