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2008 Region: North West - Section 3

Date:
Sunday, March 9, 2008

Venue:
The Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
The Dark Side of the Moon, Paul Lovatt-Cooper

Adjudicator(s):
James Scott

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Oldham Band (Lees) John Collins 20 184
2 Eagley G. Moore 18 183
3 Pemberton Old Wigan JJB B P. Ashley 13 182
4 Flixton I. McKnight 11 181
5 Douglas Town G. Higginbottom 7 180
6 BMP Europe Goodshaw K. Gibbs 2 178
7 Morecambe A. Warriner 17 177
8 Formby L. Hough 1 175
9 Hawk Green (Marple) P. Pavey 15 173
10 Dobcross Silver D. Hadfield 3 171
11 Skelmersdale Prize G. Clough 5 170
12 Ramsey Town R. Quane 6 169
13 Valley Brass (Haydock) D. Chadwick 16 167
14 Whitworth Vale and Healey J. Binns 4 166
15 Greenalls H. Bousefield 14 165
16 Rivington and Adlington D. Mort 8 164
17 City of Chester P. Mottershead 19 163
18 Boarshurst Silver A. Hobbins 9 162
19 Dobcross Youth 2003 B. Lamb 10 160
20 Pilling Jubilee Silver B. Porter 12 159

Qualifiers:

Oldham Band (Lees), Eagley and Pemberton Old JJB Wigan 



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