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2009 English National Championship

Date:
Saturday, June 27, 2009

Venue:
The Guild Hall, Preston

Test piece:
Within Blue Empires, Paul Lovatt-Cooper

Adjudicator(s):
David Horsfield, William Relton and Steve Sykes

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Black Dyke Dr Nicholas Childs 6 -
2 Hepworth (Cookson Homes) Ian Porthouse 11 -
3 Fodens Garry Cutt 12 -
4 Brighouse & Rastrick Allan Withington 10 -
5 Leyland Jason Katsikaris 14 -
6 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Russell Gray 2 -
7 Fairey Philip Chalk 8 -
8 Flowers Paul Holland 9 -
9 Wingates Alan Morrison 13 -
10 Reg Vardy Ray Farr 1 -
11 Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths 7 -
12 Redbridge Jeremy Wise 3 -
13 Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel David Evans 5 -
14 Mount Charles Andrew Duncan 4 -

Black Dyke qualify for the 2010 European Championships in Linz, Austria

Best Instrumentalist: Kirsty Abbotts, Principal Cornet, Carlton Main Frickley
Youngest Player: Jonathan Bates (14), Carlton Main Frickley 



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BMus (Hons), MMus (Hons)
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