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2025 Senior Cup

Bands will be competing at the Senior Cup contest in Blackpool today

winter gardens
  The contest takes place at the Winter Gardens

The Senior Cup:

Pavilion Theatre
Test Piece: Terra Australis (Martin Ellerby)
Adjudicators: Alan Morrison; Helen Varley
Start: 10.00am
Spilt Draws: 9.00am & 11.00am

The bands placed First to Fourth will receive an invitation to the 2026 Grand Shield contest.

Full Draw

1. Elland Silver (Ben Dixon)
2. Ratby Co-operative (Ian McElligott)
3. Tongwynlais Temperance (Owen Farr)
4. City of Hull (Daniel Brooks)
5. Tylorstown (Robert Westacott)
6. Thundersley Brass (Melvin White)
7. Milnrow (Christopher Binns)
8. Shepherd Brass (Richard Wilton)
9. Unite the Union (Jonathan Beatty)
10. Derwent Brass (Jack Capstaff)
11. Ebbw Valley Brass (Matthew Rowe)
12. City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) (David Hamilton)
13. Dalmellington (Andrew Duncan)
14. Kingdom Brass (Alistair Gibson)
15. Kirkintilloch (Hedley Benson)
16. Verwood Concert (Kevin Smith)
17. Pemberton OLD Wigan DW (Thomas Wyss)
18. Marsden Silver (Andrew Lofthouse)
19. Haverhill Silver (Paul Filby)
20. Newtongrange Silver (Anne Crookston)

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