The Borders Slow Melody Contest recently took place in Selkirk, where a fine turn out of young players enjoyed themselves in competition.

Chairman Graham Borthwick told 4BR: "The contest was a great success once again and it was a delight to see so many young players coming forward through all the various bands and schools. They were without exception, a credit to their respective instructors."

Results:

Intermediate Quartet:
1. Hawick Saxhorn Band — 91

Open Quartets:
1. Peebles ‘A’ — 96
2. Hawick Saxhorn Youth — 91

Under 10 Solo:
1. Hannah Kemp (Selkirk Junior) — 84
2. Molly Marshall (Hawick Saxhorn) — 75

Under 12 Solo:
1. Ailsa Anderson (Hawick Saxhorn) — 90
2= Struan Legge (Selkirk Junior) — 83
2= Guy Mallin (Selkirk Junior) — 83
4. Claire Gray (Berwickshire High School) — 77

Under 14 Solo:
1. Jake Hume (Hawick Saxhorn) — 94
2. Harry Marshall (Hawick Saxhorn) — 91
3. Iain Rolland (Hawick Saxhorn) — 85
4. Neil Heatlie (Selkirk Junior) — 82
5. Emma Boland (Hawick Saxhorn) — 76
6. Heather Hughes (Berwickshire High School) — 74
7. Ben Jacobs (Kelso High School) — 72
8. George Stokes (Berwickshire High School) — 71


Under 18 Solo:
1. Rebecca Lindsay (St Ronan’s) — 89
2. Liam Orr (St Ronan’s) — 88
3. Rose Hadshar (Kelso High School) — 86
4. Natasha Baptie (Hawick Saxhorn) — 83
5. Douglas Couchman (St Ronan’s) — 82
6. Liam Blane (Earlston High School) — 81
7. Greg Lane (Earlston High School) — 77
8= Dominic Russell (Peebles Burgh) — 76
8= Derrick Morgan (Berwickshire High School) — 76
10= Duncan Fraser (Earlston High School) — 73
10= Lisa Baxter (Hawick Saxhorn) — 73


Open Solo:
1. Stuart Black (Jedforest Instrumental) — 96
2. Daniel Williamson (Peebles Burgh) — 96
3. Colin Heatlie (Selkirk Silver) — 96
4. Simon Railton (Langholm Town) — 95
5. Rhona Musgrave (Peebles Burgh) — 93
6. Les Mallin (Selkirk Silver) — 90
7. Rebecca Lindsay (St Ronan’s) — 86
8. Liam Orr (St Ronan’s) — 85
9. Derrick Morgan (Berwickshire High School) — 83
10. Colin Kemp (Selkirk Silver) — 82
11. Henry Jeffrey (Langholm Town) — 82
12. Cliff Balson (Peebles Burgh) — 80
13. Dominic Russell (Peebles Burgh) — 74
14. Brian Walker (Hawick Saxhorn) — 74
15. John Kirk (N/K) — 70