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2019 Spring Festival - Grand Shield

Date:
Saturday, May 18, 2019

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
Fraternity, (Thierry Deleruyelle)

Adjudicator(s):
Garry Cutt & Steve Sykes

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 NASUWT Riverside Prof Nicholas Childs 15 -
2 Cooperation Band Michael Fowles 17 -
3 Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 7 -
4The GUS Band Chris Jeans 9 -
5 Woodfalls Dr Robert Childs 1 -
6 Pemberton Old Wigan DW Ben Dixon 16 -
7 Rainford Silver Gareth Brindle 6 -
8 Reg Vardy Russell Gray 18 -
9 Friary Brass Chris King 11 -
10 Milnrow Dennis Hadfield 2 -
11 Hepworth Dr David Thornton 8 -
12 City of Hull Stig Maersk 4 -
13 St Dennis Darren R Hawken 19 -
14 Oldham Band (Lees) John Collins 20 -
15 Camborne Town Kevin MacKenzie 10 -
16 Redbridge Brass Jeremy Wise 14 -
17 Filton Concert Brass Tom Davoren 5 -
18 Thoresby Colliery Ian McElligott 3 -
19 Jaguar Land Rover Brad Turnbull 12 -
20 Skelmanthorpe Martin Heartfield 13 -

NASUWT Riverside and Cooperation Band, promoted to the British Open

Filton Concert Brass, Thoresby Colliery, Jaguar Land Rover, Skelmanthorpe relegated to Senior Cup

Best Instrumentalist: Jim Hayes (cornet) — Cooperation Band 



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.


Morgan Griffiths

Dip. Performance
Conductor, Peripatetic Music Teacher, Lower brass specialist


               

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