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2026 Region: North West - Section 1

Date:
Sunday, March 1, 2026

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
Variations on 'Was Lebet', Andrew Wainwright

Adjudicator(s):
John Doyle; Alan Widdop

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Haydock Mark Quinn 12-
2 Tyldesley Neil Samuel 9-
3 Blackburn & Darwen Daniel Thomas 4-
4 Witton Albion Mike Jones 16-
5 Wingates Matthew Ryan 7-
6 Manx Concert Brass Michael Fowles 15-
7 Ashton-under-Lyne Paul Lovatt-Cooper 11-
8 Flixton Adie Smith 2-
9 Diggle Sean Conway 5-
10 Besses Boys' James Holt 10-
11 Skelmersdale John Binns 13-
12 Eccles Borough Mareika Gray 6-
13 Pemberton Old Wigan DW 'B' Ryan Breen 17-
14 Longridge Mark Peacock 1-
15 Eagley Chris Wormald 8-
16 Silk Brass Tony Wyatt 3-
17 Valley Brass (Haydock) Dave Chadwick 14-

Qualifiers: Haydock; Tyldesley; Blackburn & Darwen

Original contest report: Click here 



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