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1948 Spring Festival - Grand Shield

Date:
Saturday, May 8, 1948

Venue:
Belle Vue, Manchester

Test piece:
Overture for an Epic Occasion, Denis Wright

Adjudicator(s):
Frank Wright, A. W. Parker

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Prescot Cable WorksJ. Capper15174
2Pemberton OldJ. Fairhurst13170
3I.C.I. (Alkali) NorhwichA. Mortimer8167
4Denton OriginalH. Mallinder7163
5Easington CollieryW. Gelson6158
-Avro WorksS. Rowe12-
-Appleby-Frodingham Steel Co. WorksH. Kendall11-
-Bradford Victoria SilverT. Atkinson4-
-Burnage & DistrictE. Clayton1-
-Clayton Aniline WorksE. C. Buttress17-
-GoodshawE. Kershaw2-
-LindleyT. Wadsworth18-
-New Mills OldT. Beard16-
-Prestwich BoroughP. Greenwood9-
-Royston New Monckton Colliery Inst.W. Foster10-
-StanleyP. Holgate3-
-StockportR. Mulholland5-
-Street Fold MethodistE. Clayton14-

Prize:

1st: £25
2nd: £15
3rd: £10
4th: £ 6
5th: £ 4 



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