The organisers of the West of England Regional Championships have announced their line up of competing bands that will battle it out for the qualification places at London and Harrogate later in the year.
74 bands
The event will be held on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th of March at the Riviera International Conference Centre in Torquay, with a total entry of 74 bands, equalling the past two years.
The newly crowned 2011 Butlins Mineworkers Champion, Flowers will defend their top section title under the direction of Paul Holland4BR
New entrants
A few familiar faces are missing this year, but the organisers told 4BR that they are delighted to welcome two new bands to the event in Andover Town and Tiverton Town in the Fourth Section.
The newly crowned 2011 Butlins Mineworkers Champion, Flowers will defend their top section title under the direction of Paul Holland.
Championship Section
Sunday 13th March
The Forum
Draw 12:00
Commence: 3.00pm
Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent & Kevin Wadsworth
Camborne Town (Garry Cutt)
Flowers (Paul Holland)
Helston Town (John Hitchens)
Lydbrook (Ian Holmes)
Mount Charles (Andrew Duncan)
Poole Borough (Phil Randell)
Portishead Town (Ian Dickinson)
Sherborne Town (Paul Cosh)
St Austell Town (Gareth Pritchard)
St Dennis (Darrin Hawken)
Woodfalls (Dr Nicholas Childs)
First Section
Saturday 12th March
The Forum
Draw: 12:00
Commence: 3.00pm
Adjudicators: Ian Brownbill & Kevin Wadsworth
Aldbourne (David Johnson)
Bournemouth Concert Brass (Captain David Barringer)
Camborne “B” (Alan Pope)
Chalford (Steve Tubb)
Filton Concert Brass (Bryn James)
Hyde (Ivan Hutchinson)
Lanner & District Silver (Stuart Chappell)
Lympstone South West Telecoms (Charles Fleming)
Michelmersh Silver (Melvin White)
Ocean Brass (Jonathan M Camps)
Otterbourne Brass (Dr Chris Davis OBE)
Shrerwton Silver (Michael Dunford)
Storm Brass (tba)
Verwood Concert Brass (Phil Bailey)
Yeovil Town (Nigel Seaman)
Second Section
Sunday 13th March
The Forum
Draw: 08:45am
Commence: 10:00am
Adjudicators: Ian Brownbill & David Lancaster
Bath Spa (David Hayward)
Bodmin Town (Garry Lannie)
Bristol East & Kingswood (Rhodri Griffiths)
Brunel Brass (John Winterflood)
Bugle Silver (Jeremy Willcock)
Cinderford (Nigel Seaman)
City of Bristol (Ceri Thomas)
Forest of Dean Brass (Martyn Ford)
Pendennis Brass Falmouth (Steve Thomas)
Phoenix Brass (Crewkerne) (David Hatton)
Soundhouse Brass (Simon Badge)
St Pinnock (Chris Spreadbury)
Swindon Pegasus Brass (Mike Lock)
Wotton-under-Edge & District (Dennis Grant)
Third Section
Saturday 12th March
The Forum
Draw: 08:45am
Commence 10:00am
Adjudicators: Ian Brownbill & Kevin Wadsworth
Bream Silver (Huw Cole)
Corsham (tba)
Denmead Brass (Estelle Flood)
Downton (Roland Wright)
Gillingham Imperial Silver (Paul Williams)
Pillowell Silver (Ian Whitburn)
Sidmouth Town (Adrian Harvey)
St Stythians (James Burns)
Test Valley Brass (Steve Dunster)
Tewkesbury Town (Nigel Morgan)
Weston Brass (Tony Osborne)
Weymouth Concert Brass (Adam Glynn)
Fourth Section
Saturday 12th March
The Arena
Draw: 10:15am
Commence: 11:30am
Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent & David Lancaster
Andover Town (Steve Large)
A W Parker (Drybrook) (Kevin White)
Bideford Town (Roger Ashby)
Bratton Silver (Simon Carr)
Chalford Academy (Steve Tubb)
Gosport Silver (Richard Sharp)
Hatherleigh Silver (David Hayward)
Launceston Town (Dave Dobson)
Marshfield (Dan Jones)
Midsomer Norton & Radstock Silver (Joanne Sykes)
New Forest Brass (Ian Luxford)
Okehampton Excelsior Silver (Des Law)
Porthleven Town (Francis Ralph)
Shanklin Town Brass (Malcolm Lewis)
Swindon Brass (Francis Cowley)
Tiverton Town (Gilly Taylor)
Torbay Brass (T Finnigan)
Totnes (Sid Davis)
Verwood 'B' (Adrian Clarke)
Wight Brass (Tim Carter)
Wilton & District (Colin Herbert)
Wincanton Silver (Brian Kelloway)
