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Results: 2025 Midlands Regional Championships

GUS lead the prizes winners in Bedworth

Bedworth
  GUS Band won the top section in Bedworth

Result:

Championship Section:

Adjudicators: Steven Mead, Chris King

1. GUS Band (Dr David Thornton)*
2. Desford Colliery (Ian Porthouse)*
3. Derwent Brass (Jack Capstaff)
4. Ratby Co-operative (Allan Withington)
5. Staffordshire (Lee Woodward)
6. Langley (Cliff Parker)
7. Enderby (Michael Fowles)
8. Sovereign Brass (Trevor Jones)
9. Newstead Brass (Martin Heartfield)
10. Blidworth Welfare (Gary Perrin)
11. Brass Band of Central England (Stephen Cooper)
12. Bilton Silver (Rugby) (Brad Turnbull)

*Qualify for National Final


Fourth Section:

Adjudicators: David Hirst, James Holt

1. Syston (Alex Bland)*
2. Ireland Colliery (Chesterfield) (Sarah Fellowes)*
3. Brackley & District (Mark Probert)*
4. Cubbington Silver (Kieron Howe)
5. Dunchurch (Paul Whitmore)
6. University of Warwick (Tom Stoneman)
7. Arrow Valley (Alex Bland)
8. Coventry Festival (Allan Wheelhouse)
9. Bilton Silver (Evolution) (Jodie Kelsall)
10. Croft Silver (Henry Dunger)
11. Bretforton Silver (Paul Wood)
12. Corby Silver (Daniel Thompson)
13. Matlock (Chris Banks)
14. Melton Borough (Tony Rifugiato)
15. Skegness Silver (Steve Walker)
16. Moulton 77 Brass (Kirsty Woodhouse)
17. Malvern Hills & District (Chris License)

*Qualify for National Final

Best Instrumentalist: Hannah Taylor (University of Warwick)


First Section:

Adjudicators: Derek Renshaw, Steve Pritchard-Jones

1. Foss Dyke (Gareth Westwood)*
2. Raunds Temperance (Jonathan Pippen)*
3. Audley Brass (Tom Hancock)*
4. Hucknall & Linby MC (Simon Gresswell)
5. Kibworth (Brendan Caddy)
6. Jackfield (Ryan Richards)
7. Thoresby Colliery (Luke Pallister)
8. City of Coventry (Lee Woodward)
9. Shirley (Tom Stoneman)
10. Rushden Town (Adele Hudson)
11. Bedworth Brass (Jonathan Mott)
12. Oddfellows Brass (John Davis)
13. Gresley Colliery (Craig Stevens)
14. Burbage Buxton (Steve Critchlow)
15. Stamford Brass (Julian Bright)

*Qualify for National Final


Third Section:

Adjudicators: Stephanie Binns, Nick Garman

1. Ibstock Brick Brass (Jon Penton)*
2. Avonbank (Evesham) (Micah Parsons)*
3. Thrapston Town (Nathan Waterman)*
4. Wigston (Colin Jones)
5. Wem Jubilee (Cathy Rutherford)
6. Wellington (Telford) (Ian Johnson)
7. Shipston Town (Alex Bland)
8. Whitwell Brass (Rob Deakin)
9. Newark Town (Gary Wyatt)
10. Trentham (Matthew Ludford-King)
11. Cleobury Mortimer Concert (Chris Cobon)
12. Daventry Brass (Ken Ewer)
13. Market Rasen (Peter Richardson)
14. Long Eaton Silver (Sharon Stansfield)
15. Amington (Chris Barker)

*Qualify for National Final

Second Section:

Saturday 15th March
Adjudicators: James Holt, Derek Renshaw
Start: 11.00am

Carlton Brass (Chris Banks)
City of Birmingham (Saphran Ali)
Glossop Old (Eliot Darwin)
Harborough (Ben Smith)
Hathern (Gary Wyatt)
Leicestershire Co-op (Ben Hewlett-Davies)
Pleasley Colliery Welfare (Elizabeth Pearce)
Ratby Co-operative Mid (Nicholas Garman)
Rolls Royce (Derby) (Adrian Lacey)
Shirebrook Miners Welfare (Adrian Wood)
Shirland Welfare (Lynden Cooper)
Stourport on Severn (Oliver Wilson)
Tintwistle (Jim Henson)
Towcester Studio (Neil Brownless)

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