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2023 Region: North West - Section 2

Date:
Sunday, February 26, 2023

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
The Pilgrim's Progress, Rodney Newton

Adjudicator(s):
Duncan Beckley & John Doyle

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Whitworth Vale & Healey Michael Golding 15-
2 Diggle Sean Conway 16-
3 Valley Brass (Haydock) David Chadwick 8-
4 Hazel Grove Nigel Beasley 13-
5 Besses Boys James Holt 5-
6 Skelmersdale Prize Benjamin Coulson 1-
7 Allerton Brass Mike Jackson 4-
8 Poulton-le-Fylde Brett Baker 12-
9 Vernon Building Society (Poynton) Adam Delbridge-Smith 9-
10 Delph Philip Goodwin 11-
11 Haslingden & Helmshore Joshua Hughes 10-
12 City of Chester Ewan Easton 14-
13 Marple Stephen Sutton 2-
14 Blackpool Brass Steve Tarry 3-
15 Pilling Jubilee Silver Steve Hartley 7-
16 Uppermill Jack Smith 6-

Qualifiers:
Whitworth Vale & Healey, Diggle, Valley Brass (Haydock)
 



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