The West of England Regional Committeee has confirmed its line up of bands and adjudicators for the Area Contest on the 13th/14th March.
Numbers up
74 bands are listed to take part at the Riviera Centre in Torquay (same as 2009), with a 10 band Championship Section.
Interest
Interestingly, David Horsfield and newly elected Association of Brass Band Adjudicators Chairman, Stan Lippeatt will adjudicate the Championship Section. Stan is also conducting EYMS at the North of England Championships a week later in Darlington.
David Horsfield and Peter Bassano will judge the First and Third Sections, whilst a welcome vistor from Europe, Jappie Dijkstra will join Peter Bassano in the Second Section and Stan in the Fourth.
Full details can be found at the WEBBA website:
http://www.webba.org.uk/regionals_2010_12.html
Championship Section:
Sunday 14th March commencing (not before) 3.30pm
Adjudicators: David Horsfield & Stan Lippeatt
Camborne Town (Ian Porthouse)
Flowers (Paul Holland)
Helston Town (John Hitchins)
Lydbrook (Tom Brevic)
Mount Charles (Phillip McCann)
Poole Borough (Phil Randell)
Sherborne Town (Paul Cosh)
St Dennis (Philip Harper)
Woodfalls (Dr Nicholas Childs)
Yeovil Town (Kevin Robbins)
First Section:
Saturday 13th March commencing (not before) 3.00pm
Adjudicators: David Horsfield & Peter Bassano
Aldbourne (David Williams)
Bournemouth Concert Brass (Nigel Taken)
Camborne 'B' (Alan Pope)
Chalford (Steve Tubb)
Hyde (Ivan Hutchinson)
Lanner & District Silver (Stuart Chappell)
Lympstone South West Telecoms (Charlie Fleming)
Michelmersh Silver (Melvin White)
Ocean Brass (Nick Grace)
Otterbourne Brass (Dr Chris Davis OBE)
Portishead Town (Ian Dickinson)
St Austell Town (Gareth Pritchard)
Storm Brass (Andrew Jones)
Verwood Concert Brass (David Johnson)
Second Section:
Sunday 14th March commencing at 10.00am
Adjudicators: Jappie Dijkstra & Peter Bassano
Bristol East & Kingswood (Dan Jones)
Brunel Brass (John Winterflood)
Cinderford (tba)
City of Bristol (Ceri Thomas)
Filton Concert Brass (Bryn James)
Forest of Dean Brass (Jack Smith)
Gillingham Silver (Alan MacRae)
Heyl Town (Derek Johnston)
Pendennis Brass (Steve Thomas)
Phoenix Brass (Crewkerne) (Paul Slator)
Shrewton Silver (Michael Dunford)
Solent Concert (Alf Hughes)
St Pinnock (tba)
Swindon Pegasus Brass (Mike Lock)
Wotton & District Silver (Dennis Grant)
Third Section:
Saturday 13th March commencing at 10.00am
Adjudicators: David Horsfield & Peter Bassano
Bath Spa (David Hayward)
Bream Silver (Huw Cole)
Bugle Silver (David Pope)
Corsham (Martin Perry)
Denmead Brass (Estelle Flood)
Pillowell Silver (Steve Ruck)
Sidmouth Town (Adrian Harvey)
South Molton Town (David Marshall)
St Breward Silver (tba)
St Stythians (James Burns)
Tewkesbury Town (Nigel Morgan)
Torbay Brass (T J Fiinigan)
Weston Brass (Tony Osborne)
Weymouth Concert Brass (Adam Glynn)
Wincanton Silver (Brian Kelloway)
Fourth Section:
Saturday 13th March commencing at 12 noon
Adjudicators: Stan Lippeatt & Jappie Dijkstra
A W Parker (Drybrook) (Kevin White)
Bratton Silver (Maria Fricker)
Chalford Academy (Steve Tubb)
Cheltenham Silver (Rob Folland)
Downton (Roland Wright)
Hatherleigh Silver (R Wonnacott)
Launceston Town (Dave Dobson)
Lostwithiel Town (Denzil Stephens)
Marshfield (John Griffin)
New Forest Brass (Ian Luxford)
Okehampton Excelsior Silver (Des Law)
Porthleven Town (F E Ralph)
Shanklin Town Brass (M Lewis)
Spinnaker Brass (Gordon Leask)
Swindon Brass (Francis Cowley)
Test Valley Brass (Steve Large)
Totnes (Steve Young)
Verwood 'B' (Trevor Naughton)
Wight Brass (Alan Ingram)
Wilton & District (Colin Herbert)
