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2016 Spring Festival - Senior Cup

Date:
Saturday, May 14, 2016

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
Music for Battle Creek, Philip Sparke

Adjudicator(s):
Dr Robert Childs, John Doyle

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Rainford Gareth Brindle 13 -
2 Thoresby Colliery Ian McElligott 9 -
3 Llwydcoed Chris Turner 11 -
4 NASUWT Riverside David Roberts 7 -
5 Ratby Co-operative Michael Fowles 3 -
6 Derwent Brass Keith Leonard 10 -
7 Staffordshire Jonathan Pippen 17 -
8 St Dennis Darren Hawken 6 -
9 City of Cardiff Dewi Griffiths 15 -
10 Blackburn & Darwen Huw Thomas 16 -
11 Kingdom Brass Paul Drury 2 -
12 VBS Poynton Neil Samuel 18 -
13 Skelmanthorpe Jim Davies 8 -
14 Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel Steven Walsh 4 -
15 Newtongrange Silver Keith Wilkinson 1 -
16 Fishburn Joe Cook 12 -
17 Aveley & Newham Martin Heartfield 14 -
18 BTM Jeff Hutcherson 5 -
w Newstead Brass - - -

Rainford, Thoresby Colliery, Llwydoedd, NASUWT Riverside promoted to the Grand Shield

Aveley & Newham, BTM, Fishburn, Newstead relegated to the Senior Trophy

Best Instrumentalist: Morvern Sinclair, cornet, Rainford Silver
 



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Alan Duguid

BA (Hons), PGDipMus, PGCE
Conductor, Composer, Adjudicator (ABBA)


               

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