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2022 Spring Festival - Grand Shield

Date:
Saturday, May 7, 2022

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
Dynasty (Peter Graham)

Adjudicator(s):
Dr Stephen Cobb & Prof Roger Webster

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 15-
2 Northop Silver Gareth Brindle 11-
3 Wantage Silver Jonathan Pippen 19-
4 Oldham Band (Lees) John Collins 8-
5 Friary Brass Chris King 3-
6 Whitburn Prof Nicholas Childs 6-
7 City of Hull Stig Maersk 14-
8 Milnrow John Doyle 16-
9 The GUS Band Chris Jeans 18-
10 Camborne Town Kevin Mackenzie 12-
11 Hepworth Ryan Watkins 17-
12 Reg Vardy Russell Gray 9-
13 Pemberton Old Wigan DW Ben Dixon 7-
14 Ratby Co-operative David Purkiss 4-
15 Rainford Chris Houlding 13-
16 Wingates Paul Andrews 5-
17 Redbridge Chris Bearman 10-
18 Llwydcoed Chris Turner 2-
19 St Dennis Darren Hawken 1-

Rothwell Temperance and Northop promoted to British Open

St Dennis, Llwydcoed and Redbridge relegated to Senior Cup

Withdrawn: Woodfalls (David Hamilton) also relegated to Senior Cup

Best Instrumentalist: Alice Newbould (cornet) — Northop Silver 



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Howard J Evans

MA (Dist), Mus.B (hons), ARCM (hons), LRAM, LTCL, PGCE
Conductor, composer, arranger, tutor and pianist


               

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