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1975 Spring Festival - Grand Shield

Date:
Saturday, May 10, 1975

Venue:

Test piece:
Tournament for Brass, Eric Ball

Adjudicator(s):
Eric Ball

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Coventry School of MusicL. Pepper187
2LockwoodP. Kitson985
3Tredegar TownR. Childs1984
4Brodsworth Colliery WelfareK. Johnson2383
5Agnes StreetE. Ruddock5-
6CoalvilleJ. Hall7-
7City of BirminghamJ. Bright20-
8City of Coventry BR. Studdart4-
9HepworthG. Kaye2-
10Hade EdgeJ. Fisher3-
11Hoggarth'sH. Bentham11-
12LingthwaiteG. Pulleyn13-
131st Old Boys AssociationA. G. Burch21-
14PoyntonA. Lawton14-
15RochdaleN. Ashcroft6-
16Rockingham CollieryD. Ashmore18-
17RushdenR. Howard--
18WiganR. Evans--
19Shirland MinersD. Carlin10-
20SkelmersdaleW. Lyon17-
21SlaithwaiteM. Simpson8-
22SpillersG. Lewis22-
23StalybridgeL. Hine25-
24StedfastS. W. Dyke15-
25Yorkley OnwardB. Howard16-

Prize:

1st: £125 Plus The Daily Express Challenge Shield
2nd: £ 75 Plus The Belle Vue 100 Guineas Challenge Trophy
3rd: £ 50
4th: £ 15 



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