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Tameside Open 2008 — Full Details

Organisers release full details of forthcoming contest

 

CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION

TEST PIECE — OWN CHOICE

FIRST PRIZE and £600
SECOND PRIZE and £400
THIRD PRIZE and £300

ADJUDICATOR – Kevin Wadsworth

DRAW 3.00 PM. PROMPT.
START 4.00 PM APPROXIMATELY.

NO BAND CONDUCTOR

1 ASHTON UNDER LYNE Carl Whiteoak
2 BLACKPOOL BRASS Andrew White
3 LONGRIDGE Steve Tarry
4 MOSSLEY Duncan Byers
5 TIMPERLEY David Evans

SECOND SECTION

TEST PIECE — OWN CHOICE

FIRST PRIZE and £600
SECOND PRIZE and £400
THIRD PRIZE and £300

ADJUDICATOR – Kevin Wadsworth

DRAW 1.00 PM. PROMPT
START 2.00 PM APPROXIMATELY.

NO BAND CONDUCTOR

1 DODWORTH COLLIERY M.W. BRASS Eliot.J.Darwin
2 GREENALL’S Howard Bousfield
3 HASLINGDEN & HELMSHORE Nick Shepherd
4 POINT OF AYR COLLIERY Peter Christian
5 TRINITY GIRLS Stuart Barton
6 TYLDESLEY Rob Taylor
6 WARDLE AND DISTRICT ANDERSON BRASS Sean Conway

THIRD SECTION

TEST PIECE — OWN CHOICE

FIRST PRIZE and £600
SECOND PRIZE and £400
THIRD PRIZE and £300

ADJUDICATOR – Barry Thompson

DRAW 11.15 AM. PROMPT
START 12.15 PM. APPROXIMATELY.

NO BAND CONDUCTOR

1 BOARSHURST SILVER Alan Hobbins
2 COPPULL AND STANDISH Andrew Baker
3 GREENFIELD Stuart Black
4 MORECAMBE Andrew Warriner
5 OLDHAM BAND (LEES) John Collins
6 PARR BAND (RICHARDSON Ltd) ST HELENS Russell Prescott
7 RHYL SILVER P.A. Copeman

FOURTH SECTION

TEST PIECE — OWN CHOICE

FIRST PRIZE and £600
SECOND PRIZE and £400
THIRD PRIZE and £300

ADJUDICATOR – Barry Thompson

The Stephen Furse Memorial Trophy to The Best Bass Section

THIS SECTION WILL BE PRE-DRAWN
START 9.30 AM. PROMPT

NO BAND (ALPHABETICALLY) CONDUCTOR

1 BESSES BOYS James Holt
2 BLACKLEY Adrian Smith
3 CARBROOK BRASS Lee Dunkley
4 DARWEN BRASS Steve Hartley
5 FARNWORTH & WALKDEN Peter Ashley
6 FORMBY Louise Hough
7 SALE BRASS John Dickinson
8 ST JOHNS BAND MOSSLEY David Chapman
9 TARLETON BRASS Gillian Bould

THE RESULTS AND PRIZE PRESENTATIONS FOR SECTIONS THREE AND FOUR WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE END OF THE THIRD SECTION.


TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL AND THE SPONSORS ARE PLEASED TO INFORM ALL WINNERS IN ALL SECTIONS THAT ALL TROPHIES ARE PRESENTED AS A MOMENTO OF THESE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND ARE NONE RETURNABLE.

PROVISION OF PERCUSION IS SUPPORTED BY LANCASHIRE CONTESTS AND TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL.

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