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Yorkshire Regional Championships

The line up of bands for Bradford has been announced by the Yorkshire Regional Committee.

St Georges
 

The Yorkshire Regional Championships will take place at St. George's Hall, Bradford on the weekend of 7th/8th March.

The organisers have released the following line up of bands.

Championships Section:
Sunday, 8th March

Test Piece: Salute to Youth (Vinter)
Adjudicators: Nigel Boddice & Steve Sykes
Draw: 3.30pm
Commence: 5.30pm

Black Dyke (Dr. Nicholas J. Childs)
Brighouse and Rastrick (TBA)
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Russell Gray)
Grimethorpe Colliery (Allan Withington)
Hepworth (Cookson Homes) (Ian Porthouse)
Marsden Silver Prize (Ossett Brewery) (Glynn Williams)
Powerfuel Hatfield Colliery (Graham O’Connor)
Rothwell Temperance (David Roberts)
Skelmanthorpe (John Roberts)
Stannington (Derek Renshaw)
YBS (Morgan Griffiths)
Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel (Richard Evans)


First Section:
Saturday 7th March

Test Piece: Pentacle (Cole)
Adjudicators: Malcolm Brownbill & Colin Hardy
Draw: 1.00pm
Commence: 2.45pm approx.

Cornerstone (Gavin Lamplough)
Drighlington (Kevin Belcher)
Hade Edge (Simon Wood)
Hebden Bridge (Dennis Hadfield)
Knottingley Silver (Owen Wedgewood)
Lindley (Neil Jowett)
Meltham and Meltham Mills (Stuart Fawcett)
Old Silkstone (TBA)
Slaithwaite (Barry Hudson)
Stocksbridge (Miles Davison)
Wakefield Metropolitan (Norman Law)
YBS Concert Brass (TBA)
Yorkshire Co-op (Simon Kerwin)


Second Section
Sunday 8th March

Test Piece: New World Sketches (Price)
Adjudicators: Malcolm Brownbill & Christopher Wormald
Draw: 11.15am
Commence: 1.00 pm approx.

Barnsley Building Society (William Rushworth)
Clifton and Lightcliffe (John Clay)
Dodworth Colliery M.W. (Eliot J. Darwin)
Elland Silver (Phillip Shaw)
Frickley/South Elmsall (David Nichols)
Grange Moor (TBA)
Holme Silver (Disposables UK Group) (Duncan Beckley)
Horbury Victoria (TBA)
Kippax (Stanley Lippeatt)
Rockingham (Graham O’Connor)
South Yorkshire Police (Kevin Wadsworth)
Strata (David Hirst)


Third Section:
Saturday 7th March

Test Piece: The Once and Future King (Baker)
Adjudicators: Simone Rebello & Ian Brownbill
Draw: 9.00am
Commence: 10.30am

Barnsley Metropolitan (Alex Francis)
Chapeltown (Andrew Dennis)
Crofton Silver (Tim Sidwell)
Emley (Garry Hallas)
Garforth (Steven Bailey)
Gawthorpe (Stephen Bradnum)
Gawthorpe Brass ‘85’ (John Edward)
Lofthouse 2000 (Andrew Whitaker)
Oughtibridge (David Corker)
Skelmanthorpe ‘B’ (Philip Garlick)
West Yorkshire Police (Captain Gary Clegg)
Wetherby & District Silver (TBA)


Fourth Section:
Sunday 8th March

Test Piece: The Talisman for Brass Band (Hughes)
Adjudicators: David Horsfield & Roy Roe
Draw: 8.00am
Commence: 9.30am

Armthorpe Elmfield (Haydn Griffiths)
Deepcarr (Gavin Somerset)
Friendly Band (Sowerby Bridge) (Carol Caton)
Huddersfield & Ripponden (Steve Platten)
Linthwaite (C. Askew)
Maltby Miners Welfare (Terry Clifford)
Markham Main (James Boswell)
Thurcroft (Ken Vernon)
Wilsden (Ken Lee)
Worsbrough Brass (John K. Hopkinson)

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