Bultins have released full details of the six sections of the forthcoming Mineworkers Contest to be held at the Butlins Skyline Resort in Skegness on the weekend of 17th January.

Championship Section:

Venue: Centre Stage, Butlins Skyline Resort
Date: Saturday, 17th January
Draw: 12.00 noon (Saturday)
Commence: At conclusion of Third Section
Test Piece: Harrison’s Dream (Peter Graham)
Adjudicators: Philip Sparke & Alan Morrison

Date: Sunday 18th January
Draw: During Lower Section results on Saturday evening
Commence: 9.30am
Adjudicators: Philip Sparke & Philip Harper
Compere: Frank Renton

Prizes:
First Prize: The Warwick Vase Trophy, The Butlins Championship Section Trophy & £7000 and the Champions Banner
Second Prize: £3,000
Third Prize: £2,000
Fourth Prize: £1,000
Butlins Most Entertaining Performance Trophy: £1,000
Highest Placed Mining Band – The William Lippeatt Memorial Trophy
The Geoff Dove Mineworkers Soloists Challenge Shield and £300

Competing Bands:
1. Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Allan Ramsay)
2. Desford Colliery (Russell Gray)
3. East Yorkshire Motor Services (Jason Katsikaris)
4. Hepworth (Cookson Homes) (Ian Porthouse)
5. Redbridge Brass (Jeremy Wise)
6. Skelmanthorpe (John Roerts)
7. SWT Woodfalls (Dr Nicholas Childs)
8. The Virtuosi GUS Band (John Berryman)
9. Thoresby Colliery (Martin Heartfield)
10. United Co-op Milnrow (John Ward)
11. Wingates (Andrew Duncan)
12. Yorkshire Imperial Urquart Travel (David Evans)

Final positions will be derived by the aggregate placings of the Set Test Piece and the Entertainment Contest.

In the event of a tie, the placings of the Set Test Piece will take precedence.

First Section:

Venue: Reds, Butlins Skyline Resort
Date: Saturday 17th January
Test Piece: Hostile Skies (Richard Grantham)
Draw: 8.45am/9.00am
Commence: 10.30am
Adjudicators: Section A: Frank Renton & Paul Norley
Adjudicators: Section B: Denis Wilby & Philip Harper

The Play Off will take place as soon as possible in the Reds Theatre when Section A & B have concluded. All four adjudicators will be in the box together for the Play Off.

Prizes:
First Prize: The Butlins First Section Trophy & £1,500 and the First Section Champions Banner
Second Prize: £900
Third Prize: £650
Fourth Prize: £450
Fifth Prize: £250
Sixth Prize: £250

The Highest Placed Mining Band — The C.I.S.W.O. Challenge Trophy

Competing bands:

Section A:
1. Barton Town (Gary Oglesby)
2. Bedworth Brass (Stephen Tighe)
3. Cornerstone Brass (Gavin Lamplough)
4. Foresters Brass 2000 (Peter Collins)
5. Gresley Colliery (Stephen Shimwell)
6. Haverhill Silver (Mark Ager)
7. Hebden Bridge (Dennis Hadfield)
8. Ibstock Brick Brass (Ken Ferguson)
9. Johnstone Silver (Raymond Tennant)
10. Markham & District Colliery (Nigel Seaman)
11. Pontardulais Town (Burns Pet Nutrition) (Paul Jenkins)
12. The Cawston Band (Colin Swaep)
13. United Yorkshire Coop (Simon Kerwin)

Section B:
1. Blackburn & Darwen (Nick Sheppard)
2. Carlton Brass (Walter Ritchie)
3. City of Coventry Brass (Stephen Cooper)
4. Denham Hendon Brass (Gordon Davies)
5. Foss Dyke Band (Andrew Keegan)
6. GT Group (Peterlee) Stephen Malcolm
7. Hopkins Blidworth Colliery (Kevin Steward)
8. Langley Band (Cliff Parker)
9. Meltham & Meltham Mills (Stuart Fawcett)
10. NW Ellington Colliery (TBA)
11. Sandhurst Silver (Ian McElligott)
12. Stocksbridge (Miles Davison)
13. Vernon Building Society Poynton (Kevin Gibbs)

Second Section:

Venue: Lakeside Butlins Skyline Resort
Date: Saturday17th January
Draw: 8.30am
Commence: 10.00am
Test Piece: Crusade (Rieks van der Velde)
Adjudicators: Derek Southcott & Peter Roberts

Prizes:
First Prize: The Butlins Second Section Trophy, £1,500 and the Second Section Champions Banner
Second Prize: £900
Third Prize: £650
Fourth Prize: £450
Highest Placed Mining Band – The British Coal Corporation Challenge

Competing bands:

1. Alder Valley Brass (Roger Burke)
2. Becontree Brass (Graham Chambers)
3. Chinnor Silver (David Pegram)
4. Delph (Phil Goodwin)
5. Dodworth MW (Elliott Darwin)
6. East London Brass (Jayne Murrill)
7. Frickley South Elmsall (TBA)
8. Grange Moor (John Ingman)
9. Haslingden & Helmshore (David Holland)
10. Holme Silver (Duncan Beckley)
11. Leicester Cooperative SMW (Graham Jacklin)
12. Lewis Merthyr (Gareth Pritchard)
13. Middleton (Matthew Stringer)
14. Rockingham (Graham O’Connor)
15. Shirland Welfare Band (Andrew Dennis)
16. South Yorkshire Police Band (Leigh Baker)
17. Strata Brass (David Hirst)
18. The Flixton Band (TBA)
19. The Kippax Band (Colin Hardy)
20. The Matlock Band (Roger Jepson)
21. Yiewsley & West Drayton (Christopher Cole)

Third Section:

Venue: Centre Stage, Butlins Skyline Resort
Date: Saturday 17th January
Test Piece: Haydock Variations (Stuart Pullin)
Draw Time: 8.15am
Commence: 10.00am
Adjudicators: C Brian Buckley & Tony Swainson

Prizes:
First Prize: The Butlins Third Section Trophy, £1,500 and the Third Section Champions Banner
Second Prize: £900
Third Prize: £650
Fourth Prize: £450
Highest Paced Mining Band — The NUM Challenge Trophy

Competing bands:

1. Dunstan Silver (Sue Murrill)
2. Fulham Brass (Simon Jones)
3. Garforth Brass (Steven Bailey)
4. Hitchin Band (Craig Patterson)
5. Kirkby Colliery Welfare (Stephen Berrill)
6. MacTaggart Scott (Loanhead) (Alan Fernie)
7. Pemberton Old JJB (B) (Peter Ashley)
8. Shirebrook MW Unison (Mark Wilcockson)
9. Stamford Brass (Robert Prew)
10. The Watford Band (Richard Graves)
11. Waterbeach Brass (George Thackrey)
12. West Yorkshire Police (Gary Clegg)

Fourth Section:

Venue: Crazy Horse Theatre, Butlins Skyline Resort
Date: Saturday, 17thJanuary
Test Piece: The Four Noble Truths (Philip Sparke)
Draw: 9.15am
Commence: 11.00am
Adjudicators: Lynda Nicholson & Simone Rebello

Prizes:
First Prize: The Butlins Fourth Section Trophy, £1,500.00 and the Fourth Section Champions Banner
Second Prize: £900
Third Prize: £650
Fourth Prize: £450
Highest Placed Mining Band – The N.A.C.O.D.S. Challenge Trophy

Competing bands:

Backworth Colliery (Duncan Beckley)
Banovallum Brass (Steve Ingham)
Bestwood ‘Black Diamonds’ (Brian G Draper)
Dronfield CMW (Alan Needham)
Eccles Borough Band (Les Webb)
Ireland Colly (Chesterfield) (Ian Knapton)
Kingsway Printers Cleethorpes (Steven Askew)
Linthwaite Band (Chris Askew)
Maltby Miners Welfare (Terry Clifford)
Pleasley Colliery Welfare (David Cutting)
Rivington & Adlington (Malcom Wilson)
Royston Town (Steve Earley)
Swineshead Silver (Simon Drew)
Tewkesbury Town (Nigel Morgan)
The Melton Band (Graham Sutton)
Thoresby Colliery Youth (Christine Gent)
Thurcroft Welfare (Ken Vernon)
Whitwell Brass (David Fretwell)

Youth Championship:

Venue: Reds Theatre, Butlins Skyline Resort
Date: Sunday 18th January
Draw: Before the contest weekend
Commence: 11.00am
Adjudicators: Lynda Nicholson & C Brian Buckley

Programme Content: March, Sacred Item & Own Choice item (not to exceed 20 minutes in duration)

Prizes:
First Prize: The Keith Wardle Memorial Trophy and £1000
Second Prize: The George Rowell Memorial Trophy and £600
All competing bands will receive a Certificate of Merit

Competing bands:
1. Coleshill Town Youth (Stephen Fagg)
2. Shirland Welfare Training (Andrew Dennis)
3. Youth Brass 2000 (Peter Collins)