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Results: Fleetwood Contest

Poulton le Flyde has the 'Common' touch as they lead the way at Fleetwood.

Poulton le Flyde
 

There was a good turn out of bands at the 11th Annual NWCBBA contest in Fleetwood last weekend, where Poulton le Flyde conducted by Gary Westwood enforced its top section credentials by taking the £400 first prize in the Championship Section.

Victory

Their performance of ‘Music for the Common Man’ by Kenneth Downie gave them a narrow single point victory over Oldham (Lees) directed by John Collins, with Morecambe led by Andrew Warriner in third.

The band also picked up the individual awards for basses and percussion, whilst the euphonium honours went to Oldham (Lees)

Besses

In the Second Section victory went to a rejuvenated Besses o’ th’ Barn directed by James Holt, who also performed a Kenneth Downie work with his ‘Three Part Invention’ to claim the £400 top prize ahead of Eccleston and Flixton.

In form

The Third Section laurels were taken by the in form Eccles Borough conducted by Marieka Gray as their performance of ‘Variations on a Chord’ by Jan de Haan gave them victory over Trinity Girls in second and third placed Darwen Brass.

Parr St Helen’s took the Fourth Section title, whilst Fred Longworth High School directed by Helen Robinson claimed the youth honours.

Results:
Championship Section:

Adjudicator: Colin Hardy

1. Poulton le Flyde (G. Westwood) – 189
2. Oldham (Lees) (J. Collins) – 188
3. Morecambe (A. Warriner) – 186
4. Blackburn & Darwen (N. Shepherd) – 185

Best Basses: Poulton le Fylde
Best Percussion: Poulton le Fylde
Best Euphonium: Oldham (Lees)

Second Section:
Adjudicator: Colin Hardy

1. Besses o’ the’ Barn (J. Holt) – 184
2. Eccleston (I. Bateson) – 183
3. Flixton (S. Curtis) – 182
4. Greenalls

Best Tenor Horn: Greenalls
Best Basses: Flixton


Third Section:
Adjudicator: Paul Dalton
1. Eccles Borough (M. Gray) – 181
2. Trinity Girls (S. Barton) – 180
3. Darwen Brass (S. Hartley) – 179
4. Thornton Cleveleys
5. Besses Boys
6. Eagley
7. Blackley


Fourth Section:
Adjudicator: Paul Dalton

1. Par St Helen’s (J. Ludden) – 180
2. Tarleton Brass (B. Taylor) – 179
3. Rivington & Adlington (M. Wilson) – 178

Best Euphonium: Rivington & Adlington
Best Basses: Rivington & Adlington
James Ogden Scholarship to Youngest Player: Bethany Ogden (Denton Brass) – aged 10

Youth Section:
Adjudicator: Colin Hardy

1. Fred Longworth High School (Miss H. Robinson)
2. Astley Youth (H. Minshall)
3. Pemberton Old Wigan DW Youth (J. Don Duncan)

Youngest Player: Lauren Barkley (Pemberton Old Youth) – aged 8

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