Macclesfield Youth Brass Band held its fifth Slow Melody Contest recently, drawing its biggest entry in its short history.

Adjudicator Steve Critchlow had some tough decisions to make but gave all the entrants lots of encouragement and valuable advice.

Results:

Solo: 7 or 8 years of age
1. Charlie Coldwell (cornet)
2. Rini Banks (horn)
3. Ian Hay (trombone)

Solo: 9 or 10 years of age
1. Lewis Frost (cornet)
2. Hope van der Veken (horn)
3. Molly Whittingham (cornet)

Solo: 11 or 12 years of age
1. Katie Murphy (cornet)
2. Niamh Middlemass (baritone)
3. Kieran Shaughnessy (cornet)

Solo: 13 or 14 years of age
1. Angus Currie (baritone)

Solo: 17, 18 or 19 years of age
1. Vicki Shreeve (trombone)

Solo: Under 12 years of age
1. Kieran Shaughnessy (cornet)
2. Ella Banks (cornet)
3. Ailsa Hay (cornet)

Solo: Novice
1. Niamh Middlemass (baritone)

Solo: 12 to 19 years of age
1. Vicki Shreeve (trombone)
2. Angus Currie (baritone)

Duet: Under 12 years of age
1. Alex Walton/Lewis Frost (xylophone/cornet)
2. Ella Banks/Ailsa Hay (cornet/cornet)
3. Roisin Middlemass/Amber Storey (horn/horn)

Duet: 12 to 19 years of age
1. Vicki Shreeve/Chris Holt (trombone/euphonium)

Percussion: Under 12 years of age
1. Alex Walton (xylophone)
2. Sam Housley (glockenspiel)

Percussion: 12 to 19 years of age
1. Niamh Middlemass (glockenspiel)