There is an excellent line-up of competitors taking part in the Wychavon Festival of Brass at the De Montfort School in Evesham on Saturday 2nd November.
The doors open at 9.00pm with the first of the bands taking to the stage in the different halls.
British Open Spring Festival
The highest placed qualifying band in the Championships Section will gain the invitation to compete at the Senior Trophy of the 2025 British Open Spring Festival.
All day £10.00 tickets can be purchased in advance on-line. Tickets on the day are £16.00. Entry is free for those 16 years of age and under.
As always there are plenty of other attractions — including a tasty hog roast.
Online tickets: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/wychavon-festival-of-brass
Championship Section:
Starts:10.30am
Adjudicator: Christopher Bond
1. Bedworth Brass (Jonathan Mott)*
2. Fulham (Sam Hairsine)*
3. Eccles Borough (Mareika Gray)
4. Hepworth (Ryan Watkins)
5. Blackburn & Darwen (Daniel Thomas)
6. Langley Band (Cliff Parker)*
7. Blidworth Welfare (Gary Perrin)*
8. Sandhurst Silver (Josh Geddes)*
9. Lydbrook (Gareth Ritter)*
10. Sovereign Brass (Alan Gifford)*
11. Parc & Dare (Dewi Griffiths)
12. Mossley Band (Duncan Byers)
13. Flixton (Adie Smith)*
14. Wantage Silver (Chris King)
15. Haverhill Silver (Nathan Waterman)
16. Newstead Brass (Martin Heartfield)
17. Brunel Brass (Daniel Hall)*
*Spring Festival qualification contenders
First Section:
Starts: 9.30am
Adjudicator: Andrea Price
1. Northop Silver (Ben Coulson)
2. Eccles Borough (Mareika Gray)
3. Harborough (Ben Smith)
4. Wotton-under-Edge (Jim Bennett)
5. Crofton Silver (Dean Jones)
6. Bedworth Brass (Jonathan Mott)
7. Langley Band (Cliff Parker)
8. Michelmersh Silver (Kevin Smith)
9. Blackburn & Darwen (Daniel Thomas)
10. Haydock Band (Mark Quinn)
11. Parc & Dare (Dewi Griffiths)
12. Freckleton (Adam Taylor)
13. Flixton (Adie Smith)
14. Lydbrook (Gareth Ritter)
15. Bedford Town (Craig Patterson)
16. Jackfield (Ryan Richards)
17. Mossley Band (Duncan Byers)
18. Epsom & Ewell Silver (Tariq Ahmed)
Second Section:
Starts: 9.30am
Adjudicator: Chris Wormald
1. Abertillery Town (Stephen Sykes)
2. Cinderford (Steve Kane)
3. Welwyn Garden City (William Douglas)
4. City of Birmingham Brass (Saphran Ali)
5. Stourport-on-Severn (Oliver Wilson)
6. Ocean Brass (Andy Wareham)
7. Staines Brass (Gareth Trott)
8. Waterbeach Brass (David Minchin)
9. Cross Keys Silver (Sion Rhys Jones)
10. Newport Borough (Robin Hackett)
11. Towcester Studio (Neil Brownless)
Third Section:
Starts: 9.30am
Adjudicator: Mike Lovatt
1. Ynyshir Brass (Rob Burnett)
2. Cheltenham Silver (Adrian Jowett)
3. Cubbington Silver (Kieron Howe)
4. Verwood Town (Kevin Smith)
5. Putney & Wimbledon (Sam Topp)
6. Welwyn Garden City (William Douglas)
7. Clock Face Miners Heritage Brass (Will Haw)
8. Towcester Studio (Neil Brownless)
9. Cleobury Mortimer Concert Brass (David Nicholson)
10. Lydney Town (Thomas Dunne)
11. Bideford Town (Mark Durham)
12. Pillowell Silver (Ian Whitburn)
13. City of Cardiff (Melingriffith2) (John Murray)
14. Wem Jubilee Band (Cathy Rutherford)
15. Shipston Town (Alex Bland)
Fourth Section:
Starts: 4.30pm
Adjudicator: Chris Wormald
1. Blaenavon Town (Alun Williams)
2. Gresley Colliery Community Band (Matt Pope)
3. University of Warwick Brass (Tom Stoneman)
4. Pillowell Silver (Ian Whitburn)
5. Wem Jubilee (Cathy Rutherford)
6. Croft Silver (Henry Dunger)
7. Shaftesbury Town Silver (Martin Hill)
