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Results: 55th Cornish BB Championship

The 55th Cornish Championships took place on the 17th April, with wins for St Dennis, Gweek, St Keverne Juniors, St Stythians and Camborne Juniors

St Dennis
 

The Cornwall Brass Band Association held its 55th Championships on Saturday 17th April at Tremough Campus, Penryn, where there was a fine turn out of bands, headed by St Dennis taking the top section prizes.

Results:
Adjudicator: Dr Chris Davis OBE

Ungraded Section:
1. Gweek (A. R. Richards)
2. Illogan Sparnon (Shaun Marsden)
3. Redruth Town (N Johns)

Best Instrumentalist: Solo Cornet (Redruth Town)

Junior (Training Section):
1. St Keverne Junior (Gareth Churcher)
2. Carharrack and St Day Training (Duncan Currie)
3. Lostwithiel Junior (Jane Whitehead)

Best Instrumentalist: Kit Percussion (St Keverne Junior)

Fourth Section:
1. Gweek Silver (A. Richards)
2. St Agnes Silver (Kirsty Rowe)
3. Carharrack and St Day (R. S Trelease)

Best Instrumentalist: Soprano Cornet (Gweek)

Third Section:
1. St Stythians (J. Burns)

Best Insrumentalist: Solo Cornet (St Stythians)

Youth Section:
1. Camborne Junior (A. Pope)
2. St Keverne Youth (G. Churcher)

Best Instrumentalist: Solo Cornet (St Keverne Youth)

Championship Section
1. St Dennis (G. Lannie)

Best Instrumentalist — Kim Bazeley (Euph St Dennis)

Open Entertainment Section:
1. St Dennis (G Lannie)
2. St Stythians (J Burns)

Best Soloist: Peter Bazeley (Bass St Dennis)

Special Awards:
Best Soloist — Junior Section: Kit Percussionist (St Keverne Juniors)
Best Soloist — Youth Section: Solo Cornet (St Keverne Youth)
Best Percussion — Junior/Youth Section: St Keverne Juniors

Best Cornet Section: St Dennis
Best Bass Section: St Dennis
Best Cornet: Lee Wylde (St Dennis)
Best Euphonium: Kim Bazeley (St Dennis)
Best Player of the Day: Kit Percussionist (St Keverne Juniors)

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