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Results: Regionals 2008 — London & SC

Results for the 2008 London and Southern Counties Regional Championships from Stevenage.

Arts and Leisure Centre, Stevenage
 

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

Championship Section

Sunday 16 March
Gordon Craig Theatre
Adjudicator: David Horsfield
Festival Music — Eric Ball
Commences: following 2nd Section results

1. Redbridge Brass, R. Wiffen, 9, 193
2. Aveley & Newham, N. Taken, 5, 192
3. Milton Keynes Brass (Broseley), P. Fensom, 12, 189
4. Zone One Brass, P. Archibald, 8, 188
5. Staines Brass, M. White, 11, 187
6. KM Medway, M. White, 2, 186
7. Clacton-on-Sea Co-operative, T. Brotherhood, 7, 185
8. Bedford Town, J. Berryman, 10, 184
9. Wantage Silver A, P. Bailey, 1, 183
10. Kidlington Concert Brass, C. Underwood, 3, 181
11. Welwyn Garden City, D. Stoke, 6, 179
12. Haverhill Silver, M. Ager, 4, 177

Top 2 bands qualify
Soloist — Cornet: Ralph Brill, Redbridge
Soloist — Euph: Derek Kane, Aveley
Soloist — Horn: Redbridge

Section 1

Saturday 15 March
Main Concert Hall
Adjudicator: David Horsfield
James Cook — Circumnavigator — Gilbert Vinter
Commences: following 3rd Section results

1. Jersey Premier Brass, T. Pritchard, 14, 192
2. Ipswich & Norwich Co-op, R. Norman, 12, 190
3. St. Albans City, D. Shead, 9, 188
4. Matthews Norfolk Brass, D. Stowell, 5, 187
5. Egham, G. Green, 8, 186
6. Horsham Borough, K. Maxwell, 15, 185
7. Sandhurst Silver, I. McElligott, 4, 184
8. City of Cambridge, P. Bassano, 13, 183
9. Friary Guildford, C. King, 1, 182
10. Becontree Brass, G. Chambers, 6, 180
11. Regent Brass, A. Duguid, 7, 178
12. Soham Comrades, G. Sheldon, 3, 176
13. Cawston, C. Swaep, 2, 174
14. Northfleet Brass, A. Austin, 10, 172
15. Denham Hendon, G. Davies, 11, 170

Top 2 bands qualify
Soloist: Cornet, St. Albans City

Section 2

Sunday 16 March
Gordon Craig Theatre
Adjudicator: Steve Pritchard-Jones
Three Part Invention — Kenneth Downie
Commences: 10.00am

1. Alder Valley Brass, R. Burke, 5, 186
2. Epsom & Ewell Silver, E. Howard, 11, 185
3. Grimsdyke Brass, S. Broughall, 12, 184
4. Thundersley Brass, R. Morris, 13, 183
5. Chinnor Silver, D. Pegram, 7, 182
6. Epping Forest, M. Easener, 1, 181
7. Fairlop Brass, K. Jordan, 3, 180
8. Chichester City, J. Williams, 8, 179
9. East London Brass, J. Murrill, 2, 178
10. Ware Brass, P. Littlemore, 6, 177
11. Tilbury, D. Lewis, 14, 176
12. Yiewsley & West Drayton, C. Cole, 9, 175
13. Norfolk Wherry Brass, G. Barber, 10, 170

Betteshanger, T. Vinall, 4(w)
Capital Concert Brass, T. Brotherhood, w

Section 3

Saturday 15 March
Main Concert Hall
Adjudicator: Steve Pritchard-Jones
The Dark Side of the Moon — Paul Lovatt-Cooper
Commences: 10:00am

1. Littleport Brass, N. Bramley, 14, 183
2. Hangleton, M. Pollard, 4, 182
3. Brighton & Hove City Brass, M. Hackett, 12, 181
4. Stantonbury Brass, A. Jenkin, 7, 180
5. St. Sebastian Wokingham, A. Porter, 13, 179
6. Uckfield Concert Brass, S. McIntyre, 5, 178
7. Waterbeach Brass, J. Utting, 1, 177
8. Woodbridge Excelsior, A. Duguid, 2, 176
9. Hitchin Town, M. Hurrell, 11, 175
10. Fulham, S. Jones, 16, 174
11. Croydon Brass, P. Martin, 3, 173
12. Hungerford Town, T. Crouter, 8, 172
13. Chalgrove, M. Pegram, 10, 171
14. BAE Systems, K. Woodger, 6, 170
15. L.G.B. Brass, I. Stewart, 9, 169
16. Great Yarmouth Brass, S. Philpot, 15, 168
17. E.P.B., I. Mitchell, 17, 167

Top 3 bands qualify

Section 4

Sunday 16 March
Main Concert Hall
Adjudicator: P. Norley
Four Cities Symphony — Rodney Newton
Commences: 10:30am

1. Hemel Hempstead, G. Weeks, 13, 180
2. Tadley Concert Brass, C. Chapman, 12, 178
3. Cold Ash, M. Clark, 7, 177
4. Wantage Silver B, D. Dulforce, 14, 176
5. Watford, R. Graves, 15, 175
6. Amersham, A. Duguid, 6, 174
7. Jubilee Brass (Oxford), C. Sadler, 16, 173
8. Charles Church Camberley, R. Cherry, 5, 172
9. Battle Town Band, J. Penton, 10, 171
10. Bletchington Silver, N. Hall, 19, 170
11. Cobham, D. Ruel, 11, 169
12. Kings Lynn Town, P. Mole, 9, 168
13. Harwich R.B.L., A. Sanders, 1, 167
14. Fakenham Town, D. Wakefield, 18, 166
15. Bradwell Silver, C. Johnston, 17, 165
16. Royston Band, S. Jones, 2, 164
17. Hilgay Silver, K. Beckett, 21, 163
18. MK Development (Broseley), D. Johnston, 4, 162
19. Letchworth Garden City, T. Welch, 22, 161
20. Newmarket Town, L. Ager, 20, 160
21. Snowdown Colliery Welfare, K. Twyman, 3, 159
22. Crystal Palace B, I. Whittaker, 8, 158

Oxford Templas Brass, J. Davis, w

Top 3 bands qualify

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