There was a decent turn out of bands at the recent East Anglian Brass Band Association Spring Festival Contest.
Results:
Championship Class:
Adjudicator: D. Hirst
Entertainment:
1. Ipswich & Norwich Co-op (G. Chambers) — 91
2. Cawston (L. Sharpe) — 90
3. Soham Comrades (K. Schroeter) — 87
Hymn Tune:
1. Cawston (L. Sharpe) — 92
2. Ipswich & Norwich Co-op (G. Chambers) — 90
3. Soham Comrades (K. Schroeter) — 88
Champion Band of East Anglia: Cawston Band
Class A:
Adjudicator: D. Hirst
Entertainments:
1. Thundersley Brass (R. Morris) — 89
2. Hadstock (L. Jardine-Wright) — 83
3. King’s Lynn Town (S. Ingham) — 82
Hymn Tune:
1. Hadstock (L. Jardine-Wright) — 86
2. Thundersley Brass (R. Morris) — 82
3. King’s Lynn Town (S. Ingham) — 81
Class B:
Adjudicator: D. Hirst
Entertainments:
1. Chatteris (J. Murril) — 86
2. Fakenham (D. Wakefield) — 85
3. Hellesdon & Sprowston (I. Clarke) — 81
Hymn Tune:
1. Chatteris (J. Murril) — 89
2. Fakenham (D. Wakefield) — 84
3. Hellesdon & Sprowston (I. Clarke) — 80
Special Awards:
Best Euphonium Class B: L. Channell (Fakenham)
Best Euphonium Class A and Championship: S. Clarke (Cawston)
Best Tenor Horn Class B: R. Robinson (Chatteris)
Best Tenor Horn Class A and Championship: L. Purdy (Ipswich & Norwich)
Best Soloist: L. Purdy (Ipswich & Norwich Co-op)