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Report & Results: 2014 scaba Spring Contest

Tilbury lead the way in Crawley with section victories going to Cranbrook, Brighton & Hove City Brass and Shanklin Youth.

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There was a good day of music making to enjoy at the Hawth Theatre in Crawley on the weekend, where adjudicator Paul Cosh was the man in the box to impress at the scaba Spring Contest.

Clean sweep

The Tilbury Band directed by Andrew Austin took the First Section honours, with a clean sweep of the section, individual and march prizes to go with it.

In the Second Section, it was Cranbrook Town under Ian Lanceley that claimed victory, with Brighton & Hove City Brass topping the Third Section conducted by Matthew Hackett. Shanklin Town Youth won the Youth Section.

The Tilbury Band directed by Andrew Austin took the First Section honours, with a clean sweep of the section, individual and march prizes to go with it4BR

Results:

First Section:
1. Tilbury (Andrew Austin)
2. Horsham Borough (Andrew Kershaw)
3. Fairlop Brass (Kevin Jordan)

Hymn Tune: Fairlop
March: Tilbury

Best Horn Section: Tilbury
Best Bass Section: Tilbury
Best Tenor Trombone: Greg White (Tilbury)
Best Bass Trombone: Barry Chaplin (Tilbury)
Conductor's Prize: Andrew Austin (Tilbury)

Second Section:
1. Cranbrook Town (Ian Lanceley)
2. Uckfield Concert Brass (Nick Morris)
3. Godalming (James Haigh)
4. Shanklin Town (Malcolm Lewis)

Hymn Tune: Uckfield
March: Cranbrook

Best Instrumentalist: David Newsome (euphonium) — Cranbrook
Best Trombone Section: Uckfield Concert Brass
Conductor's Prize: Ian Lanceley (Cranbrook)

Third Section:
1. Brighton & Hove City Brass (Matthew Hackett)
2. Pangbourne & District Silver (Stewart Lewins)
3. Patcham Silver (James Benka-Coker)
4. Cobham (Glen Hayter)

Hymn Tune: Brighton & Hove City Brass
March: Pangbourne & District Silver

Best Instrumentalist: Richard Powell (cornet) — Pangbourne
Best Horn Section: Brighton & Hove City Brass
Best Solo Cornet Section: Patcham Silver
Conductor's Prize: Matthew Hackett (Brighton & Hove City Brass)

Youth Section:
1. Shanklin Town Youth (Malcolm Lewis)
2. Patcham Silver Youth (Sandra Davies)

Hymn Tune: Shanklin
March: Shanklin

Best Instrumentalist: Alex Warner (cornet) — Shanklin Town Youth
Conductor's Prize: Malcolm Lewis (Shanklin Town Youth)

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