The second leg of the 2017 Welsh League series took place in Burry Port on the weekend, with Goodwick Brass leading the way in the prizes.
Full report to follow.
Results:
Championship Section:
Adjudicator: Ian Porthouse
1. Goodwick Brass (Matthew Jenkins) — 196
2. Ebbw Valley Brass (Gareth Ritter) — 195
3. Llwydcoed (Chris Turner) — 194
4. Tylorstown (Gary Davies) — 193
5. Pontardulais Town (Paul Jenkins) — 192
6. City of Cardiff M1 (Nigel Seaman) — 191
7. Burry Port Town (Christopher Bond) — 190
8. Markham District Colliery (Matthew Rowe) — 188
Best Instrumentalist: Lawrence Savage (cornet) — Ebbw Valley
Best Percussion Section: Goodwick Brass
Best Soprano: Ellen Waite (Ebbw Valley)
First Section:
Adjudicator: Ian Porthouse
1. Lewis Merthyr (Craig Roberts) — 190
2. Abergavenny Borough (Sean O'Neill) — 189
3. Briton Ferry Silver (Jeff Pearce) — 184
4. BTM (Jeff Hutcherson) — 183
5. Ammanford Town (Glyn Davies) — 182
Best Instrumentalist: Zoe Alexander (flugel) — Lewis Merthyr
Second Section:
Adjudicator: Nigel Seaman
1. Mid Rhondda (Thomas Coaches) (Alan Gibbs) — 189
2. Newport Borough (Robin Hackett) — 187
3. Crwbin Silver (Craig Roberts) — 186
4. RAF St Athan (Alan Bourne) — 183
5. Mellingriffith 2 (Andy Wareham) — 182
6. Penclawdd Brass (Tony Small) — 181
7. Crosskeys Silver (Mike Davies) — 179
Best Instrumentalist: Rob Burnett (euphonium) — Mid Rhondda
Third Section:
Adjudicator: Dean Wright
1. Upper Rhondda (Jayne Thomas) — 182
2. Usk Brass (Jeff Jones) — 180
3. Cwmtawe Youth (Wayne Pederick) — 178
4. Ynyshir (Gary Davies) — 176
5. Severn Tunnel (Daniel Hall) — 175
Best Instrumentalist: (cornet) — Upper Rhondda Band
Fourth Section:
Adjudicator: Dean Wright
1. Oakdale Silver (Kerry Bowden) — 172
2. Phoenix Brass (Luke Jenkins) — 170
3. Gwaun Cae Gurwen (Jeff Hutcherson) — 168
Best Instrumentalist: (soprano) Oakdale Silver
Youth Section:
Adjudicator: Dean Wright
Best Performance of the Day: Rhondda Fach Youth
The Best Section Award: Rhondda Fach Youth
Gold Award:
Rhondda Fach Youth
Mellingriffith Youth
Silver Award:
Milford Haven Junior
Upper Rhondda Junior
Bronze Award:
Gwaun Cae Gurwen Junior
Burry Port Junior
Oldest player in contest: John Walters (Upper Rhondda Brass) — 90 years of age
Youngest player in contest: Noah Davies (Rhondda Fach Youth) — 7 years of age
