*
banner

1955 British Open Championships

Date:
Saturday, September 3, 1955

Venue:
Belle Vue, Manchester

Test piece:
Sinfonietta for Brass Band, Erik Leidzen

Adjudicator(s):
W. Hargreaves, D. Wright & E. Leidzen

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Ferodo WorksG.Hespe9190
2John White FootwearG. Thompson10186
3CWS (Manchester)A. Mortimer6184
4Ransome & MarlesE. Ball3182
5YEWCOA. Lunn15178
6Rushden TemperatureW. Scholes7170
-Barrow ShipyardH. Sutcliffe5-
-Besses o' th' BarnW. Wood4-
-Carlton Main Frickley CollieryJ. Atherton1-
-Clayton AnilineE. Buttress12-
-CoryE. S. Brown16-
-Edge HillW. Yates13-
-Leyland MotorsH. Moss8-
-Markham MainE. Griffiths2-
-Wingates TemperanceH. Parry11-
-Yorkshire CopperworksW. Wood14-

Prizes:

1st: £150 plus £2,000 Gold Trophy plus 'Sunday Chronicle' Trophy.
2nd: £120 plus The Frank Parker Memorial Cup.
3rd: £80
4th: £50
5th: £30
6th: £20

Each member of the winning band received engraved certificates.

The test piece was specially composed for the contest.

The Iles Medal was presented to Stanley Boddington. 



The Hepworth Band - Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

Saturday 18 April • Huddersfield Town Hall HD1 2TA


Regent Brass - Woodbridge Excelsior Band and Russell Gray

Saturday 9 May • The Salvation Army (Regent Hall), Oxford Street, London W1C 2DJ


Contest: Whit Friday March Contests

Friday 29 May • Saddleworth & Tameside OL3


The Hepworth Band - Brassband Burgermusik Luzern

Saturday 30 May • Dewsbury Minster, Vicarage Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire WF12 8DD


Regent Brass - Living Lines

Sunday 5 July • St Saviour's, Pimlico, St.George's Square, Pimlico, London SW1V 3QW


St John's Band (Mossley)

March 29 • BBb BASS player required following our 4th place at the North West regionals. We are a friendly, welcoming 4th section band based in Tameside, Greater Manchester and we rehearse on Tuesday and Thursday evenings in Mossley.


St John's Band (Mossley)

March 29 • SOLO CORNET players required (position negotiable) following our 4th place at the North West regionals. We are a friendly, welcoming 4th section band based in Tameside, Greater Manchester and we rehearse on Tuesday and Thursday evenings in Mossley.


Hucknall and Linby Mining Community Brass Band

March 29 • Bb AND Eb BASSES WANTED!. We are a friendly 1st section band based in Nottingham - rehearsal Thursday Evening. We have an exciting year planned with a visit to Whit Friday and a place secured at the nationals following our success at the midlands area!


Stephen Tighe

ARCM, LDBBA, (Dip)PFS.
Adjudicator / Music Director / Arranger


               

 © 2026 4barsrest.com Ltd