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2026 Region: London & Southern Counties - Championship Section

Date:
Sunday, March 22, 2026

Venue:
Stevenage Arts and Leisure Centre

Test piece:
Elgar Variations, Martin Ellerby

Adjudicator(s):
Robert Childs; David Hirst

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Zone One Brass John Wilson 7-
2 Sandhurst Silver Joshua Ruck 11-
3 Wantage Chris King 8-
4 East London Brass Jayne Murrill 4-
5 Redbridge Brass Chris Bearman 3-
6 Friary Band John Ward 2-
7 Amersham Paul Fisher 6-
8 Haverhill Silver Paul Filby 5-
9 Regent Brass Alan Duguid 9-
10 Hitchin Andrew Kershaw 1-
11 Kidlington Concert Brass Jonathan Pippen 10-

Qualifiers: Zone One Brass; Sandhurst Silver

Best Cornet: James Fountain (Zone One Brass)
Best Trombone Section: Wantage
Best Euphonium: John Storey (Sandhurst)
Best Horn: Mitchell Spence (East London Brass)

Original contest report: Click here 



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