Philip Sparke has spoken exclusively to 4BR to explain just what the team of adjudicators were looking for from the competing bands in the Championship Section over the two days of contesting in Skegness.

Overall standards

Philip talks about the overall standard of the performances from the bands on ‘Harrison’s Dream’ and in the entertainment stakes, what soloists caught their fancy on the Sunday, and his relief that there was a distinct absence of funny hats and slapstick antics on display from the stage.