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Results: 2025 Yorkshire Regional Championships

Black Dyke retain their title again as there are section win for Queensbury Music Centre, South Yorkshire Police, Unite the Union and Barnsley Metropolitan in Huddersfield.

York
  Black Dyke retained their title again in Huddersfield

Results:

Championship Section:

Adjudicators: Steven Mead and Christopher Bond
Test Piece: Diversions (Derek Bourgeois)

1. Black Dyke (Prof. Nicholas J Childs)**
2. Hepworth (Ryan Watkins)*
3. Brighouse & Rastrick (Prof. David King)*
4. Hammonds (Morgan Griffiths)
5. Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Allan Withington)
6. Rothwell Temperance (David Roberts)
7. Stannington Brass (Sam Fisher)
8. Yorkshire Imperial (Ian McElligott)
9. Grimethorpe Colliery (Michael Bach)
10. Horbury Victoria (Duncan Beckley MBE)
11. Skelmanthorpe (Jonathan Bates)
12. Marsden Silver (Leigh Baker)

*Qualify for National Final
**Pre-qualified for National Final

Best Soloist: Alan Morrison (soprano) — Hammonds
Best Instrumentalist: Georgia Woodhead (Hepworth)
Best Principal Cornet: Richard Marshall (Black Dyke)


First Section:

Adjudicators: Stan Lippeatt and Michael Alcorn
Test Piece: Introduction, Elegy and Caprice (Morley Calvert)

1. Unite the Union (Jonathan Beatty)*
2. Old Silkstone (Norman Law)*
3. BD1 Brass (Jamie Smith)
4. Knottingley Silver (Kevin Belcher)
5. Lindley Band (Alan Widdop)
6. City of Bradford (Lee Skipsey)
7. Crofton Silver (Dean Jones)
8. Hebden Bridge (Alan Hobbins)
9. Meltham & Meltham Mills (Tom Haslam)
10. Elland Silver (Gareth Brindle)
11. Chapeltown Silver (Garry Hallas)

*Qualify for National Final

Best Soprano: Evie Kay Crapper (Meltham & Meltham Mills)
Best Euphonium: Unite the Union
Best Soloist: Solo horn (Unite the Union)


Second Section:

Adjudicators: Sarah Groarke-Booth and Steven Mead
Test Piece: Friendly Takeover (Oliver Waespi)

1. South Yorkshire Police (Leigh Baker)*
2. Strata Brass (David Holling)*
3. Hatfield & Askern Colliery (Richard Marshall)
4. Emley Brass (Tim Sidwell)
5. Hade Edge (Norman Law)
6. Kippax (James Beecham)
7. Clifton & Lightcliffe (John Clay)
8. Barnsley Brass (Ben Brickles)
9. Slaithwaite (Simon Jacobs)
10. Drighlington (James McFadyen)
11. Huddersfield & Ripponden (Gavin Brown)

*Qualify for National Final

Best Principal Cornet: Brian Winter (South Yorkshire Police)
Best Euphonium: Strata Brass
Best Bass Section: Emley
Youngest Player: Esme Marshall (12) — Hatfield & Askern Colliery


Third Section:

Adjudicators: Michael Alcorn and Anne Crookston
Test Piece: Arkansas (Jacob De Haan)

1. Barnsley Metropolitan (Alex Francis)*
2. Oughtibridge (John Hopkinson)*
3. Rockingham (Adam Whittle)
4. Wetherby & District Silver (Craig Ratcliffe)
5. Wakefield Metropolitan (Duncan Beckley MBE)
6. Dronfield (Jack Capstaff)
7. Dinnington Colliery (Jonathan Beatty)
8. Lofthouse 2000 (Lee Whitworth)
9. Garforth Brass (Gordon Eddison)
10. Maltby Miners Welfare (Terry Clifford)

*Qualify for National Final

Best Soloist: Principal Cornet (Oughtibridge)
Best Percussion: Oughtibridge
Youngest Player: Max Sloan (12) — Oughtibrdige


Fourth Section:

Adjudicators: Anne Crookston and Benjamin Richeton
Test Piece: I, Daedalus (Andrea Price)

1. Queensbury Music Centre (Chris Lewis)*
2. Friendly Band (Sowerby Bridge) (Mick Silson)*
3. Loxley Silver (Lindon Bolt)
4. Dodworth Colliery M.W. (Geof Benson)
5. Gawthorpe Brass '85 (John Edward)
6. Crookes Brass (Jim Fletcher)
7. Linthwaite (Tony Robertson)
8. Thurcroft Welfare (Matthew Wright)
9. Deepcar Brass (David Ellison)
10. Tingley Brass (Allan Briggs)

*Qualify for National Final

Best Soloist: Euphonium (Friendly Band (Sowerby Bridge)
Best Percussion: Crookes Brass
Youngest Player: Rowan Hall (11) — Thurcroft Welfare

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