As previously reported on 4BR there is a healthy turn out of bands for the Northern Open Championships, which are due to take place on Sunday 20th November at St. Helens Theatre Royal.
Popular
The popular event is sponsored by R. Banks & Son (Funerals Ltd), whose proprietor, Brian Halliwell has been a generous supporter of grass roots banding in the North West for many years.
It all kicks off at 9.00am, with tickets reasonably priced at £6.00 and £4.00 for concessions.
Championship/First Section:
Adjudicator: Ian Brownbill
Draw: 4.00pm
Start: 5.00pm
Drighlington (Jim Davies)
Longridge (Mark Peacock)
Oldham (Lees) (John Collins)
Shepherd Group Brass (Richard Wilton)
Second Section:
Adjudicator: Ian Brownbill
Draw: 1.45pm
Start: 2.45pm
Dobcross Silver (Kenny Pain)
Flixton (Steve Curtis)
Haslingden & Helmshore (David Holland)
Haydock (Mark Quinn)
Hoover Bolton (Trevor Halliwell)
Middleton (Carl Whiteoak)
Morcambe (Andrew Warriner)
South Milford Brass (Martin Hall)
Third Section:
Adjudicator: Paul Andrews
Draw: 10.45am
Start: 11.45pm
City of Bradford (Lee Skipsey)
Farnworth & Walkden ( Peter Ashley)
Hazel Grove (Nigel Beasley)
Holywell (David Roberts)
Pemberton Old Wigan DW ‘B’ (Peter Ashley)
Skelmanthorpe ‘B’ (Phil Garlic)
Skelmersdale Prize (David Chapman)
Trinity Girls (Stuart Barton)
Fourth Section:
Adjudicator: Paul Andrews
Pre Draw:
Start: 9.00am
Besses Boys (James Holt)
Blackley (Dan Price)
City of Chester Brass (Philip Mottershead)
Darwen Brass (Steve Hartley)
Dobcross Youth (James Garlick)
Fairfield (Buxton) (Charles W. Kitchen)
Greenfield (Tom Haslam)
Keele University Brass (John Watson)
Lees (John Collins)
Parr Band St Helens (John Ludden)
Port Sunlight Lyceum Brass (Cyril H .Dare)
Wirral Brass (Peter Smith)
