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2025 Region: North West - Section 3

Date:
Sunday, February 23, 2025

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
Arkansas, Jacob de Haan

Adjudicator(s):
Nicholas Garman; Major Paul Norley

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Dobcross Silver Jason M Smith 8-
2 Rivington & Adlington Malcolm Wilson 3-
3 Pilling Jubilee Silver Joshua Hughes 9-
4 Blackpool Brass John North 1-
5 Thornton Cleveleys Steve Tarry 10-
6 Eccleston Brass John Wood 5-
7 Trinity Girls Craig Mann 2-
8 Stalybridge Old Nigel Lawless 12-
9 Sale Brass Andrew Mallon 7-
10 ClockFace Miners Heritage Will Haw 13-
11 Goodshaw (BMP Europe) Dean Redfern 4-
12 Rode Hall Silver Ken Mackintosh 6-
13 Hoover (Bolton) Joe Murtagh 14-
14 Farnworth & Walkden Simon Jones 11-
W Besses o' th' Barn - --

Qualifiers: Dobcross Silver; Rivington & Adlington; Pilling Jubilee Silver

Original contest report: Click here 



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