Yorkshire runners ready for Huddersfield Area tests

53 bands will battle it out to be crowned Yorkshire Champions and claim their places at London and Cheltenham.

53 bands will compete at the Yorkshire Regional Championships

Wednesday, 26 February 2020

53 bands will take to the stage at Huddersfield Town Hall on the weekend of the 7th/8th March for the Yorkshire Regional Championships.

2019 top section champion Brighouse & Rastrick will defend their title against 14 rivals on Sunday afternoon (2.30pm), whilst the weekend's action starts on Saturday with the Fourth Section (9.15am), followed by the Second Section (approx 12.30pm) and First Section (approx 4.15pm).

Sunday sees the Third Section (9.30am) followed by the Championship Section.

Pre-qualified

Black Dyke and Brighouse & Rastrick are already pre-qualified for the National Final at the Royal Albert Hall, so there are two additional places up for grabs, whilst two bands from each of the other sections will qualify to represent the region at Cheltenham.

Tickets

Tickets are available from the Town Hall Box Office: 01484 225755 or online at www.kirklees.gov.uk/townhalls

Championship Section:

Sunday 8th March
Adjudicators: Nigel Boddice and Garry Cutt
Draw: 12.30pm
Commence: 2.30pm

1. Black Dyke (Prof. Nicholas J Childs)
2. Brighouse & Rastrick (Dr David King)
3. Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Allan Withington)
4. City of Bradford (Lee Skipsey)
5. Crofton Silver (Dean Jones)
6. Drighlington (Neil Robinson)
7. Elland Silver (Daniel Brooks)
8. Grimethorpe Colliery (Dr. David Thornton)
9. Hammonds Band (Morgan Griffiths)
10. Hatfield & Askern Colliery (Stanley Lippeatt)
11. Hepworth (Ryan Watkins)
12. Old Sikstone (TBA)
13. Rothwell Temperance (David Roberts)
14. Skelmanthorpe (Martin Heartfield)
15. Strata (Jonathan Bates)

First Section:

Saturday 7th March
Adjudicators: Nigel Boddice and Steve Pritchard-Jones
Draw: 2.45pm
Commence: 4.15pm approx

1. Chapeltown Silver (Sam Fisher)
2. Horbury Victoria (Duncan Beckley)
3. Knottingley Silver (Kevin Belcher)
4. Lindley (Mike Golding)
5. Marsden Silver (Andrew Lofthouse)
6. Stannington Brass (Derek Renshaw)
7. South Yorkshire Police (Leigh Baker)
8. Unite the Union (John Davis)
9. Wakefield Metropolitan (Martin Hall)
10. Yorkshire Imperial (Garry Hallas)

Second Section:

Saturday 7th March
Adjudicators: David Hirst and Sarah Groarke-Booth
Draw: 11.00am
Commence:12:30pm (approx)

1. Barnsley Brass (William Rushworth)
2. BD1 Brass (Lee Skipsey)
3. Dronfield Genquip (Damian Wileman)
4. Hade Edge (Jamie Smith)
5. Hebden Bridge (David Hamilton)
6. Meltham & Meltham Mills (Tom Haslam)
7. Rockingham (Adam Whittle)
8. Slaithwaite (Matthew Hindle)
9. Wetherby & District Silver (Derek Wharley)

Third Section:

Sunday 8th March
Adjudicators: David Hirst and Steve Pritchard-Jones
Draw: 8.00am
Commences: 9.30am

1. Armthorpe Elmfield (Raymond Kilcoyne)
2. Clifton & Lightcliffe (John Clay)
3. Deepcar Brass (Cathryn O'Shea)
4. Dinnington Colliery (Jonathan Beatty)
5. Emley Brass (Garry Hallas)
6. Gawthorpe Brass '85 (John Edward)
7. Huddersfield & Ripponden (Adam Bell)
8. Kippax (Stephen Tighe)
9. Lofthouse 2000 (Andrew Whitaker)
10. Maltby Miners Welfare (Terry Clifford)
11. Oughtibridge (Gavin Somerset)

Fourth Section:

Saturday 7th March
Adjudicators: Richard Marshall and Duncan Stubbs
Draw: 7.45am
Commence: 9.15am

1. Barnsley Metropolitan (Alex Francis)
2. Clifton & Lightcliffe B (Michael Silson)
3. Dodworth Colliery M.W. (Eliot J Darwin)
4. Friendly Band (Sowerby Bridge) (James Beecham)
5. Garforth Brass (John Thompson)
6. Linthwaite (Matthew Pilcher)
7. Loxley Silver (Richard Windle)
8. Thurcroft Welfare (Matthew Wright)

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