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Results: Ripon Entertainment Contest

Ripon City take the home town entertainment honours.

Ripon City
 

Ripon City, took the home town honours at the Ripon Entertainment Contest on 4th June, beating their rivals in a keenly contested event, adjudicated by Richard Evans.

Own ideas

All 12 bands, all with their own ideas on entertainment, played a 20 minute programme which had to include a march, hymn and solo item.

After several excellent performances there was a tie for the overall title on accumulated points for music and entertainment between Ripon City and Ireland Colliery (Chesterfield).

However, it was Ripon, conducted by Malcolm Dibb, who emerged as winners of the Championship Rosebowl due to the higher points scored for musical quality4BR

Principal performance

However, it was Ripon, conducted by Malcolm Dibb, who emerged as winners of the Championship Rosebowl due to the higher points scored for musical quality.

The band’s principal cornet Michael Lumsdentook the ‘Best Soloist’ award for his outstanding performance of ‘The Nightingale’.

Results:
Music/Entertainment/Penalty

1. Ripon City (180/38) = 218
2. Ireland Colliery Chesterfield (178/40) = 218
3. Leyburn (176/37/-1) = 212
4. Lofthouse 2000 (177/33) = 210
5. Burneside (174/34) = 208
6. Bearpark & Esh (175/32) = 207
7. Golcar (173/35/-1) = 207
8. Thurlstone (171/36) = 207
9. Durham Constabulary (170/39/-3) = 206
10. Trimdon (172/33) = 205
11. Knaresborough (169/32) = 201
12. Clifton & Lightcliffe B (168/32) = 200

Best March: Ripon City (Arnhem)
Best Hymn: Ripon City (Amazing Grace)
Best Soloist: Ripon City (Michael Lumsdon –cornet)

Time penalties: 1 point deducted per minute over the 20 minutes maximum

Adjudicator: Richard Evans

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