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1988 British Open Championships

Date:
Saturday, September 10, 1988

Venue:
Free Trade Hall, Manchester

Test piece:
Contest Music (Wilfred Heaton)

Adjudicator(s):
David Read, Philip Jones & William Relton

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Rigid Container GroupB. Tovey19195
2Black Dyke MillsP. Parkes13194
3Williams Fairey EngineeringR. Newsome4193
4Leyland DAFR. Evans1192
5Britannia Building Society FodenH. Snell16191
6Jaguar Cars (City of Coventry)R. Farr14190
7Grimethorpe CollieryF. Renton12189
8CWS (Glasgow)H. Snell20187
9Sun LifeP. Cosh11186
10Kennedy's Swinton ConcertD. King9185
11British Aerospace WingatesG. Brand15184
12Desford Colliery DowtyE. Crees6182
13Brighouse & RastrickD. Broadbent2180
14IMI Yorkshire ImperialJ. Scott7178
15Ever ReadyR. Payne8177
16Point of Ayr (EIMCO)G. Cutt3176
17Sellers College BrassP. McCann18175
18Besses o' th' BarnS. Blair10174
19Lewington YamahaD. James5173
20CoryA. Kenney17172

Prizes:

1st: '2,000 plus the British Open Gold Trophy.
2nd: '1,500 plus the Frank Parker Memorial Cup.
3rd: '1,000 plus the Harry Mortimer Trophy.
4th: '500 plus the Edrich Siebert Memorial Trophy.
5th: '400
6th: '300

The prize money was donated by British Coal.

The Iles Medal was awarded to Derek Broadbent.

Lewington Yamaha, Cory and Besses o' th' Barn were relegated. 



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