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Results: 2025 London & Southern Counties Area Championships

East London Brass claims the Championship honours in Stevenage with Kidlington Concert Brass, Jersey Premier, Betteshanger and Cobham taking the section titles.

Stevenage
  East London Brass claimed the Championships Section honours

Results:

Championship Section:

Adjudicators: Anne Crookston, Paul Norley

1. East London Brass (Jayne Murrill)*
2. Zone One Brass (Richard Ward)*
3. Redbridge Brass (Chris Bearman)
4. Haverhill Silver (Paul Filby)
5. Wantage (Chris King)
6. Amersham (Paul Fisher)
7. Sandhurst Silver (Joshua Ruck)
8. Friary Band (Nigel Taken)
9. Milton Keynes Brass (Neil Brownless)
10. Fulham (Sam Hairsine)
11. Medway (Will Wilkins)
12. Hitchin (Andrew Kershaw)

* Qualify for National Final

Best Trombones: East London Brass
Best Cornet: Redbridge (soprano)
Best Horn: Zone One
Best Euphonium: Haverhill


First Section:

Adjudicators: Anne Crookston, Christopher Bond

1. Kidlington Concert Brass (Jonathan Pippen)*
2. Thundersley Brass (Melvin White)*
3. Regent Brass (Alan Duguid)
4. East of England Co-op (Mark Ager)
5. Horsham Borough (Will Wilkins)
6. Egham (Gareth Green)
7. Wantage Concert Brass (Chris Davis)
8. Tilbury (Melvin White)
9. St. Sebastian Wokingham (John Watts)
10. Soham Comrades (David Minchin)
11. Bedford Town (Craig Patterson)
12. Epsom & Ewell (Tariq Ahmed)
13. City of Norwich (Robin Norman)
14. Cawston (Leigh Sharpe)

* Qualify for National Final

Best Bass Section: Thundersley Brass
Best Soprano: Kidlington Concert Brass
Outstanding Cornet Player: Kidlington Concert Brass


Second Section:

Adjudicators: Christopher Bond, Steve Sykes

1. Jersey Premier Brass (Jason Mildren)*
2. Chinnor Silver (Oliver Hallstead-Brooks)*
3. City of Cambridge (Phillip Fisher)*
4. Waterbeach Brass (David Minchin)
5. Alder Valley Brass (David Hatton)
6. Staines Brass (Gareth Trott)
7. Tendring Brass (David Rowland)
8. Oxford Cherwell Brass (Danny Dullforce)
9. LGB Brass (Ian Stewart)
10. Marconi Brass (David Lockwood)
11. Grimsdyke Brass (Stuart Quinlan)
12. Ware Brass (Jonathan Lockwood)
13. Simon Langton Brass (Keith Twyman)
14. Olney Brass (Philip Devine)
15. Chiltern Hills Brass (Gordon Davies)
16. Fairlop Brass (Kevin Jordan)
17. Amersham Concert Brass (Malcolm Peach)
18. Welwyn Garden City (William Douglas)

* Qualify for National Final

Best Trombone Section: Jersey Premier
Best Bass Section: Staines


Third Section:

Adjudicators: Jack Capstaff, Stephanie Binns

1. Betteshanger Colliery (Mike West)*
2. Littleport (Ian Johnson)*
3. Putney & Wimbledon (Sam Topp)*
4. Epping Forest (Kevin Schroeter)
5. Watford (Ian Graves)
6. Hangleton (Richard Baker)
7. Hemel Hempstead (Dan Shave)
8. Yiewsley & West Drayton (Christopher Cole)
9. Tadley Concert Brass (Paul Chapman)
10. Chichester City (Alfie Hughes)
11. Jubilee Brass (Oxford) (Clifford Sadler)
12. Hungerford Town (Tim Crouter)
13. Great Yarmouth Brass (Colin Swaep)
14. Crystal Palace (Jim Lynch)
15. Cold Ash Brass (Andy Belfield)
16. Bradwell Silver (Brian Keech)
17. Regent Community Brass (Simon Tong)

* Qualify for National Final


Fourth Section:

Adjudicators: Paul Norley, Steve Sykes

1. Cobham (Ben Miller)*
2. City of Oxford (Douglas Brown)*
3. Wantage Academy (Nikki Jones)*
4. Godalming (James Haigh)
5. Brighton & Hove City Brass (Chris Mowat)
6. Cottenham (P. Mackley)
7. Hadstock Silver (Diane Pannell)
8. Colchester (Melvin White)
9. Witney Town (Guy James)
10. Letchworth Garden City (Tim Welch)
11. Reading Spring Gardens (Stephen Buckell)
12. Woodbridge Excelsior (Alan Duguid)
13. Abbey Brass (Rob Tompkins)
14. Patcham Silver (James Benka-Coker)
15. Dereham (Tony Hampton)
16. Pangbourne & District Silver (Stewart Lewins)
17. Royston Town (Steve Earley)

* Qualify for National Final

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