Test Pieces:

Championship: Festival Music – Eric Ball
Section 1: James Cook — Circumnavigator – Gilbert Vinter
Section 2: Three Part Invention – Kenneth Downie
Section 3: The Dark Side of the Moon – Paul Lovatt-Cooper
Section 4: Four Cities Symphony – Rodney Newton

London and Southern Counties

Stevenage Arts and Leisure Centre
Number of Bands: 82
Saturday 15 March: 3rd & Section 1s
Sunday 16 March: 4th, 2nd & Championship Sections

Championship Section
Sunday 16 March
Gordon Craig Theatre
Adjudicator: David Horsfield
Commences: following Section 2 results

Section 1
Saturday 15 March
Main Concert Hall
Adjudicator: David Horsfield
Commences: following Section 3 results

Section 2
Sunday 16 March
Gordon Craig Theatre
Adjudicator: Steve Pritchard-Jones
Commences: 1000

Section 3
Saturday 15 March
Main Concert Hall
Adjudicator: Steve Pritchard-Jones
Commences: 1000

Section 4
Sunday 16 March
Main Concert Hall
Adjudicator: P. Norley
Commences: 1030

Midlands

Civic Hall and Nicholas Chamberlaine Technology College, Bedworth
Number of Bands: 82
Saturday 8 March: 2nd, 4th & Section 3s
Sunday 9 March: 1st & Championship Section

Championship Section
Sunday 9 March
Civic Hall
Adjudicators: Jim Davies & Steve Pritchard-Jones
Commences: following Section 2 results

Section 1
Saturday 8 March
Civic Hall
Adjudicators: John Roberts & Kevin Wadsworth
Commences: 1100

Section 2
Sunday 9 March
Civic Hall
Adjudicators: John Roberts & David Lancaster
Commences: 1000

Section 3
Saturday 8 March
Nicholas Chamberlaine Technology College
Adjudicators: Malcolm Brownbill & David Lancaster
Commences: 1100

Section 4
Sunday 9 March
Nicholas Chamberlaine Technology College
Adjudicators: Malcolm Brownbill & Kevin Wadsworth
Commences: 1030

North of England

Dolphin Centre, Darlington
Number of Bands: 47
Saturday 29 March: 4th & Section 3s
Sunday 30 March: 2nd, 1st & Championship Sections

Championship Section
Sunday 30 March.
Adjudicator: David Horsfield
Commences: following Section 1 results

Section 1
Sunday 30 March
Adjudicator: Colin Hardy
Commences: following Section 2 results

Section 2
Sunday 30 March
Commences: 1000
Adjudicator: Peter Roberts

Section 3
Saturday 29 March.
Adjudicator: Peter Roberts
Commences: following Section 4 results

Section 4
Saturday 29 March
Adjudicator: Colin Hardy
Commences: 1200

North West

Winter Gardens, Blackpool
Number of Bands: 74
Sunday 9 March: All Sections

Championship Section
Opera House
Adjudicator: Dennis Wilby
Commences: 1530

Section 1
Empress Ballroom
Adjudicator: Chris Wormald
Commences: 1415

Section 2
Empress Ballroom
Adjudicator: John Maines
Commences: 1030

Section 3
Opera House
Adjudicator: James Scott
Commences: 1000

Section 4
Spanish Hall
Adjudicator: Geoffrey Whitham
Commences: 1100

Scotland

Rothes Halls, Glenrothes
Number of Bands: 50
Saturday 8 March: 2nd, 4th & Section 3s
Sunday 9 March: 1st & Championship Section

Championship Section
Sunday 9 March
Adjudicators: David Read & Steve Sykes
Commences: following Section 1 results

Section 1
Sunday 9 March
Adjudicators: David Thornton & Steve Sykes
Commences: 1030

Section 2
Saturday 8 March
Adjudicators: David Thornton & Steve Pritchard-Jones
Commences: 1000

Section 3
Saturday 8 March
Adjudicators: Steve Sykes & Steve Pritchard-Jones
Commences: following Section 4 results

Section 4
Saturday 8 March
Adjudicators: David Read & Raymond Tennant
Commences: following Section 2 results

Wales

Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
Number of Bands: 44
Saturday 8 March: 3rd, 2nd & Section 1s
Sunday 9 March: 4th & Championship Sections

Championship Section
Sunday 9 March
Adjudicator: Alan Morrison
Commences: following Section 4 results

Section 1
Saturday 8 March
Adjudicator: Alan Morrison
Commences: following Section 2 results

Section 2
Saturday 8 March
Adjudicator: David Horsfi eld
Commences: following Section 3 results

Section 3
Saturday 8 March
Adjudicator: Alan Morrison
Commences: 1130

Section 4
Sunday 9 March
Adjudicator: David Horsfi eld
Commences: 1100

West of England

Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay
Number of Bands: 74
Saturday 8 March: 3rd & Championship Sections
Sunday 9 March: 4th, 2nd & Section 1s

Championship Section
Sunday 9 March
The Forum
Adjudicators: Alan Hope & Colin Hardy
Commences: 1500

Section 1
Saturday 8 March
The Forum
Adjudicators: Alan Hope & Colin Hardy
Commences: 1530

Section 2
Saturday 8 March
The Forum
Adjudicators: Alan Hope & Colin Hardy
Commences: 1000

Section 3
Sunday 9 March
The Forum
Adjudicators: Peter Roberts & Rob Wiffin
Commences: 1000

Section 4
Saturday 8 March
The Arena
Adjudicators: Peter Roberts & Rob Wiffin
Commences: 1100

Yorkshire

St. George's Hall, Bradford
Number of Bands: 57
Saturday 1 March: 4th & Section 3
Sunday 2 March: 2nd, 1st & Championship Sections

Championship Section
Sunday 2nd March
Adjudicators: David Read and Peter Bassano
Commences: 1730

Section 1
Sunday 2nd March
Adjudicators: James Scott & Dr. Robert Childs
Commences: 1315

Section 2
Sunday 2nd March
Adjudicators: Barry Thompson & Alan Hope
Commences: 0930

Section 3
Saturday 1st March
Adjudicators: Dr. Robert Childs & Philip Harper
Commences: 1400

Section 4
Saturday 1st March
Adjudicators: Philip Harper & Rodney Newton
Commences: 1030