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Results: 2024 Leicestershire BBA Contest

Ratby Co-operative lead the way in Loughborough with section wins for Thundersley, South Yorkshire Police, Thrapston Town and Syston.

Ratby
  Ratby Co-operative claimed the top section honours in Loughborough

Results:


Championship Section:

Adjudicator: Alan Morrison

1. Ratby Co-operative (Chris Jeans)
2. Stannington (Sam Fisher)
3. Wantage (Chris King)
4. Newstead (Martin Heartfield)
5. Enderby (David Purkiss)
6. Longridge (Mark Peacock)
7. East of England Co-op (Nigel Cooper)
8. Blidworth Welfare (Gary Perrin)
9. Shepherd Group (Richard Wilton)
10. Bilton Silver (Rugby) (Brad Turnbull)

Best Instrumentalist: Rich Dowling (cornet) — Stannington
Best Trombone: Lewsi Bettles (Stannington)
Best Tenor Horn: Sandra Kowalenko (Blidworth Miners Welfare)


First Section:

Adjudicators: Andrea Price & Stephanie Binns

1. Thundersley Brass (Melvin White)
2. Oddfellows Brass (John Davis)
3. Thoresby Colliery (Luke Pallister)
4. Hitchin (Andrew Kershaw)
5. Kidlington Concert (Jonathan Pippen)
6. Harborough (Ben Smith)
7. Soham Comrades (David Minchin)
8. Hucknall & Linby MC (Paul Whyley)
9. Carlton Brass (Chris Banks)
10. Bedworth Brass (Jonathon Mott)
11. City of Coventry (Lee Woodward)
12. Milton Keynes Brass (Matthew Brown)
13. Knottingley Silver (Kevin Belcher)
14. Chapeltown Silver (Colum O'Shea)
15. Rushden Town (Adele Hudson)

Best Instrumentalist: Soprano (Oddfellows Brass)


Second Section:

Adjudicator: Derek Renshaw

1. South Yorkshire Police (Leigh Baker)
2. Raunds Temperance (John Hudson)
3. Hatfield & Askern (Vikki Kennedy)
4. Barnsley Brass (Ben Brickles)
5. Rockingham (Adam Whittle)
6. Rolls Royce (Derby) (Adrian Lacey)
7. Epping Forest (Keith Schroeter)
8. Avonbank (Evesham) (Micah Parsons)
9. Hathern (Gary Wyatt)
10. Chinnor Silver (Oliver Hallstead-Brooks)
11. Market Rasen (Peter Richardson)

Best Instrumentalist: Brian Winter (cornet) — South Yorkshire Police Band
Youngest Player: Esme Marshall (Hatfield & Askern)


Third Section:

Adjudicator: Leigh Baker

1. Thrapston Town (Nathan Waterman)
2. Littleport (Ian Johnson)
3. Ratby Co-operative Mid (Nicholas Garman)
4. Wigston (Ian Needham)
5. Dronfield Genquip (Lee Dunkley)
6. Ibstock Brick Brass (Jon Penton)
7. Shipston Town (Alex Bland)
9. Ireland Colliery Chesterfield (Sarah Fellows)
10. Oughtibridge (John Hopkinson)

Best Instrumentalist: Kim Heaver (horn) — Littleport


Fourth Section:

Adjudicator: Leigh Baker

1. Syston (Alex Bland)
2. Dereham (Tony Hampton)
3. City of Oxford Silver (Douglas Brown)
4. Matlock (Chris Banks)
5. Melton (Tony Rifugiato)
6. Moulton 77 (Kirsty Woodhouse)

Best Instrumentalist: Percussion (Syston Band)
Best Trombones: Dereham Band

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