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London & Southern Counties Area line-ups announced

There will be a busy weekend of action in Stevenage in March as bands look to book their place at the Albert Hall and Cheltenham.

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  There will be plenty to play for at Stevenage

The list of competing bands that will take to the stage at the London & Southern Counties Regional Championships in Stevenage on the weekend of the 21st/22nd March have been announced.

4BR has been informed that the panel of adjudicators comprises David Ashworth, Brett Baker, David Hirst, Phil Littlemore, Brian Rostron, Steve Sykes and Sheona Wade.

Qualifiers

The Friary Band will be looking to make it an unprecedented six victories in a row in the Championship Section, with two bands also making it through to Cheltenham in the First Section and three in the Second, Third and Fourth.

Championship Section:


Sunday 22nd March
Gordon Craig Theatre

1. Amersham (Paul Fisher)
2. Aveley & Newham (Nigel Taken)
3. East London Brass (Jayne Murill)
4. Friary Band (Chris King)
5. Fulham (John Ward)
6. Haverhill Silver (Paul Filby)
7. Hitchin (Nicholas Garman)
8. Kidlington Concert Brass (Trevor Jones)
9. Redbridge Brass (Jonathan Crowhurst)
10. Thundersley Brass (Melvin White)
11. Wantage (Paul Holland)
12. Zone One Brass (Richard Ward)

First Section:


Saturday 21st March
Gordon Craig Theatre

1. Alder Valley (Lee Woodward)
2. Cawston (Leigh Sharpe)
3. Chiltern Hills Brass (Gordon Davies)
4. East of England Co-op (Nigel Cooper)
5. Egham (Gareth Green)
6. Grimsdyke Brass (Stuart Quinlan)
7. Horsham Borough (Mark McLaughlin)
8. Jersey Premier Brass (Brent Connan)
9. LGB Brass (Ian Stewart)
10. Medway (NigelTaken)
11. Milton Keynes Brass (Jonathan Mott)
12. Regent Brass (Paul Archibald)
13. Sandhurst Silver (David Johnson)
14. Soham Comrades (Mark Ager)
15. Staines Brass (Tariq Ahmed)

Second Section:


Sunday 22nd March
Main Hall

1. BAE Systems (David Chapman)
2. Bedford Town (Craig Patterson)
3. Castleton Brass (Peter Ryan)
4. Chinnor Silver (David Pegram)
5. City of Cambridge (Philip Fisher)
6. City of Norwich (Mark Ager)
7. Colchester (Graham Shaw)
8. Cold Ash Brass (Jemma Johnstone)
9. Epping Forest (Keith Schroeter)
10. Epsom & Ewell Silver (Paul Graham)
11. Oxford Cherwell Brass (Terry Brotherhood)
12. St. Sebastian Wokingham (John Watts)
13. Tendring Brass (David Johnson)
14. Tilbury (Melvin White)
15. Wantage Concert Brass (Danny Dullforce)
16. Ware Brass (Michael Dawson)
17. Waterbeach (Andrew Kershaw)
18. Yiewsley & West Drayton (Chris Cole)

Third Section:


Saturday 21st March
Gordon Craig Theatre

1. Bradwell Silver (Brian Keech)
2. Brighton & Hove City Brass (Matthew Hackett)
3. Chichester City (Rom Stanko)
4. Cottenham Brass (Peter Mackley)
5. Crystal Palace (Michael Gray)
6. Fairlop Brass (Kevin Jordan)
7. Godlaming (James Haigh)
8. Great Yarmouth Brass (Colin Swaep)
9. Hungerford Town (Timothy Crouter)
10. Jubilee Brass (Oxford) (Clifford Sadler)
11. Littleport Brass (Ian Knapton)
12. Olney Brass (Kevin Nicholls)
13. Reading Spring Gardens (Matthew Ruel)
14. Regent Community Brass (Chris Bearman)
15. Simon Langton Brass (David Cutting)
16. Tadley Concert Brass (Paul Chapman)
17. Welwyn Garden City (Duncan Wilson)

Fourth Section:


Saturday 21st March
Main Hall

1. Abbey Brass (Rob Tompkins)
2. Amersham Community Brass (Ashley Horton)
3. Bletchingon Silver (Sheldon Barwick)
4. City of Oxford (Gareth Coulson)
5. Hadstock Silver (Diane Pannell)
6. Hangleton (Richard Baker)
7. Hemel Hempstead (Paul Fothergill)
8. Letchworth Garden City (Tim Welch)
9. Luton Youth Brass (Simon Router)
10. Norfolk Wherry Brass (Eddie Baker)
11. Pangbourne & District Silver (Stewart Lewins)
12. Patcham Silver (James Benka-Coker)
13. Putney & Wimbledon (Dr Sam Topp)
14. Richmond Brass (Victoria Van Uden)
15. Royston Town (Steve Earley)
16. Wantage Academy (Nikki Jones)
17. Watford (Ian Graves)
18. Witney Town (Chris Barker)
19. Woodbridge Excelsior (Chris Lewis-Garnham)

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