The Scottish Brass Band Association has announced its five 'Scottish Band of the Year' winners for 2024.
The Championship Section award has been won by the cooperation band after they enjoyed a successful contesting year including winning the Scottish Championship in Perth.
Section honours
The First Section honours went to Kirkintilloch as they also won the First Section Scottish Championship and the Scottish Challenge Shield.
Clackmannan District's consistency throughout the year saw them claim the Second Section honours, whilst Perthshire Brass took the Third Section award. The Fourth Section award went Buckhaven & Methil Miners.
Championship Section:
1. the cooperation band
2. Whitburn
3. Kirkintilloch Kelvin
First Section:
1. Kirkintilloch
2. Granite City Brass
3. Bo'ness & Carriden
Second Section:
1. Clackmannan District
2. Newmains & District Band
3. Broxburn & Livingston
Third Section:
1. Perthshire Brass
2. Croy Silver
3. Highland Brass
Fourth Section:
1. Buckhaven & Methil Miners
2. Bon-Accord Silver 'B'
3. Hawick Saxhorn
Full list
The full list of points per band is listed on the SBBA website at https://www.sbba.org.uk/news/6939/2024-scottish-bands-of-the-year