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2016 Spring Festival - Grand Shield

Date:
Saturday, May 14, 2016

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
Of Distant Memories, Edward Gregson

Adjudicator(s):
Nigel Boddice MBE, Allan Ramsay

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Erik Janssen 11 -
2 Jaguar Land Rover Dave Lea 12 -
3 Hepworth Mark Peacock 5 -
4 Whitburn Professor Nicholas Childs 18 -
5 Aldbourne David Johnson 7 -
6 Tongwynlais Temperance Glyn Williams 13 -
7 Pemberton Old Wigan DW Kevin Gibbs 6 -
8 Wingates Paul Andrews 2 -
9 Reg Vardy Russell Gray 9 -
10 Ashton-under-Lyne Philip Chalk 10 -
11 Virtuosi GUS Adam Cooke 20 -
12 Kirkintilloch Garry Cutt 8 -
13 Unite the Union (City of Sheffield) David Hirst 3 -
14 Northop Silver Andrew Berryman 16 -
15 Burry Port Town Michael Thorne 4 -
16 Camborne Town Kevin MacKenzie 19 -
17 East Yorkshire Motor Services Stig Mærsk 17 -
18 Friary Guildford Chris King 15 -
19 Redbridge Brass Alan Duguid 14 -
20 Co-operative Funeralcare North West Jef Sparkes 1 -
w Marsden Silver Prize - - -
w Mount Charles - - -

Carlton Main Frickley Colliery & Jaguar Land Rover promoted to British Open

Friary Guildford, Redbridge, Co-op Funeralcare North West, Marsden Silver, Mount Charles, relegated to Senior Cup

Best Instrumentalist: Kirsty Abbotts, cornet, Carlton Main Frickley Colliery 



Contest: 171st British Open

Saturday 6 September • Broad Street, Birmingham. B1 2EA


Contest: Lower Sections 1-4 National Finals

Saturday 13 September • Cheltenham Racecourse, Evesham Road, Cheltenham GL50 4SH


Contest: Lower Sections 1-4 National Finals

Sunday 14 September • Cheltenham Racecourse, Evesham Road, Cheltenham. . *Please note as of 24th August 2023 the date is provisional according to Kapitol Promotions website GL50 4SH


Petworth Town Band - Petworth Town Band at Petworth Heritage weekend

Saturday 20 September • Centre of Petworth Town GU28 OAH


Cheltenham Silver Band - Holst Birthday Concert

Saturday 20 September • All Saints Church, All Saints Road, Pittville, Cheltenham GL52 2HG


Delph Band

September 9 • We are a friendly, hardworking North West 2nd Section band based in Saddleworth. Rehearsal nights are Mondays and Wednesdays, 8-10pm at Delph Band Club. We are currently looking to fill the following positions; Tutti Cornet, Percussion and Eb Bass.


Otley Brass Association

September 7 • Front Row Cornet. -. Otley Brass Band are keen to recruit a 5th member for their front row cornets (position negotiable).. . This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving band of 30+ players under the leadership of our newly appointed MD, Martyn Beecham


wantage silver band

September 6 • Wantage Band (Championship Section) have vacancies for a Bb BASS PLAYER and THIRD CORNET to complete their line up. Plenty of great concerts from now until Christmas with the Welsh Open, L&SC Area, British Open Grand Shield and Whit Friday in 2026.


Simon Gresswell


Conductor, adjudicator, tutor, tuba specialist


               

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