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Gallery from the 2016 Welsh Regional Championships
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The happy Welsh prize winners and qualifiers from Swansea who will head to Ostend, London and Cheltenham.

Championship Section: MD 

Ian Porthouse - Tredegar Championship Section: Tredegar (Ian Porthouse) Championship Section: MD Ian Porthouse - Tredegar Championship Section: Tredegar (Ian 

Porthouse) Championship Section: Best Instrumentalist: Dewi Griffiths (cornet) - 

Tredegar Championship Section: MD Ian Porthouse - 

Tredegar with  Best Instrumentalist: Dewi Griffiths Championship Section: Cory (Philip Harper) Championship Section: Best Basses: Cory Championship Section: 

Tongwynlais Temperance (Michael Fowles) First Section: City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) (Nigel 

Seaman) First 

Section: City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) (Nigel Seaman) First Section: MD Nigel Seaman - City of Cardiff 

(Melingriffith) First Section: Ebbw Valley 

(Gareth Ritter) First Section: Llanrug (Paul 

Hughes) First Section: Best Instrumentalist: Owain Llestyn (cornet) - Llanrug Second Section: Thomas Coaches Mid Rhondda 

(Alan Gibbs) Second Section: Bob Burnett - Thomas Coaches Mid Rhondda (Alan 

Gibbs) Second 

Section: Thomas Coaches Mid Rhondda (Alan Gibbs) Second Section: Deiniolen (Lois Eifion) Second Section: Crwbin (Lynne Turner) Second Section: Crwbin 

(Lynne Turner) Best Percussion Third Section: Rhyl Silver (Keith Jones) Third Section: Rhyl Silver (Keith Jones) Third Section: Best 

Instrumentalist: Stuart Parry (cornet) - Rhyl Silver Third Section: Briton Ferry (Jeff Pearce) Third Section: Usk (Jeff Jones) Fourth Section: Phoenix (Luke Jenkins) Fourth Section: MD Luke Jenkins - Phoenix Fourth Section: Phoenix (Luke 

Jenkins) Fourth Section: Phoenix (Luke 

Jenkins) Fourth Section: 

Newport Borough (Robin Hackett) Fourth Section: Conductors Luke Jenkins & 

Robin Hackett Fourth Section: Youngest Player: Sam Howell (aged 9) - Phoenix Fourth Section: Best Instrumentalist: Seamus Gallagher (cornet) - 

Newport Borough Fourth 

Section: Upper Rhondda (Jayne Thomas)


Dobcross Silver Band - Whitburn Band

Sunday 1 February • c/o Dobcross Band Club. Platt Lane. Dobcross Saddleworth OL3 5AD


Contest: Norwegian National Brass Band Championships

Friday 6 February • Grieghallen, Bergen, N-5015 N-5015


Contest: Norwegian National Brass Band Championships

Saturday 7 February • Grieghallen, Bergen, N-5015 N-5015


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Friday 27 February • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - Oompah Brass XXL

Friday 27 February • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


West Wycombe Brass Band

February 1 • West Wycombe Brass Band are looking for Flugel and Horn players, any position. Rehearsals Wednesday 7.45-9.45pm in own band hall. Give us a call, or email.


Croy Silver Band

February 1 • Croy Silver Band currently has contest vacancies on Cornet and Percussion, but is always happy to accommodate enthusiastic new players in any section of the band.


Tintwistle Band

January 29 • We have a vacancy for a soprano cornet player, ideally able to join us long-term, but we are also looking to fill this position to compete in the 2nd section Midlands area contest in March 2026.. We enjoy all year round concerts, contests,and social events


John Maines

BA (Hons)
Presenter, compere and conductor


               

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