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2026 Region: Yorkshire - Championship Section

Date:
Sunday, March 8, 2026

Venue:
Huddersfield Town Hall

Test piece:
Elgar Variations, Martin Ellerby

Adjudicator(s):
Dr Stephen Cobb; Mareika Gray

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Hepworth Ryan Watkins 9-
2 Grimethorpe Colliery Frans Violet 8-
3 Brighouse & Rastrick Professor David King 12-
4 Black Dyke Professor Nicholas J Childs 2-
5 Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 4-
6 Hammonds Morgan Griffiths 5-
7 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Allan Withington 11-
8 Yorkshire Imperial Ian McElligott 3-
9 Stannington Brass Sam Fisher 10-
10 Skelmanthorpe Jonathan Bates 6-
11 Unite the Union Jonathan Beatty 1-
12 Old Silkstone Norman Law 7-

Qualifiers: Hepworth; Grimethorpe Colliery; Black Dyke

Best Instrumentalist: Chris Robertson, Euphonium (Brighouse & Rastrick)
Best Soloist: Noah Mallinson, Flugel (Hammonds)
Best Principal Cornet: Adam Hofland-Ward (Hepworth)
Best Percussion: Rothwell Temperance
Youngest Player: Sebastian McClay (Unite the Union)

Original contest report: Click here 



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