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Results: 2013 LBBA Spring Festival

There was a great day of solo action on show at the Leicestershire BBA contest in Groby.

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The Leicestershire Brass Band Association recently held its Spring Festival at Groby Community College in Leicester, where adjudicators Michael Fowles, Garry Sleath and Graham Sutton, plus accompanist Kate King enjoyed a great day of solo, duet and quartet action.

Results:
Section A: Junior Slow Melody (10 yrs and under)

1. Luke Newborough (Shirland WT)
2. Edward Culpin (Leicestershire Co-op)
3. Connor Duane (Burbage Silver)

Section B: Junior Slow Melody (11-14 yrs)
1. Ben Jarvis – Eccleston Brass
2. Wil Thirkell – Shirland WT
3. Emily Higson – Hathern Youth

Section C: Junior Slow Melody (15 – 18yrs)
1. Harriet Coulton (Ratby Co-op Mid)
2. Helen Irvine (Chapeltown)
3. Garry Perrin (Wigston)

Section D: Junior Air Varie (18 yrs and under)
1. Alex Baker (City of Coventry Brass)
2. Charlotte Groves (Amington)
3. Will Thirkell (Shirland WT)

Section E: Open Slow Melody
1. Ian McCormick (Thoresby Colliery)
2. Patricia Woodings (Newhall)
3. Stephen Lomas (Leyland)

Section F: Open Air Varie
1. Sarah Lenton (Fairey)
2. Stephen Lomas (Leyland)
3. Steve Barham (Leicestershire Co-op)

Section G: Junior Duets 18 years and Under
1. Jenny Allen & Chris Allen (Hathern Youth)
2. Garry Perrin & Alex Bentley (Wigston Enterprise)
3. Luke Newborough & Jack Newborough (Shirland WT)

Section H: Open Duets
1. Danny Brooks & Stephen Lomas (Leyland)
2. Louise Edgar & Stephen Lomas (Leyland)
3. Lewis Squires & Adam Whittle (Ireland Colliery / Chapeltown)

Section I: Junior Quartet Hymn Tune (14 yrs and under)
1. Wigston Enterprise ‘C’
2. Leicestershire Co-Op Training ‘A’
3. Ratby Co-operative Junior ‘A’

Section J: Junior Quartet (18 and under)
1. Hathern Youth
2. Shirland Welfare Training ‘C’
3. Shirland Welfare Training ‘A’

Section K: Open Quartet
1. Brassaholics Anonymous
2. Leicestershire Co-Operative
3. Harambee Brass

Section L: Open Percussion
1. Jamie Hargreaves – Wigston Enterprise
2. Conor Sign – Enderby Junior

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