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Result: Wetherby Drovers March & Hymn Tune Contest

Crofton Silver drive home with the top prize at Wetherby.

Crofton
  Crofton Band took the honours and the prizes at Wetherby

Report to follow...

Result:

Adjudicators: Andrea Price(march)/Sam Fisher (hymn)

1. Crofton Silver (Dean Jones): 1/3 = 4*
2. Marsden Silver Prize (Leigh Baker): 3/1 = 4
3. Tewit Silver (Martin Hall): 4/2 = 6
4. Harrogate (Craig Ratcliffe): 5/4 = 9
5. Fishburn (Chris Bentham): 2/8 = 10
6. Shirland Welfare (Lynden Cooper): 7/7 = 14*
7. Queensbury Music Centre (Chris Lewis): 8/6 = 14
8. Houghton Brass (Aidan Hodgson): 10/5 = 15
9. Old Silkstone (Alan Widdop): 6/10 = 16
10. Barnsley Brass (Ben Brickles): 11/9 = 20
11. Wetherby Silver (Craig Ratcliffe): 9/15 = 24
12. Tewit Youth (Martin Hall): 13/12 = 25
13. Trimdon Brass (Andrew Hall): 16/11 = 27
14. GT Group Peterlee (Lewis Wilkinson): 12/16 = 28*
15. Shepherd Group Youth (Craig Brown): 14/14 = 28
16. Knaresborough Silver (Nicholas Garrett): 17/13 = 30
17. Dobcross Youth (James Atkins): 15/18 = 33
18. Garforth Brass (Gordon Eddison): 18/17 = 35
19. Linthwaite (Tony Robertson): 19/19 = 38
20. Garforth Training (Johnny Olesker): 20/20 = 40

*March mark takes precedent

Best Soloist: Dan Jackson (euphonium) — Crofton Silver
Deportment: Fishburn
Youth Deportment: Tewit Youth

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