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1993 National Championships of Great Britain - Championship Section

Date:
Saturday, October 16, 1993

Venue:
Royal Albert Hall, London

Test piece:
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Derek Bourgeois)

Adjudicator(s):
Derek Bourgeois, Geoffrey Brand, William Relton

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Williams FaireyPeter Parkes996
2TredegarJohn Hudson893
3Sun LifeRoy Newsome791
4Grimethorpe CollieryFrank Renton1790
5BNFLRichard Evans488
6CWS GlasgowAllan Withington185
7DodworthGraham O'Connor1884
8WhitburnPhillip McCann1583
9Rigid Containers GroupJohn Berryman1081
10BTMMelvin White2180
11BBS Foden'sHoward Snell1379
12William Davis ConstructionKeith Wilkinson1277
13Nottingham City TransportMartin Heartfield2076
14Yorkshire ImperialAlan Exley1475
15Aveley BandMelvin White675
16Banks BreweryDavid Maplestone573
17Ever ReadyGeoffrey Whitham1669
18CamborneDerek Greenwood267
19John Laing (Hendon)Paul Archibald1966
20FishburnIan Robinson1165
21Desford CollieryStephen Roberts362

First three bands automatically qualified for the 1994 contest.

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

Stanley Boddington Trophy Winner: Peter Parkes

The winning band also received the National Plaque  



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