Tredegar’s seventh victory at the contest (they have now won over £8,500 at the contest since 1998) pushes them straight into the top five prize money winners this season.

Second placed Newbridge (Celynen) enter at joint 14th whilst Beaumaris come in just ahead of them at number 13 after they picked up a total of £1,000 — £500 of which was for providing the judges with the most entertaining programme of the day.

Next big money contests

The next prize money contests now appears to be the first regional championship in Yorkshire in a fortnights time.

Current table:

1. Desford Colliery — £6,000
(Butlins — £6,000)

2. Eikanger Bjorsvik — £3,705
(Norwegian Nationals — £3,705)

3. Wingates — £2,500
(Butlins — £2,500)

4= PolySteel — £2,000
(Yeovil — £2,000)

4= Tredegar — £2,000
(Miners Eisteddfod — £2,000)

6. Oslo Brass Band — £1,945
(Norwegian Nationals — £1,945)

7. Haslingden & Helmshore — £1,800
(Butlins — £1,500; Guild Hall — £300)

8= Skelmanthorpe — £1,500
(Butlins — £1,500)

8= Shirebrook MW — £1,500
(Butlins — £1,500)

8= Eccles Borough – £1,500
(Butlins — £1,500)

11. Orskog Brass — £1,297
(Norwegian Nationals — £1,297)

12. Tongwynlais Temperance — £1,250
(Butlins — £1,250)

13. Beaumaris — £1,100
(Miners Eisteddfod — £1,100)

14= Bactiguard Wire Brass — £1,000
(Butlins — £1,000)

14= Newbridge (Celynen) — £1,000
(Miners Eisteddfod — £1,000)

14= Camborne — £1,000
(Yeovil — £1,000)

17= United Yorkshire Co-op — £900
(Butlins — £900)

17= Dodworth MW — £900
(Butlins — £900)

17= Heyl Town — £900
(Butlins — £900)

17= Rolls-Royce (Derby) — £900
(Butlins – £900)

21= Mount Charles — £750
(Yeovil — £750)

21= United Co-op Milnrow — £750
(Butlins — £750)

23= Stavanger — £741
(Norwegian Nationals — £741)

23= Rong Brass — £741
(Norwegian Nationals — £741)

25= Pemberton Old Wigan — £700
(Guild Hall — £700)

25= Rainford — £700
(Guild Hall — £700)

25= Oldham (Lees) — £700
(Guild Hall — £700)

25= Farnworth & Walkden — £700
(Guild Hall — £700)

25= Mid Rhondda — £700
(GBBA Contest — £100; Miners Eisteddfod — £600)

30= Vernon Building Society — £650
(Butlins — £650)

30= Middleton — £650
(Butlins — £650)

30= West Yorkshire Police — £650
(Butlins — £650)

33= Ireland Colliery (Chesterfield) — £650
(Butlins — £650)

34= Krohnengen — £648
(Norwegian Nationals — £648)

34= Torskangerpoll Musikklag — £648
(Norwegian Nationals — £648)

36. Sorum Musikklag — £463
(Norwegian Nationals — £463)

37= Ipswich & Norwich Co-op – £450
(Butlins — £450)

37= Frickley South Elmsall — £450
(Butlins — £450)

37= Hitchin Band — £450
(Butlins — £450)

37= Thurcroft Welfare — £450
(Butlins — £450)

41= Timperely — £400
(Guild Hall — £400)

41= Old Hall — £400
(Guild Hall — £400)

41= Lostock Hall — £400
(Guild Hall — £400)

41= Tarleton & District — £400
(Guild Hall — £400)

45. Tomra — £370
(Norwegian Nationals — £370)

46= Zone One Brass — £300
(Guild Hall — £300)

46= Coppull & Standish — £300
(Guild Hall — £300)

46= Lofthouse 2000 — £300
(Guild Hall — £300)

49. Kopervik Musikklag — £277
(Norwegian Nationals — £277)

50= Alexander Brass — £185
(Norwegian Nationals — £185)

50= Flesland Musikklag — £185
(Norwegian Nationals — £185)

50= Fjell Brass — £185
(Norwegian Nationals — £185)

53. Phoenix Crewkerne — £150
(GBBA Contest — £150)

54= Blaenavon Town — £100
(GBBA Contest — £100)

54= Bream Silver — £100
(GBBA Contest — £100)