User:WilliamF1two/Band of the Year/1997
Overview[edit]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Class | Contest | Location | Test Piece | Winner | Conductor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan | E | Rochdale Contest |  Rochdale |
Own choice | Woolley Pritchard Sovereign Brass |
David Maplestone |
| 2 Feb | E | Durham League Contest | Peterlee |
Variations on a Ninth – Gilbert Vinter | Fishburn Band |
Ian Robinson |
| 9 Feb | E | NWABBA Contest | Preston |
Own choice |  Point of Ayr Colliery (Powergen) |
Michael Fowles |
| 23 Feb | E | Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest | Oxford |
Own choice | Morrell's Kidlington Concert Brass |
Catherine Underwood |
| 1 Mar | B | Midlands Area | Nottingham |
A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby | NSK-RHP Ransome |
Brian Grant |
| 1 Mar | B | Yorkshire Area | Bradford |
A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby | Brighouse and Rastrick |
Allan Withington |
| 2 Mar | B | Scottish Championship |  Motherwell |
A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby | CWS (Glasgow) |
Howard Snell |
| 9 Mar | B | North West Area | Blackpool |
A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby | Williams Fairey Band |
James Gourlay |
| 16 Mar | B | London and Southern Counties Area | Basildon |
A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby | Redbridge Brass |
Graham Wilson |
| 16 Mar | B | North of England Area | Darlington |
A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby | East Yorkshire Motor Services |
Andrew Snell |
| 22 Mar | B | West of England Area | Torquay |
A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby | Flowers Band |
Garry Cutt |
| 6 Apr | B | Welsh Area | Aberystwyth |
A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby | Point of Ayr Colliery (Powergen) |
Michael Fowles |
| 3 May | A | European Championships | London |
Salamander – John McCabe 1920–1940 own choice |
Yorkshire Building Society |
David King |
| 4 May | E | Buxton Festival | Buxton |
Own choice | Hepworth |
Norman Law |
| 10 May | B | Grand Shield | Bolton |
Festival Music – Eric Ball | Wallace Arnold Rothwell Band (Leeds) |
Douglas Blackledge |
| 17 May | E | SEWBBA (Ebbw Vale) Contest | Ebbw Vale |
Three Figures – Herbert Howells | Cory |
Jeremy Wise |
| 18 May | E | Weston-super-Mare Contest | Weston-super-Mare |
Own choice | United Co-op Crewe |
Jef Sparkes |
| 25 May | C | All England Masters | Cambridge |
Jazz – Philip Wilby | Williams Fairey Band |
James Gourlay |
| 1 Jun | E | Wigan Contest | Wigan |
Own choice | Yorkshire Electricity Drighlington |
Tony Whitaker |
| 8 Jun | E | Strathclyde Charities Contest | Renfrew |
Own choice | CWS (Glasgow) |
Bryan Allen |
| 21 Jun | E | West of England Bandsmen's Festival | Bugle |
English Heritage – George Lloyd | Bodmin Town |
Nicholas Childs |
| 30 Aug | D | Land o' Burns | Troon |
Own choice | Kirkintilloch |
Allan Ramsay |
| 14 Sep | E | Fife Charities Band Association Contest | Dunfermline |
Own choice | Longannet Colliery (Cowdenbeath) |
Jim Anderson |
| 5 Oct | E | NWABBA Preston District Contest | Fleetwood |
Own choice | Morecambe Nuclear Electric |
Steve Tarry |
| 11 Oct | E | West Wales BBA Festival Contest | Burry Port |
Own choice | Tredegar Town |
Jim Davies |
| 12 Oct | E | SCABA Autumn Contest | Folkestone |
Own choice | Aveley and Newham |
Melvin White |
| 18 Oct | A | National Championship of Great Britain | London |
On Alderley Edge – Peter Graham | Brighouse and Rastrick |
Allan Withington |
| 26 Oct | C | Pontins Championship | Prestatyn |
Pageantry – Herbert Howells | Tredegar Town |
Nicholas Childs |
| 1 Nov | E | SWBBA Contest | Torquay |
Gilbert Vinter own choice | Bodmin Town |
Nicholas Childs |
| 2 Nov | E | London & Home Counties BBA Harrow Contest |
Harrow |
Own choice | Regent Brass |
Phillip Littlemore |
| 2 Nov | E | Whitehaven Contest | Whitehaven |
Own choice | Fishburn Band |
Ian Robinson |
| 15 Nov | C | National Mineworkers | Blackpool |
Salute to Youth – Gilbert Vinter | Grimethorpe Colliery |
Peter Parkes |
| 15 Nov | E | Forth Valley Championships | Falkirk |
Own choice | David A Hall Whitburn |
Archie Hutchison |
| 15 Nov | E | Reading Contest | Reading |
Isaiah 40 – Robert Redhead | South West Trains Woodfalls |
Melvin White |
| 16 Nov | D | Brass in Concert | Spennymoor |
Entertainments | JJB Sports Leyland |
Richard Evans |
| 16 Nov | E | Pilkington Northern Open | St Helens |
Pageantry – Herbert Howells | Stalybridge Old |
John Hudson |
| 23 Nov | E | Manchester District Contest | Middleton |
Own choice | Todmorden Old |
Dennis Hadfield |
| 30 Nov | E | GBBA Own Choice Contest | Coleford |
Own choice | Flowers Band |
Nigel Seaman |
| 30 Nov | E | Hartlepool Brass Band Contest | Hartlepool |
Own choice | Ever Ready |
Bryan Hurdley |
| 6 Dec | E | Wessex BBA Contest | Poole |
Own choice | South West Trains Woodfalls |
Melvin White |
| 7 Dec | E | Aylesbury (Bucks & District BBA) Contest | Aylesbury |
Own choice | Luton |
Phillip Littlemore |
| 7 Dec | E | West Midlands BBA Contest | Leamington Spa |
Own choice | Woolley Pritchard Sovereign Brass |
Philip Bailey |
| 17 Jan | A | British Open | Birmingham |
Whitsun Wakes – Michael Ball | Yorkshire Building Society |
David King |
Rochdale Contest[edit]
Date: Sunday 26th January 1997
Class: E
Location: Town Hall, Rochdale
Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections)
Adjudicator: Derek Broadbent
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Test Piece | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woolley Pritchard Sovereign Brass |
David Maplestone | A Kensington Concerto – Eric Ball | 5 |
| 2 | United Norwest Co-op (Rochdale) |
Duncan Beckley | Connotations – Edward Gregson | 4 |
| 3 | Ever Ready |
John Roberts | Variations on a Ninth – Gilbert Vinter | 3 |
| 4 | Yorkshire Co-op Jayess |
Ian Craddock | Ballet for Band – Joseph Horovitz |
Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
United Norwest Co-op (Rochdale) were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests later in the year
Durham League Contest[edit]
Date: Sunday 2nd February 1997
Class: E
Location: Leisure Centre, Peterlee
Format: Set test (Variations on a Ninth – Gilbert Vinter)
Adjudicator: Roy Newsome
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fishburn Band |
Ian Robinson | 5 |
| 2 | Northumbria Police |
Roger Payne | 4 |
| 3 | Newcastle Brown Ale |
Raymond Tennant | 3 |
| 4 | Easington Colliery |
David Binding | 2 |
| 5 | Lingdale Silver |
Mark Sidwell | 1 |
| 6 | Boldon Colliery (Go-Ahead Group North East) |
Steve Malcolm | |
| 7 | Vickers Barrow |
William Maginn | |
| 8 | Houghton Brass |
Tom Gibson | |
| W | East Yorkshire Motor Services |
Andrew Snell | |
| W | Ever Ready |
John Roberts |
NWABBA Contest[edit]
Date: Sunday 9th February 1997
Class: E
Location: Guild Hall, Preston
Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections)
Adjudicator: Roy Newsome
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Test Piece | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point of Ayr Colliery (Powergen) |
Michael Fowles | Diversions for Brass Band – Derek Bourgeois | 5 |
| 2 | Glossop Old |
James Cant | Paganini Variations – Philip Wilby | 4 |
| 3 | British Telecom |
Alan Lawton | Of Men and Mountains – Edward Gregson | 3 |
| 4 | Blackburn and Darwen |
Alan Widdop | Journey into Freedom – Eric Ball | |
| 5 | Tintwistle |
Barry Thompson | Ballet for Band – Joseph Horovitz | |
| 6 | Trafford |
Roy Curran | Variations on a Ninth – Gilbert Vinter | |
| 7 | British Aerospace (Chadderton) |
Simon Wood | A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby | |
| 8 | Longridge Band |
Gordon Clough | Paganini Variations – Philip Wilby | |
| 9 | Freckleton |
Paul Dalton | Paganini Variations – Philip Wilby | |
| 10 | Hepworth |
Norman Law | Connotations – Edward Gregson | |
| 11 | Classic Racing Tyldesley |
Darrol Barry | Diadem of Gold – George Bailey arr. Frank Wright |
Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
Glossop Old were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Buxton Festival later in the year
Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest[edit]
Date: Sunday 23rd February 1997
Class: E
Location: Cowley Conservative Club, Oxford
Format: Own choice (combined Championship, First and Second sections)
Adjudicator: Peter Pollard
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Test Piece | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morrell's Kidlington Concert Brass |
Catherine Underwood | The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke | 5 |
| 2 | Swindon Pegasus |
John Winterflood | Ballet for Band – Joseph Horovitz | |
| 3 | Wantage A |
John Winterflood | Ballet for Band – Joseph Horovitz | |
| 4 | Brackley & District |
Catherine Underwood | A New Buckenham Suite – Andrew Jackman |
Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
Midlands Area[edit]
Date: Saturday 1st March 1997
Class: B
Location: East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham
Format: Set test (A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby)
Adjudicator: James Scott
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NSK-RHP Ransome |
Brian Grant | 20 |
| 2 | Rhodian Brass |
Graham O'Connor | 16 |
| 3 | Desford Colliery |
Nicholas Childs | 12 |
| 4 | Rolls-Royce (Coventry) |
Dave Lea | 8 |
| 5 | Woolley Pritchard Sovereign Brass |
David Maplestone | 4 |
| 6 | Staffordshire Building Society |
Andrew Culshaw | |
| 7 | Thoresby Colliery (Joy Mfg) |
Stan Lippeatt | |
| 8 | Rigid Containers Group |
John Berryman | |
| 9 | Hathern |
Dave Newman | |
| 10 | Markfield |
Jeremy Wise | |
| 11 | Enderby |
John Broadhurst | |
| 12 | Shirley |
Alwyn Green |
Yorkshire Area[edit]
Date: Saturday 1st March 1997
Class: B
Location: St George's Hall, Bradford
Format: Set test (A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby)
Adjudicator: David Read
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighouse and Rastrick |
Allan Withington | 20 |
| 2 | Wallace Arnold Rothwell Band (Leeds) |
Douglas Blackledge | 16 |
| 3 | Yorkshire Building Society |
David King | 12 |
| 4 | Carlton Main Frickley Colliery |
John Hinckley | 8 |
| 5 | Black Dyke (1855) |
James Watson | 4 |
| 6 | Sellers Engineering |
Alan Morrison | |
| 7 | Polypipe Rossington |
John Hudson | |
| 8 | U.E.S. Stocksbridge |
John Roberts | |
| 9 | Yorkshire Electricity Drighlington |
Tony Whitaker | |
| 10 | David Urquhart Travel Yorkshire Imperial |
Alan Exley | |
| 11 | Kippax R.J.B. Band |
Keith Wardle |
Scottish Championship[edit]
Date: Sunday 2nd March 1997
Class: B
Location: Civic Centre, Motherwell
Format: Set test (A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby)
Adjudicator: Tony Swainson
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CWS (Glasgow) |
Howard Snell | 20 |
| 2 | David A Hall Whitburn |
Peter Parkes | 16 |
| 3 | Kirkintilloch |
Frank Renton | 12 |
| 4 | Dalmellington |
John Boax | 8 |
| 5 | Newtongrange (B & C Decorators) |
Derek Broadbent | 4 |
| 6 | Dalkeith and Monktonhall Colliery |
Alan Fernie | |
| 7 | Bo'ness & Carriden |
Steve Sykes | |
| 8 | Unison Kinneil |
Raymond Tennant | |
| 9 | Clackmannan District Brass |
Chris Davis | |
| 10 | Kelty and Blairadam Brass |
Jim Smith |
North West Area[edit]
Date: Sunday 9th March 1997
Class: B
Location: Winter Gardens, Blackpool
Format: Set test (A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby)
Adjudicator: Roy Roe
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams Fairey Band |
James Gourlay | 20 |
| 2 | Fodens (Courtois) |
Phillip McCann | 16 |
| 3 | JJB Sports Leyland |
Richard Evans | 12 |
| 4 | Wingates Band |
Nicholas Childs | 8 |
| 5 | British Aerospace (Chadderton) |
Simon Wood | 4 |
| 6 | Marple |
Garry Cutt | |
| 7 | Besses o' th' Barn |
Derek Broadbent | |
| 8 | British Telecom |
Alan Lawton | |
| 9 | Longridge Band |
Gordon Clough | |
| 10 | Trafford |
Roy Curran | |
| 11 | Stalybridge Old |
Thomas Wyss |
London and Southern Counties Area[edit]
Date: Sunday 16th March 1997
Class: B
Location: Towngate Theatre, Basildon
Format: Set test (A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby)
Adjudicator: Roy Newsome
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redbridge Brass |
Graham Wilson | 20 |
| 2 | Aveley and Newham |
Melvin White | 16 |
| 3 | John Laing (Hendon) |
Jeremy Wise | 12 |
| 4 | Clacton-on-Sea Co-op |
Mark Ager | 8 |
| 5 | Friary Guildford Brass |
Barry Wassell | 4 |
| 6 | Morrell's Kidlington Concert Brass |
Catherine Underwood | |
| 7 | Regent Brass |
Paul Fensom | |
| 8 | Staines Brass |
Duncan Beckley | |
| 9 | Hatfields of Colchester |
Robert Howard | |
| 10 | K.M. Gillingham |
David Cutting | |
| 11 | City of Cambridge |
Bram Gay |
North of England Area[edit]
Date: Sunday 16th March 1997
Class: B
Location: Dolphin Centre, Darlington
Format: Set test (A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby)
Adjudicator: Tony Swainson
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Yorkshire Motor Services |
Andrew Snell | 20 |
| 2 | Ever Ready |
Nicholas Childs | 16 |
| 3 | Fishburn Band |
Ian Robinson | 12 |
| 4 | Newcastle Brown Ale |
Raymond Tennant | 8 |
| 5 | Northumbria Police |
Roger Payne | 4 |
| 6 | British Steel Teesside |
Derek Broadbent | |
| 7 | Easington Colliery |
David Binding | |
| 8 | Lingdale Silver |
Mark Sidwell | |
| 9 | Kirkbymoorside Town |
John Woodward | |
| W | Boldon Colliery (Go-Ahead Group North East) |
Steve Malcolm |
West of England Area[edit]
Date: Saturday 22nd March 1997
Class: B
Location: Riviera Centre, Torquay
Format: Set test (A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby)
Adjudicator: Frank Renton
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flowers Band |
Garry Cutt | 20 |
| 2 | Bodmin Town |
Nicholas Childs | 16 |
| 3 | Bournemouth Concert Brass |
Nigel Taken | 12 |
| 4 | Camborne Town |
Thomas Wyss | 8 |
| 5 | South West Trains Woodfalls |
Melvin White | 4 |
| 6 | Mount Charles |
Bryan Hurdley | |
| 7 | Stinchcombe |
Ian Smith | |
| 8 | Thornbury |
Graeme Lewis | |
| 9 | Lydbrook |
Brian Howard | |
| 10 | Lucketts Travel (Southsea) |
David Samuels |
Welsh Area[edit]
Date: Sunday 6th April 1997
Class: B
Location: University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Format: Set test (A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby)
Adjudicator: David Read
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point of Ayr Colliery (Powergen) |
Michael Fowles | 20 |
| 2 | Cory |
Jeremy Wise | 16 |
| 3 | Tredegar Town |
Nicholas Childs | 12 |
| 4 | Bedwas Trethomas & Machen |
Alan Morrison | 8 |
| 5 | Cwmaman Institute (Tower Colliery) |
John Hudson | 4 |
| 6 | Northop Silver |
Thomas Wyss | |
| 7 | Lewis Merthyr |
Nigel Seaman | |
| 8 | Penclawdd Brass |
Tony Small | |
| 9 | British Fuels (Parc and Dare) |
Richard Adams | |
| 10 | Tongwynlais Temperance |
C. Brian Buckley |
European Championships[edit]
Date: Saturday 3rd May 1997
Class: A
Location: Barbican Centre, London
Format: Set test (Salamander – John McCabe) and own choice composed between 1920 and 1940
Adjudicators: Tom Brevik, Eric Crees and Jacob Slagter (set test), Nigel Boddice, Yves Illi and David Read (own choice)
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Test Piece | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yorkshire Building Society |
David King | Pageantry – Herbert Howells | 25 |
| 2 | CWS (Glasgow) |
Howard Snell | Pageantry – Herbert Howells | 20 |
| 3 | Grimethorpe Colliery |
Peter Parkes | An Epic Symphony – Percy Fletcher | 15 |
| 4 | Tredegar Town |
Nicholas Childs | Freedom (Brass Band Symphony No. 1) – Hubert Bath | 10 |
| 5 |  Brass Band Midden Brabant |
Benny Wiame | Pageantry – Herbert Howells | |
| 6 |  Brass Band Berner Oberland |
James Gourlay | The Severn Suite – Edward Elgar arr. Bram Gay | |
| 7 |  Manger Musikklag |
Ray Farr | Freedom (Brass Band Symphony No. 1) – Hubert Bath | |
| 8 |  De Bazuin Oenkerk |
Klaas van der Woude | Pageantry – Herbert Howells | |
| 9 |  Lyngby-Taarbaek |
Jesper Juul Windahl | An Epic Symphony – Percy Fletcher | |
| 10 |  Solna Brass |
Lars-Gunnar Björklund | A Moorside Suite – Gustav Holst | |
| 11 |  Strabane Concert |
Peter Christian | Pageantry – Herbert Howells | |
| 12 |  Brass Band Conservatoire d'Esch |
Fred Harles | The Severn Suite – Edward Elgar arr. Bram Gay |
Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points
Buxton Festival[edit]
Date: Sunday 4th May 1997
Class: E
Location: Pavilion Gardens, Buxton
Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections)
Adjudicator: Dennis Wilby
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Test Piece | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hepworth |
Norman Law | The Essence of Time – Peter Graham | 5 |
| 2 | Glossop Old |
James Cant | Trittico – James Curnow | 4 |
| 3 | Thoresby Colliery (Joy Mfg) |
Keith Wardle | Festival Music – Eric Ball | 3 |
| 4 | Rolls-Royce (Coventry) |
Dave Lea | English Heritage – George Lloyd | 2 |
| 5 | Nottingham City Transport |
Martin Heartfield | Connotations – Edward Gregson | |
| 6 | Priest Lindley |
Neil Jowett | A London Overture – Philip Sparke | |
| 7 | Snibston & Desford Colliery (NWLDC) |
David Holling | Partita – Philip Sparke | |
| 8 | Kibworth |
Stephen Tighe | Ballet for Band – Joseph Horovitz | |
| 9 | Ancient Order of Foresters |
Chris Jeans | Dances and Arias – Edward Gregson | |
| 10 | British Aerospace (Chadderton) |
Simon Wood | Festival Music – Eric Ball | |
| 11 | Boldon Colliery (Go-Ahead Group North East) |
Steve Malcolm | Un Vie de Matelot (A Sailor's Life) – Robert Farnon | |
| 12 | Jayess 87 |
Andrew Eastwood | The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke | |
| 13 | Hade Edge (J & E Dickinson) |
Eric Landon | Ballet for Band – Joseph Horovitz | |
| 14 | Laganvale |
Stephen Cairns | Partita – Philip Sparke | |
| 15 | Skelmanthorpe |
Stuart Fawcett | Ballet for Band – Joseph Horovitz | |
| 16 | Blackburn and Darwen |
Alan Widdop | Diadem of Gold – George Bailey arr. Frank Wright | |
| 17 | Unity Brass (IOOFMUFS) |
Robert Boulter | Endeavour – Philip Sparke | |
| 18 | Wigan Business Equipment Flixton |
Martin Obermuller | A New Buckenham Suite – Andrew Jackman | |
| W | 1st Old Boys Association Silver |
Joe Cassells | Paganini Variations – Philip Wilby | |
| W | Tintwistle |
Barry Thompson | Ballet for Band – Joseph Horovitz |
Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
Hepworth and Glossop Old were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests during the year
Grand Shield[edit]
Date: Saturday 10th May 1997
Class: B
Location: Victoria Hall, Bolton
Format: Set test (Festival Music – Eric Ball)
Adjudicators: Derek Garside and Geoffrey Whitham
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wallace Arnold Rothwell Band (Leeds) |
Douglas Blackledge | 20 |
| 2 | NSK-RHP Ransome |
Brian Grant | 16 |
| 3 | Point of Ayr Colliery (Powergen) |
Michael Fowles | 12 |
| 4 | Northop Silver |
Thomas Wyss | 8 |
| 5 | British Steel Teesside |
Derek Broadbent | 4 |
| 6 | East Yorkshire Motor Services |
Andrew Snell | |
| 7 | Staffordshire Building Society |
Andrew Culshaw | |
| 8 | British Telecom |
Alan Lawton | |
| 9 | Stalybridge Old |
James Cant | |
| 10 | Flowers Band |
Bryan Hurdley | |
| 11 | Bedwas Trethomas & Machen |
Alan Morrison | |
| 12 | Rhodian Brass |
Graham O'Connor | |
| 13 | David Urquhart Travel Yorkshire Imperial |
James Scott | |
| 14 | British Fuels (Parc and Dare) |
Richard Adams | |
| 15 | Woolley Pritchard Sovereign Brass |
David Maplestone | |
| 16 | British Aerospace (Chadderton) |
Simon Wood | |
| 17 | Carlton Main Frickley Colliery |
John Hinckley | |
| 18 | Bournemouth Concert Brass |
Nigel Taken | |
| 19 | Fishburn Band |
Ian Robinson | |
| 20 | Longridge Band |
Gordon Clough | |
| 21 | Thoresby Colliery (Joy Mfg) |
Keith Wardle | |
| 22 | Bo'ness & Carriden |
Roy Newsome |
SEWBBA (Ebbw Vale) Contest[edit]
Date: Saturday 17th May 1997
Class: E
Location: Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale
Format: Set test (Three Figures – Herbert Howells)
Adjudicator: Colin Hardy
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cory |
Jeremy Wise | 5 |
| 2 | Lewis Merthyr |
Nigel Seaman | 4 |
| 3 | Cwmaman Institute (Tower Colliery) |
John Hudson | 3 |
| 4 | Lydbrook |
Brian Howard | 2 |
| 5 | Tongwynlais Temperance |
Bernard Williams | 1 |
| W | British Fuels (Parc and Dare) |
Richard Adams | |
| W | Tredegar Town |
Nicholas Childs |
Weston-super-Mare Contest[edit]
Date: Sunday 18th May 1997
Class: E
Location: Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare, Weston-super-Mare
Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections)
Adjudicator: James Scott
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Test Piece | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Co-op Crewe |
Jef Sparkes | Ballet for Band – Joseph Horovitz | 5 |
| 2 | Staffordshire Building Society |
Andrew Culshaw | Festival Music – Eric Ball | 4 |
| 3 | Aldbourne |
David Williams | Ballet for Band – Joseph Horovitz | |
| 4 | Cinderford Swanbrook |
Gwynne Price | Sinfonietta for Brass Band – James Curnow | |
| 5 | Chalford |
Steve Tubb | Triumphant Rhapsody – Gilbert Vinter | |
| 6 | Thornbury |
Graeme Lewis | Variations on a Ninth – Gilbert Vinter | |
| 7 | Shirley |
Alwyn Green | Variations on a Ninth – Gilbert Vinter | |
| W | British Steel Port Talbot |
Dennis Mahoney | Triumphant Rhapsody – Gilbert Vinter | |
| W | Morrell's Kidlington Concert Brass |
Catherine Underwood | Festival Music – Eric Ball |
Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
United Co-op Crewe were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Pontins Championship later in the year
All England Masters[edit]
Date: Sunday 25th May 1997
Class: C
Location: Corn Exchange, Cambridge
Format: Set test (Jazz – Philip Wilby)
Adjudicators: Geoffrey Brand, Barry Forgie and David Read
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams Fairey Band |
James Gourlay | 15 |
| 2 | Wingates Band |
Howard Snell | 12 |
| 3 | Yorkshire Building Society |
David King | 9 |
| 4 | JJB Sports Leyland |
Richard Evans | 6 |
| 5 | Brighouse and Rastrick |
Allan Withington | 3 |
| 6 | Fodens (Courtois) |
Phillip McCann | |
| 7 | Sellers Engineering |
Alan Morrison | |
| 8 | Flowers Band |
Philip Bailey | |
| 9 | Grimethorpe Colliery |
Peter Parkes | |
| 10 | Wallace Arnold Rothwell Band (Leeds) |
Douglas Blackledge | |
| 11 | David Urquhart Travel Yorkshire Imperial |
James Scott | |
| 12 | Polypipe Rossington |
Chris Houlding | |
| 13 | South West Trains Woodfalls |
Melvin White | |
| 14 | Rigid Containers Group |
John Berryman | |
| 15 | Besses o' th' Barn |
Derek Broadbent | |
| 16 | Rhodian Brass |
Graham O'Connor | |
| 17 | East Yorkshire Motor Services |
Andrew Snell | |
| 17 | Woolley Pritchard Sovereign Brass |
David Maplestone | |
| 19 | Redbridge Brass |
Graham Wilson | |
| 20 | Aveley and Newham |
Melvin White |
Wigan Contest[edit]
Date: Sunday 1st June 1997
Class: E
Location: Wigan and Leigh College, Wigan
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: David Horsfield
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Test Piece | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yorkshire Electricity Drighlington |
Tony Whitaker | Connotations – Edward Gregson | 5 |
| 2 | Northumbria Police |
Roger Payne | Journey into Freedom – Eric Ball | 4 |
| 3 | Hade Edge (J & E Dickinson) |
Eric Landon | Ballet for Band – Joseph Horovitz |
Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
Strathclyde Charities Contest[edit]
Date: Sunday 8th June 1997
Class: E
Location: Trinity High School, Renfrew
Format: Own choice
Adjudicators: Colin Hardy and Donald Reid
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Test Piece | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CWS (Glasgow) |
Bryan Allen | Pageantry – Herbert Howells | 5 |
| 2 | Unison Kinneil |
Raymond Tennant | Life Divine – Cyril Jenkins | 4 |
| 3 | Johnstone Silver |
Raymond Tennant | Ballet for Band – Joseph Horovitz | 3 |
| 4 | Bon Accord Silver |
David Lever | Trittico – James Curnow | |
| 5 | Croy Parish |
Jim Anderson | Music for a Festival – Philip Sparke | |
| 6 | Lochgelly |
Bruce Fraser | Sinfonietta – Joseph Horovitz | |
| 7 | Buckhaven and Methil |
Alan Fernie | Pennine Moors – Darrol Barry | |
| 8 | Monklands Youth |
Jim Smith | The Journeyman – Ray Steadman-Allen |
Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
Johnstone Silver were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at Land o' Burns later in the year
West of England Bandsmen's Festival[edit]
Date: Saturday 21st June 1997
Class: E
Location: Molinnis Park, Bugle
Format: Set test (English Heritage – George Lloyd)
Adjudicator: Goff Richards
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodmin Town |
Nicholas Childs | 5 |
| 2 | St Austell |
Leonard Adams | |
| 3 | Mount Charles |
Bryan Hurdley | 3 |
Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
Land o' Burns[edit]
Date: Saturday 30th August 1997
Class: D
Location: Walker Halls, Troon
Format: Own choice
Adjudicators: David Hirst and Archie Hutchison
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Test Piece | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirkintilloch |
Allan Ramsay | On Alderley Edge – Peter Graham | 10 |
| 2 | Newtongrange (B & C Decorators) |
Derek Broadbent | Salute to Youth – Gilbert Vinter | 8 |
| 3 | Dunaskin Doon |
Alex McCutcheon | English Heritage – George Lloyd | 6 |
| 4 | Unison Kinneil |
Raymond Tennant | Life Divine – Cyril Jenkins | 4 |
| 5 | Johnstone Silver |
Raymond Tennant | Ballet for Band – Joseph Horovitz | 2 |
| 6 | Broxburn Public |
Michael Marzella | Sinfonietta for Brass Band – James Curnow | |
| 7 | Bathgate |
Colin McKenzie | Apocalypse for Brass (Symphony for Brass Band) – William Gordon | |
| 8 | Irvine & Dreghorn Brass |
Robin Thompson | Partita for Band - Postcards from Home – Philip Wilby | |
| 9 | UDI Aberdeen City |
Alan Haggart | English Heritage – George Lloyd | |
| 10 | Barrhead Burgh |
John Boax | The Force of Destiny (La Forza del Destino) - Overture – Giuseppe Verdi arr. Frank Wright | |
| 11 | Campbeltown Brass |
Gordon Evans | The Plantagenets – Edward Gregson | |
| 12 | Tullis Russell (The Papermakers) Mills |
Dougie Graham | A Royal Mile Suite – Alan Fernie | |
| W | Dalkeith and Monktonhall Colliery |
Alan Fernie | Salute to Youth – Gilbert Vinter | |
| W | Livingston Brass |
Alan Samson | Hollywood! – Goff Richards | |
| W | Shotts St Patrick's Brass |
Chris Brown | A Royal Mile Suite – Alan Fernie |
Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
Johnstone Silver were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Strathclyde Charities Contest earlier in the year
Fife Charities Band Association Contest[edit]
Date: Sunday 14th September 1997
Class: E
Location: Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: Tony Swainson
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Test Piece | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longannet Colliery (Cowdenbeath) |
Jim Anderson | The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke | 5 |
| 2 | Kelty and Blairadam Brass |
Bruce Fraser | Variations for Brass Band – Ralph Vaughan Williams | 4 |
| 3 | Shotts St Patrick's Brass |
Chris Brown | A Royal Mile Suite – Alan Fernie | |
| 4 | Tullis Russell (The Papermakers) Mills |
Dougie Graham | A Royal Mile Suite – Alan Fernie | |
| 5 | Perthshire Brass |
George Annan, Sr. | Labour and Love – Percy Fletcher | |
| 6 | Campbeltown Brass |
Gordon Evans | The Plantagenets – Edward Gregson | |
| 7 | Dunfermline Town |
Bruce Davis | Oceans – Goff Richards | |
| 8 | Lochgelly |
Bruce Fraser | Music for a Festival – Philip Sparke | |
| 9 | Buckhaven and Methil |
David Hynd | The Fall of the Year – Bram Wiggins |
Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
Longannet Colliery (Cowdenbeath) were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Forth Valley Championships later in the year
NWABBA Preston District Contest[edit]
Date: Sunday 5th October 1997
Class: E
Location: Marine Hall, Fleetwood
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: Tony Cresswell
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Test Piece | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morecambe Nuclear Electric |
Steve Tarry | Cross Patonce – Goff Richards | |
| 2 | Freckleton |
Paul Dalton | Pageantry – Herbert Howells | |
| 3 | Longridge Band |
Gordon Clough | Pageantry – Herbert Howells | 3 |
Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
West Wales BBA Festival Contest[edit]
Date: Saturday 11th October 1997
Class: E
Location: Memorial Hall, Burry Port
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: Geoffrey Whitham
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Test Piece | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tredegar Town |
Jim Davies | Freedom (Brass Band Symphony No. 1) – Hubert Bath | 5 |
| 2 | Bedwas Trethomas & Machen |
Thomas Wyss | Dances and Arias – Edward Gregson | 4 |
| 3 | Cwmaman Institute (Tower Colliery) |
John Hudson | Paganini Variations – Philip Wilby | 3 |
| 4 | Lewis Merthyr |
Nigel Seaman | Pageantry – Herbert Howells | 2 |
| 5 | British Fuels (Parc and Dare) |
David Maplestone | Isaiah 40 – Robert Redhead | 1 |
| 6 | Tongwynlais Temperance |
Bernard Williams | Trittico – James Curnow |
SCABA Autumn Contest[edit]
Date: Sunday 12th October 1997
Class: E
Location: Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: David Read
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Test Piece | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aveley and Newham |
Melvin White | On Alderley Edge – Peter Graham | 5 |
| 2 | Kortrijk |
Lieven Maertens | The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke | |
| 3 | Alder Valley Brass |
Nigel Clarke | Isaiah 40 – Robert Redhead | |
| 4 | Northfleet Brass |
David Lewis | Symphonic Suite for Brass – Leighton Lucas | |
| 5 | Denham Brass |
Philip Sparke | Purcell Variations – Kenneth Downie | |
| 6 | Friary Guildford Brass |
Barry Wassell | Pageantry – Herbert Howells | |
| 7 | Regent Brass |
Phillip Littlemore | Variations on a Ninth – Gilbert Vinter | |
| 8 | K.M. Gillingham |
David Cutting | Isaiah 40 – Robert Redhead | |
| 9 | Uckfield Concert Brass |
Andy Wooler | The Land of the Long White Cloud - Aotearoa – Philip Sparke |
Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points
Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
National Championship of Great Britain[edit]
Date: Saturday 18th October 1997
Class: A
Location: Royal Albert Hall, London
Format: Set test (On Alderley Edge – Peter Graham)
Adjudicators: Roy Newsome, David Read and William Relton
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighouse and Rastrick |
Allan Withington | 25 |
| 2 | Williams Fairey Band |
James Gourlay | 20 |
| 3 | Fodens (Courtois) |
Nicholas Childs | 15 |
| 4 | Kirkintilloch |
Frank Renton | 10 |
| 5 | Ever Ready |
Stephen Roberts | 5 |
| 6 | Cory |
Jeremy Wise | |
| 7 | Grimethorpe Colliery |
Peter Parkes | |
| 8 | Point of Ayr Colliery (Powergen) |
Michael Fowles | |
| 9 | NSK-RHP Ransome |
Brian Grant | |
| 10 | Flowers Band |
Paul Cosh | |
| 11 | CWS (Glasgow) |
Howard Snell | |
| 12 | Bodmin Town |
John Hudson | |
| 13 | East Yorkshire Motor Services |
Robert Childs | |
| 14 | Rhodian Brass |
Alan Lawton | |
| 15 | Wallace Arnold Rothwell Band (Leeds) |
Douglas Blackledge | |
| 16 | David A Hall Whitburn |
Richard Adams | |
| 17 | Aveley and Newham |
Melvin White | |
| 18 | Redbridge Brass |
Graham Wilson |
Pontins Championship[edit]
Date: Sunday 26th October 1997
Class: C
Location: Pontins, Prestatyn
Format: Set test (Pageantry – Herbert Howells)
Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent and Geoffrey Whitham
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tredegar Town |
Nicholas Childs | 15 |
| 2 | British Telecom |
Graham O'Connor | 12 |
| 3 | United Co-op Crewe |
Roy Sparkes | 9 |
| 4 | Fishburn Band |
Ian Robinson | 6 |
| 5 | South West Trains Woodfalls |
Melvin White | 3 |
| 6 | Stalybridge Old |
Chris Houlding | |
| 7 | Woolley Pritchard Sovereign Brass |
Philip Bailey | |
| 8 | Bedwas Trethomas & Machen |
Alan Morrison | |
| 9 | British Steel Teesside |
Paul Cosh | |
| 10 | Northop Silver |
Thomas Wyss | |
| 11 | Cory |
Jeremy Wise | |
| 12 | Rolls-Royce (Coventry) |
Dave Lea | |
| 13 | Staffordshire Building Society |
Andrew Culshaw | |
| 14 | Yorkshire Electricity Drighlington |
Tony Whitaker | |
| 15 | British Aerospace (Chadderton) |
Simon Wood | |
| 16 | Mount Charles |
John Maines | |
| 17 | Longridge Band |
Gordon Clough | |
| 18 | Lewis Merthyr |
Nigel Seaman | |
| W | Bournemouth Concert Brass |
Nigel Taken | |
| W | Hathern |
Dave Newman | |
| W | Trafford |
Roy Curran |
Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
United Co-op Crewe were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Weston-super-Mare Contest earlier in the year
SWBBA Contest[edit]
Date: Saturday 1st November 1997
Class: E
Location: Riviera Centre, Torquay
Format: Own choice from the works of Gilbert Vinter
Adjudicator: Dennis Masters
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Test Piece | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodmin Town |
Nicholas Childs | Salute to Youth – Gilbert Vinter | 5 |
| 2 | Mount Charles |
Bryan Hurdley | Variations on a Ninth – Gilbert Vinter | 4 |
| 3 | Bournemouth Concert Brass |
Nigel Taken | John O'Gaunt – Gilbert Vinter | 3 |
London & Home Counties BBA Harrow Contest[edit]
Date: Sunday 2nd November 1997
Class: E
Location: Arts Centre, Harrow
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: John Berryman
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Test Piece | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regent Brass |
Phillip Littlemore | Variations on a Ninth – Gilbert Vinter | 5 |
| 2 | Clacton-on-Sea Co-op |
Mark Ager | Of Men and Mountains – Edward Gregson | 4 |
| 3 | Enderby |
John Broadhurst | Trittico – James Curnow | 3 |
Whitehaven Contest[edit]
Date: Sunday 2nd November 1997
Class: E
Location: Civic Hall, Whitehaven
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: Geoffrey Whitham
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Test Piece | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fishburn Band |
Ian Robinson | Pageantry – Herbert Howells | 5 |
| 2 | Boldon Colliery (Go-Ahead Group North East) |
Steve Malcolm | James Cook, Circumnavigator – Gilbert Vinter | 4 |
| 3 | Northumbria Police |
Roger Payne | Pageantry – Herbert Howells | 3 |
National Mineworkers[edit]
Date: Saturday 15th November 1997
Class: C
Location: Winter Gardens, Blackpool
Format: Set test (Salute to Youth – Gilbert Vinter)
Adjudicators: Geoffrey Brand and Richard Evans
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grimethorpe Colliery |
Peter Parkes | 15 |
| 2 | Ever Ready |
Brian Grant | 12 |
| 3 | Fishburn Band |
Ian Robinson | 9 |
| 4 | Cwmaman Institute (Tower Colliery) |
Stan Lippeatt | 6 |
| 5 | Carlton Main Frickley Colliery |
John Hinckley | 1.5 |
| 5 | Cory |
Jeremy Wise | 1.5 |
| 7 | Newtongrange (B & C Decorators) |
Derek Broadbent | |
| 8 | Kippax R.J.B. Band |
Ian Colley | |
| 9 | Thoresby Colliery (Joy Mfg) |
Keith Wardle | |
| 10 | Point of Ayr Colliery (Powergen) |
Michael Fowles | |
| 11 | Dalkeith and Monktonhall Colliery |
Alan Fernie | |
| 12 | Easington Colliery |
John Bell | |
| 13 | Polypipe Rossington |
Ken Johnson |
Forth Valley Championships[edit]
Date: Saturday 15th November 1997
Class: E
Location: Town Hall, Falkirk
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: Colin Hardy
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Test Piece | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David A Hall Whitburn |
Archie Hutchison | Paganini Variations – Philip Wilby | 5 |
| 2 | Longannet Colliery (Cowdenbeath) |
Thomas Wyss | Seascapes – Ray Steadman-Allen | 4 |
| 3 | Dunaskin Doon |
Alex McCutcheon | English Heritage – George Lloyd | 3 |
| 4 | Kirkintilloch |
Allan Ramsay | On Alderley Edge – Peter Graham | 2 |
| 5 | Dalmellington |
John Boax | The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke | 1 |
| 6 | Bo'ness & Carriden |
Garry Cutt | Paganini Variations – Philip Wilby | |
| 7 | Irvine and Dreghorn Brass |
Robin Thompson | Partita for Band - Postcards from Home – Philip Wilby | |
| 8 | Kepston Q Fab Whitburn |
Chris Bradley | Dancing in the Park – Peter Graham | |
| 9 | St Ronans Silver |
David Robb | Partita – Edward Gregson |
Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
Longannet Colliery (Cowdenbeath) and Dunaskin Doon were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests earlier in the year
Reading Contest[edit]
Date: Saturday 15th November 1997
Class: E
Location: The Hexagaon, Reading
Format: Set test (Isaiah 40 – Robert Redhead)
Adjudicators: Denzil Stephens and Dennis Wilby
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South West Trains Woodfalls |
Melvin White | 5 |
| 2 | Aveley and Newham |
Melvin White | 4 |
| 3 | Camborne Town |
Leonard Adams | 3 |
| 4 | Woolley Pritchard Sovereign Brass |
Philip Bailey | 2 |
| 5 | City of Oxford |
Nigel Taken | |
| 6 | Lydbrook |
Brian Howard | |
| 7 | Morrell's Kidlington Concert Brass |
Catherine Underwood | |
| 8 | John Laing (Hendon) |
Stephen Foggin | |
| W | Alder Valley Brass |
Linda Baron | |
| W | Bedwas Trethomas & Machen |
Alan Morrison | |
| W | Flowers Band |
Nigel Seaman | |
| W | Hathern |
Dave Newman | |
| W | K.M. Gillingham |
Paul Murrell | |
| W | Redbridge Brass |
Graham Wilson | |
| W | Rolls-Royce (Coventry) |
Dave Lea |
Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
Brass in Concert[edit]
Date: Sunday 16th November 1997
Class: D
Location: Leisure Centre, Spennymoor
Format: Entertainments
Adjudicators: John Berryman, Bob McDowell and William Relton
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JJB Sports Leyland |
Richard Evans | 10 |
| 2 | Fodens (Courtois) |
Nicholas Childs | 8 |
| 3 | Williams Fairey Band |
James Gourlay | 6 |
| 4 | Yorkshire Building Society |
David King | 4 |
| 5 | David Urquhart Travel Yorkshire Imperial |
Ray Farr | 2 |
| 6 | Wingates Band |
Michael Fowles | |
| 7 | Sellers Engineering |
Alan Morrison | |
| 8 | CWS (Glasgow) |
Bryan Allen | |
| 9 | Wallace Arnold Rothwell Band (Leeds) |
Simon Wood | |
| 10 | Cory |
Jeremy Wise | |
| 11 | Ever Ready |
Brian Grant | |
| 12 | Sandefjord Brass Symposium |
Gareth Pritchard |
Pilkington Northern Open[edit]
Date: Sunday 16th November 1997
Class: E
Location: Theatre Royal, St Helens
Format: Set test (Pageantry – Herbert Howells)
Adjudicator: Derek Broadbent
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stalybridge Old |
John Hudson | 5 |
| 2 | United Norwest Co-op (Rochdale) |
James Davies | 4 |
| 3 | British Telecom |
Alan Lawton | 3 |
| 4 | Hepworth |
Robert Holmes | 2 |
| 5 | Rothwell Temperance |
David Roberts | |
| 6 | Northumbria Police |
Roger Payne | |
| 7 | British Steel Teesside |
Paul Cosh | |
| 8 | Northop Silver |
Thomas Wyss | |
| 9 | British Aerospace (Chadderton) |
Simon Wood | |
| 10 | Longridge Band |
Gordon Clough | |
| 11 | Freckleton |
Paul Dalton | |
| 12 | Hade Edge (J & E Dickinson) |
Eric Landon | |
| 13 | Jackfield Elcock Reisen |
Ian Dickinson | |
| 14 | Blackburn and Darwen |
Eric Landon | |
| 15 | Haydock Ogden Travel |
John Maines | |
| 16 | Classic Racing Tyldesley |
Darrol Barry | |
| 17 | Wigan Business Equipment Flixton |
Martin Obermuller |
Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
United Norwest Co-op (Rochdale) and Hepworth were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests during the year
Manchester District Contest[edit]
Date: Sunday 23rd November 1997
Class: E
Location: Hopwood Hall College, Middleton
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: Lloyd Landry
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Test Piece | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todmorden Old |
Dennis Hadfield | Symphonic Suite for Brass – Leighton Lucas | |
| 2 | United Norwest Co-op (Rochdale) |
Malcolm Brownbill | Pageantry – Herbert Howells | 4 |
| 3 | Vernon Building Soc |
Anthony Wyatt | James Cook, Circumnavigator – Gilbert Vinter | |
| 4 | Ashton-under-Lyne |
Martyn Evans | Four Preludes – Eric Ball | |
| 5 | Stalybridge Old |
John Hudson | Pageantry – Herbert Howells | 1 |
| 6 | British Aerospace (Chadderton) |
Simon Wood | Pageantry – Herbert Howells |
Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
United Norwest Co-op (Rochdale) were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests earlier in the year
Overall[edit]
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams Fairey Band |
James Gourlay | 61 |
| 2 | Yorkshire Building Society |
David King | 50 |
| 3 | Brighouse and Rastrick |
Allan Withington | 48 |
| 4 | CWS (Glasgow) |
Howard Snell Bryan Allen |
45 |
| 5 | Tredegar Town |
Nicholas Childs Jim Davies |
42 |
| 6 | Fodens (Courtois) |
Phillip McCann Nicholas Childs |
39 |
| 7 | Fishburn Band |
Ian Robinson | 37 |
| 8 | Point of Ayr Colliery (Powergen) |
Michael Fowles | 37 |
| 9 | NSK-RHP Ransome |
Brian Grant | 36 |
| 10 | Wallace Arnold Rothwell Band (Leeds) |
Douglas Blackledge Simon Wood |
36 |
| 11 | Ever Ready |
John Roberts Nicholas Childs Stephen Roberts Brian Grant |
36 |
| 12 | Kirkintilloch |
Frank Renton | 34 |
| 13 | Grimethorpe Colliery |
Peter Parkes | 30 |
| 14 | JJB Sports Leyland |
Richard Evans | 28 |
| 15 | Bodmin Town |
Nicholas Childs John Hudson |
26 |
| 16 | Aveley and Newham |
Melvin White | 25 |
| 17 | Cory |
Jeremy Wise | 22.5 |
| 18 | David A Hall Whitburn |
Peter Parkes Richard Adams Archie Hutchison |
21 |
| 19 | East Yorkshire Motor Services |
Andrew Snell Robert Childs |
20 |
| 20 | Flowers Band |
Garry Cutt Bryan Hurdley Philip Bailey Paul Cosh Nigel Seaman |
20 |
| 21 | Redbridge Brass |
Graham Wilson | 20 |
| 22 | Wingates Band |
Nicholas Childs Howard Snell Michael Fowles |
20 |
| 23 | British Telecom |
Alan Lawton | 18 |
| 24 | Rhodian Brass |
Graham O'Connor Alan Lawton |
16 |
| 25 | Cwmaman Institute (Tower Colliery) |
John Hudson Stan Lippeatt |
16 |
| 26 | Northumbria Police |
Roger Payne | 15 |
| 27 | Bournemouth Concert Brass |
Nigel Taken | 15 |
| 28 | United Co-op Crewe |
Jef Sparkes Roy Sparkes |
14 |
| 29 | South West Trains Woodfalls |
Melvin White | 12 |
| 30 | United Norwest Co-op (Rochdale) |
Duncan Beckley James Davies Malcolm Brownbill |
12 |
| 31 | Bedwas Trethomas & Machen |
Alan Morrison Thomas Wyss |
12 |
| 32 | Clacton-on-Sea Co-op |
Mark Ager | 12 |
| 33 | Desford Colliery |
Nicholas Childs | 12 |
| 34 | John Laing (Hendon) |
Jeremy Wise Stephen Foggin |
12 |
| 35 | Woolley Pritchard Sovereign Brass |
David Maplestone Philip Bailey |
11 |
| 36 | Camborne Town |
Thomas Wyss Leonard Adams |
11 |
| 37 | Newcastle Brown Ale |
Raymond Tennant | 11 |
| 38 | Rolls-Royce (Coventry) |
Dave Lea | 10 |
| 39 | Carlton Main Frickley Colliery |
John Hinckley | 9.5 |
| 40 | Longannet Colliery (Cowdenbeath) |
Jim Anderson Thomas Wyss |
9 |
| 41 | Dunaskin Doon |
Alex McCutcheon | 9 |
| 42 | Dalmellington |
John Boax | 9 |
| 43 | Glossop Old |
James Cant | 8 |
| 44 | Unison Kinneil |
Raymond Tennant | 8 |
| 45 | Newtongrange (B & C Decorators) |
Derek Broadbent | 8 |
| 46 | Northop Silver |
Thomas Wyss | 8 |
| 47 | Hepworth |
Norman Law Robert Holmes |
7 |
| 48 | Mount Charles |
Bryan Hurdley John Maines |
7 |
| 49 | Stalybridge Old |
Thomas Wyss James Cant Chris Houlding John Hudson |
6 |
| 50 | Lewis Merthyr |
Nigel Seaman | 6 |
| 51 | Morrell's Kidlington Concert Brass |
Catherine Underwood | 5 |
| 52 | Regent Brass |
Paul Fensom Phillip Littlemore |
5 |
| 53 | Yorkshire Electricity Drighlington |
Tony Whitaker | 5 |
| 54 | Johnstone Silver |
Raymond Tennant | 5 |
| 55 | Staffordshire Building Society |
Andrew Culshaw | 4 |
| 56 | Boldon Colliery (Go-Ahead Group North East) |
Steve Malcolm | 4 |
| 57 | British Steel Teesside |
Derek Broadbent Paul Cosh |
4 |
| 58 | Kelty and Blairadam Brass |
Jim Smith Bruce Fraser |
4 |
| 59 | British Aerospace (Chadderton) |
Simon Wood | 4 |
| 60 | Black Dyke (1855) |
John Watson | 4 |
| 61 | Friary Guildford Brass |
Barry Wassell | 4 |
| 62 | Thoresby Colliery (Joy Mfg) |
Stan Lippeatt Keith Wardle |
3 |
| 63 | Longridge Band |
Gordon Clough | 3 |
| 64 | Enderby |
John Broadhurst | 3 |
| 65 | Easington Colliery |
David Binding John Bell |
2 |
| 66 | Lydbrook |
Brian Howard | 2 |
| 67 | David Urquhart Travel Yorkshire Imperial |
Alan Exley James Scott Ray Farr |
2 |
| 68 | Lingdale Silver |
Mark Sidwell | 1 |
| 69 | Tongwynlais Temperance |
C. Brian Buckley Bernard Williams |
1 |
| 70 | British Fuels (Parc and Dare) |
Richard Adams David Maplestone |
1 |