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2025 Region: London & Southern Counties - Section 1

Date:
Saturday, March 15, 2025

Venue:
The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse

Test piece:
Introduction, Elegy and Caprice

Adjudicator(s):
Anne Crookston; Christopher Bond

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Kidlington Concert Brass Jonathan Pippen 13-
2 Thundersley Brass Melvin White 4-
3 Regent Brass Alan Duguid 10-
4 East of England Co-op Mark Ager 5-
5 Horsham Borough Will Wilkins 6-
6 Egham Gareth Green 8-
7 Wantage Concert Brass Chris Davis 1-
8 Tilbury Melvin White 11-
9 St. Sebastian Wokingham John Watts 7-
10 Soham Comrades David Minchin 2-
11 Bedford Town Craig Patterson 14-
12 Epsom & Ewell Tariq Ahmed 12-
13 City of Norwich Robin Norman 9-
14 Cawston Leigh Sharpe 3-

Qualifiers: Kidlington Concert Brass; Thundersley Brass

Best Bass Section: Thundersley Brass
Best Soprano: Alex Elderfield (Kidlington Concert Brass)
Outstanding Cornet Player: Tom James (Kidlington Concert Brass)

Original contest report: Click here 



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