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2012 West of England Regional Championship

The line up of runners & riders for Torquay has been announced.

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The list of competing bands has been released by the West of England Regional Championship organisers.

The event will be held on the weekend of Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th March at the Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay.

This year 79 bands, a welcome increase of 5 entries over the past three years will take part.

For further information go to: http://www.webba.org.uk/

Championship Section:
Sunday 11th March
The Forum
Commence: 15:00pm
Draw: 13:00pm

Adjudicators: Jim Davies & Alan Morrison

Aldbourne (David Johnson)
Bournemouth Concert Brass (David Barringer)
Camborne Town (Garry Cutt)
Flowers (Paul Holland)
Lydbrook (Ian Holmes)
Mount Charles (Philip Harper)
Portishead Town (Kevin White)
Sherborne Town (Paul Cosh)
St Austell Town (Richard Evans)
St Dennis (Darrin Hawken)
Woodfalls (Dr Robert Childs)


First Section:
Saturday 10th March
The Forum
Commence: 15:00pm
Draw: 12:30pm

Adjudicators: Jim Davies & Chris Wormald

Brunel Brass (John Winterflood)
Camborne Brass (Alan Pope)
Chalford (Steve Tubb)
Filton Concert Brass (Bryn James)
Forest of Dean Brass (Martyn Ford)
Helston Town (John Hitchens)
Hyde (Helen Kinder)
Lanner & District Silver (Stuart Chappell)
Michelmersh Silver (Melvin White)
Poole Borough (Phil Wood)
Shrewton Silver (Michael Dunford)
St Keverne (Gareth Churcher)
Verwood Concert Brass (Kevin Smith
Yeovil Town (Ian McElligot)


Second Section:
Sunday 11th March
The Forum
Commence: 10:00am
Draw: 08:45am

Adjudicators: Tony Swainson & Chris Wormald

Bath Spa (David Walker)
Bugle Silver (Jeremy Willcock)
Cinderford (Clive Lewis)
City of Bristol (Ceri Thomas)
Heyl Town (David Loukes)
Lympstone South West Telecoms (Charles Fleming)
Ocean Brass (Jonathan M Camps)
Otterbourne Brass (Gareth Pritchard)
Pendennis Brass Falmouth (Steve Thomas)
Phoenix Brass (Crewkerne) (David Hatton)
Sidmouth Town (Adrian Harvey)
Soundhouse Brass (Simon Badge)
St Pinnock (Chris Spreadbury)
Swindon Pegasus Brass (Mike Lock)
Weston Brass (Tony Osborne)
Wotton-under-Edge & District (tba


Third Section:
Saturday 10th March
The Forum
Commence: 10:00am
Draw: 08:45am

Adjudicators: Jim Davies & Chris Wormald

A W Parker (Drybrook) (Steve Ruck
Bodmin Town (Gary Lannie)
Bream Silver (Bryn James)
Bristol East & Kingswood (Martin Rogers)
Corsham (tba)
Denmead Brass (Estelle Flood)
Downton (Roland Wright)
Gillingham Imperial Silver (Paul Williams)
Hatherleigh Silver (Brian Minear)
Pillowell Silver (Ian Whitburn)
St Stythians (James Burns)
Test Valley Brass (Calum Gray)
Tewkesbury Town (Nigel Morgan)


Fourth Section:
Saturday 10th March
The Arena
Commence: 10:30am
Draw: 09:15am

Adjudicators: Alan Morrison & Tony Swainson

Andover Town (Steve Large)
Bideford Town (Roger Ashby)
Bratton Silver (Simon Carr)
Chalford Academy (Steve Tubb)
Cheltenham Silver (Angie Shepherd)
Gosport Solent Brass (Simon Nicholls)
Launceston Town (Dave Dobson)
Lydney Town (Kevin Ford)
Marshfield (Steve Rocky)
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)
South Molton Town (Gil Taylor)
Spinnaker Brass (Sam Hairsine)
Swindon Brass (Francis Cowley)
Thornbury Town (Darren Williams)
Tiverton Town (tba)
Torbay Brass (Dennis Frere-Smith)
Totnes (Sid Davis)
Verwood Concert Brass 'B' (Janes Haigh)
Weymouth Concert Brass (Adam Glynn)
Wilton & District (Colin Herbert)
Wincanton Silver (David Bertie)

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