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1999 Spring Festival - Grand Shield

Date:
Saturday, May 8, 1999

Venue:
Victoria Hall, Bolton

Test piece:
A Comedy Overture, John Ireland

Adjudicator(s):
Roy Newsome, Gordon Higgingbottom

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Carlton Main FrickleyJ. Hinckley9-
2Rolls Royce (Coventry)D. Lea13-
3BodminJ.Hudson19-
4DUT Yorkshire ImperialD. Evans6-
5Glossop OldJ. Cant18-
6RatbyK. Steward4-
7Rhodian BrassG. O' Connor15-
8Point of AyrM. Fowles12-
9SWT WoodfallsS. Sykes14-
10Thornton's BrassS. Shimwell7-
11Cwmaman InstituteS. Lippeatt8-
12Parc & DarcN. Seaman10-
13Woolley Pritchard Sovereign BrassS. Roberts5-
14FishburnI. Robinson20-
15Thomas Coaches Mid RhonddaA. Gibbs11-
16Ever ReadyR. Childs1-
17HepworthN. Law17-
18Staffordshire Building SocietyA. Culshaw16-
19NewtongrangeD. Hirst2-
20Vickers Barrow WorksW. Maginn3-

No points were awarded.

Carlton Main Frickley and Rolls Royce (Coventry) qualified to the 1999 British Open.

No points were awarded.


Prizes:

1st: £800 plus the Grand Shield.
2nd: £500 plus the Midland Music Trophy.
3rd: £300 plus
4th: £200 plus  



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Conductor, Composer, Adjudicator (ABBA)


               

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