The SCABA Spring Contest was held in Hove on Sunday 6th April, and according to their press officer was anything but a ‘Spring’ Contest.
Snow
They told 4BR: "There could not have been more snow if it was held in the middle of January. The first draw could not take place at the scheduled time as only one band was present and they had stayed locally overnight! It was known that all of the others were on a road ‘somewhere’."
Credit
Eventually Band Number One took to the stage some 45 minutes late and the organisers didn’t look back. All credit and appreciation must go to the bands who drove through some truly treacherous conditions to reach the Town Hall in Hove but all runners and riders made it to the start-gate.
Results:
First Section:
1. Fairlop Brass (Kevin Jordan) — 191
2. BAE Systems Brass (Keith Woodger) — 190
3. Thundersley Brass (Roland Morris) — 189
4. Uckfield Concert (Steve McIntyre) — 188
5. Brackley & District (David Richards) — 187
6. Brighton & Hove (Matthew Hackett) — 186
7. Crystal Palace (Michael Gray) — 185
8. Betteshanger Welfare (Tim Vinall) — 184
March: Crystal Palace
Special Prizes:
Best Bass Section: Thundersley Brass
Best Horn Section: BAE Systems Brass
Best Tenor Trombone: Mark Skuse – Thundersley Brass
Best Bass Trombone: BAE Systems Brass
Conductor: Kevin Jordan – Fairlop Brass
Adjudicator: Steve Pritchard-Jones
Second Section:
1. Thundersley Brass (Roland Morris) — 187
2. LGB Brass (Ian Stewart) — 186
3. Uckfield Concert Brass (Steve McIntyre) — 185
4. Epping Forest (Marc Easner) — 184
5. Shanklin Town (Malcolm Lewis) — 183
6. Yiewsley & W. Drayton (Christopher Cole) — 182
7. Battle Town (Jon Penton) — 181
March: Epping Forest
Special Prizes:
Best Instrumentalist: David Howell — Thundersley Brass
Best Trombone Section: LGB Brass
Conductor: Ian Stewart - LGB Brass
Third/Youth Section:
1. Godalming (David Wright) — 183
2. Shanklin Town (Malcolm Lewis) — 182
3. Cobham (David Ruel) — 181
4. Snowdown Colliery (Keith Twyman) — 180
5. Shanklin Town Youth (Malcolm Lewis) — 179
Highest Placed Youth: Shanklin Town Youth
March: Cobham
Special Prizes:
Best Instrumentalist: Keith Rowling — Godalming
Best Horn Section: Cobham
Best Instrumentalist Youth: James Sparkes — Shanklin Town Youth
Conductor: David Wright — Godalming
Conductor Youth: Malcolm Lewis — Shanklin Town Youth
