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Results & Draws: 2025 North of England Regional Championships

Knaresborough and Cockerton Silver take the first titles of the Durham weekend.

Durham
  Knaresborough claimed the Fourth Section title

Draw:

Third Section:

Adjudicators: Melvin White, Mark Wilkinson

1. Craghead Colliery (Stephen Goddard)
2. East Riding of Yorkshire (Fiona Bishop)
3. Flookburgh Silver (John Iveson)
4. Trimdon Brass (Andrew Hall)
5. North Lakes Brass (Gareth Sykes)
6. Spennymoor Town (Fiona Casewell)
7. Barton Community (Gary Oglesby)


Results:

Fourth Section:

Adjudicators: Duncan Beckley, Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale

1. Knaresborough Silver (Nicolas Garrett)*
2. Tewit Community Band (John Belton)*
3. Billingham Silver (Garrie Harvey)
4. Swinton & District Excelsior (Robin Rutter)
5. Penrith Town (Ian Butterworth)
6. Burneside Brass (Dave Higson)
7. Backworth Colliery (Chris Travis)
8. Cleethorpes (Brian Harper)

* Qualify for National Final

Best Principal Cornet: Tewit Community Band
Best Euphonium: Backworth Colliery
Best Percussion: Billingham Silver
Youngest Player of Winning Band: Knaresborough Silver

First Section:

Adjudicators: Andrea Price, Sam Fisher

1. Cockerton Silver (Andrew Hunter)*
2. Ripon City (Gary Hallas)*
3. North Skelton (Tim Oldroyd)
4. Houghton Brass (Aidan Hodgson)
5. Harrogate (Craig Ratcliffe)
6. Durham Miners Association (Stuart Gray)
7. GT Group Peterlee (Gareth Sykes)

*Qualify for National Final

Best Trombone: Harrogate
Best Horn Section: Cockerton Silver
Best Bass Section: Ripon City
Best Percussion: Cockerton Silver
Youngest Player: Durham Miners Association


Sunday:

Championship Section:

Sunday 23rd March
Draw: Noon
Start: approx 1.30pm after Second Section
Adjudicators: Melvin White, Sam Fisher

Easington Colliery (Alan Withington)
EverReady (Stephen Roberts)
Fishburn (Ray Farr)
City of Hull (Jonathan Beatty)
Kirkbymoorside Town (Sarah Woodward)
NASUWT Riverside (Prof. Nicholas Childs)
Shepherd Brass (Richard Wilton)
Tewit Silver (Martin Hall)
York Railway Institute (Dr David Lancaster)


Second Section:

Sunday 23rd March
Draw: 9.00am
Start: 10.30am
Adjudicators: Mark Wilkinson, Andrea Price

Ashington Colliery (Nigel Stedman)
Bearpark & Esh Colliery (Steve Robson)
Dunston Silver (Fraser Hodgson)
Ellington Colliery (Clare Winter)
Felling Band (Stephen Malcolm)
Ferryhill Town (Jonathan Fenwick)
Jayess Newbiggin Brass (Duncan Beckley)
NASUWT Concert Band (Brian Thompson)
Westoe (David Roberts)

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