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Results: Fivemiletown Entertainment Contest

1st Old Boys provide the prizewinning entertainment at Fivemiletown.

 

1st Old Boys Band were crowned Fivemiletown Entertainment champions at the BBL contest on the 20th February.

Results:
Music Adjudicator: Stan Lippeatt
Entertainments Adjudicator: Ivor Stevenson

Championship Section:
1. 1st Old Boys Band — 141pts
2. Laganvale Band — 138pts*
3. Murley Band — 138pts
4. Strabane Band — 134pts

*Laganvale take 2nd place with higher music points
Best March: 1st Old Boys — 'Blazeaway'
Best Soloist: Clive McBride (trombone) — Laganvale


Second Section:
1. Templemore — 133pts
2. Downshire Brass — 131pts*
3. Ballyduff Silver — 131pts
4. 3rd Carrickfergus Band — 131pts
5. Roughan Silver — 129pts

*Downshire take 2nd place with higher music points
Best March: Downshire Brass — New Colonial
Best Solo: Linley Hamilton (Templemore)

Third Section:
1. Wellington Silver — 126pts
2= St Mark's Silver — 125pts
2= CWA — 125pts

Best March: CWA — 'Shield of Liberty'
Best Solo: Wellington Silver

Fourth Section:
1. Ballyreagh Silver — 124pts
2. Dungannon Silver — 122pts

Best March: Ballyreagh Silver 'Walkabout'
Best Solo: Dungannon Silver

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