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2025 Region: North West - Section 2

Date:
Sunday, March 23, 2025

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
Friendly Takeover, Oliver Waespi

Adjudicator(s):
Martin Heartfield; Stan Lippeatt

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Middleton Jamie Cooper 11-
2 Eagley Chris Wormald 8-
3 Liverpool Brass Band Dave McGlynn 6-
4 Bollington Brass Craig Mann 4-
5 Morecambe Andrew Porter 17-
6 Old Hall Brass Trevor Halliwell 10-
7 Poulton-le-Fylde Brett Baker 12-
8 Golborne Brass Les Webb 9-
9 Besses Boys' James Holt 2-
10 Uppermill James Garlick 14-
11 Lostock Hall Memorial John Atkinson 5-
12 City of Chester Bluecoat Ewan Easton 1-
13 Marple Nick Birch 7-
14 Haslington & Helmshore Brass Kevin Gibbs 16-
15 Delph Phil Goodwin 15-
16 Allerton Brass Jamie Duncan 18-
17 Hawk Green (Marple) Neil Hewson 3-
18 Vernon Building Society Poynton Tom Hillary 13-

Qualifiers: Middleton; Eagley; Liverpool Brass Band

Original contest report: Click here 



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