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1988 National Championships of Great Britain - Championship Section

Date:
Saturday, October 8, 1988

Venue:
Royal Albert Hall, London

Test piece:
Seascapes (Ray Steadman - Allen)

Adjudicator(s):
Ray Steadman - Allen, Trevor Green, William Relton

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Desford Colliery DowtyJames Watson11198
2Britannia Building SocietyHoward Snell12197
3Jaguar CarsRay Farr18196
4IMI Yorkshire ImperialJames Scott19195
5Williams Fairey EngineeringRoy Newsome14194
6Ever ReadyMajor Peter Parkes3193
7Brighouse & RastrickDerek Broadbent8192
8Sun LifeGeoffrey Brand6191
9Hyundai Heart of EnglandStephen Roberts13190
10Hartford Motors Concert BrassBarry Pope9189
11CWS GlasgowRob Wiffin4188
12Camborne TownStephen Sykes5186
13Airquick (Newark) RansomeDavid James10185
14BTMJames Gourlay16184
15National Smokeless Fuels (Coal Products)Roger Payne7183
16William Davis ConstructionKeith Wilkinson17182
17Scottish Brewers (Newtongrange)David James15181
18CoryMajor Arthur Kenny2180
19London Electricity Redbridge BrassGraham Chambers1178

Prizes:
First: £2000
Second: £1500
Third: £1000

Stanley Boddington Trophy Winner: James Watson

Winning band also received the National Plaque.
 



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