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Result: 2024 SWBBA Contest

An enjoyable day of cross border own-choice battles sees the SWBBA title head to over the River Severn to City of Cardiff (M1)

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  The title was claimed by City of Cardiff (M1) Band

Report to follow

Result:
Championship/First Section:

Adjudicator: Steve Pritchard-Jones

1. City of Cardiff (M1) (Rob Westacott)
2. Lympstone (Chris Spreadbury)
3. Forest of Dean Brass (Martyn Patterson)
4. Filton Concert Brass (Gary Davies)
5. Plymouth City Brass (Adam Glynn)
6. Hyde (Ben Halstead)
7. Weston Brass (Ian Dickinson)
8. Chalford (Steve Tubb)
9. Glastonbury Brass (Liam Grunsell)
10. Roche Brass (Brendan Caddy)
11. Sidmouth Town (Adrian Harvey)
12. Lanner & District Silver (Mark Phillips)
13. Porthleven Town (Tom Bassett)
14. Helston Town (Andrew Berryman)

Best Cornet Player: Lia Teague (City of Cardiff) (M1)
Highest Placed First Section Band: Lympstone

Second Section:

Adjudicator: Steve Pritchard-Jones

1. Markham & District (Gary Davies)
2. Porthleven Town (Tom Bassett)

Best Instrumentalist: Phil Lucas (euphonium) — Markham & District

Third Section:

Adjudicator: Steve Pritchard-Jones

1. Pendennis Brass (Harry Weir)
2. Saltash Town Band (Graham Eaton)
3. Exeter Railway Band (Gareth Davies)

Best Horn Section: Saltash Town

Fourth Section/Ungraded:

Adjudicator: Steve Pritchard-Jones

1. Bay Brass (Alan Wilmott)
2. Plymouth City Bass Academy Band (Paul Norley)

Best Bass Section: Bay Brass

Training Band Section:

Adjudicator: Steve Pritchard-Jones

1. Plymouth City Brass Academy Band (Paul Norley)
2. Porthleven Training Band (Tom Bassett)
3. Launceston Training Band (Ann Brown)

Best Instrumentalist: Percussion Section (Porthleven Training Band)

Youth Section:

Adjudicator: Steve Pritchard-Jones

1. St Austell Youth Band (Anna Minear)

Best Instrumentalist: Neythen Powell-Jones (euphonium) — St Austell Training Band

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