User:WilliamF1two/Band of the Year/2010

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Overview[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Date Class Contest Location Test Piece Winner Conductor
24 Jan C Butlins Mineworkers England Skegness Sleepless Cities – Paul Lovatt-Cooper England Desford Colliery Russell Gray
7 Feb E Brass at the Guild Contest England Preston Own choice England Blackburn and Darwen Nick Sheppard
7 Mar B Yorkshire Area England Bradford English Heritage – George Lloyd England Brighouse and Rastrick David King
14 Mar B Midlands Area England Bedworth English Heritage – George Lloyd England Virtuosi GUS John Berryman
14 Mar B North West Area England Blackpool English Heritage – George Lloyd England Foden's Garry Cutt
14 Mar B Scottish Championship Scotland Glenrothes English Heritage – George Lloyd Scotland Co-operative Funeralcare Band Russell Gray
14 Mar B West of England Area England Torquay English Heritage – George Lloyd England Flowers Paul Holland
21 Mar B London and Southern Counties Area England Stevenage English Heritage – George Lloyd England Redbridge Brass Jeremy Wise
21 Mar B North of England Area England Darlington English Heritage – George Lloyd England Reg Vardy Nicholas Childs
21 Mar B Welsh Area Wales Swansea English Heritage – George Lloyd Wales Tredegar Town Ian Porthouse
28 Mar E Tameside Open Championships England Dukinfield Own choice England Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths
17 Apr E Cornwall Brass Band Association Contest England Penryn Own choice England St. Dennis Silver Garry Lannie
1 May A European Championships Austria Linz Spiriti – Thomas Doss
Own choice
Wales Cory Band Robert Childs
2 May E Buxton Festival England Buxton Own choice England GT Group Peterlee Steve Malcolm
15 May B Grand Shield England Blackpool Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson Wales Tredegar Town Ian Porthouse
15 May C Senior Cup England Blackpool The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke England Woodfalls Band Gareth Pritchard
15 May D Senior Trophy England Blackpool Le Roi d'Ys – Edouard Lalo arr. Frank Wright Wales Beaumaris Gwyn Evans
16 May E Weston-super-Mare Contest England Weston-super-Mare Own choice Wales Rogerstone Jamie Jones
22 May E SEWBBA (Ebbw Vale) Contest Wales Ebbw Vale Own choice Wales BTM Tom Davoren
30 May D All England International Masters England Kettering An Epic Symphony – Percy Fletcher Scotland Co-operative Funeralcare Band Michael Fowles
19 Jun E West of England Bandsmen's Festival England Bugle Un Vie de Matelot (A Sailor's Life) – Robert Farnon England Camborne Town Garry Cutt
26 Jun C English Nationals England Preston Eden – John Pickard England Fairey (Geneva) Band Russell Gray
17 Jul E Dr Martin Trust Contest England Durham Own choice England Reg Vardy Ray Farr
4 Sep A British Open England Birmingham On the Shoulders of Giants – Peter Graham Wales Tredegar Town Ian Porthouse
2 Oct E Fife Charities Band Association Contest Scotland Kirkcaldy Own choice Scotland Kingdom Brass Andrew Duncan
2 Oct E West Wales BBA Festival Contest Wales Ammanford Own choice Wales BTM Tom Davoren
3 Oct E Fleetwood Contest England Fleetwood Own choice England Poulton-Le-Fylde Gareth Westwood
9 Oct A National Championship of Great Britain England London Terra Australis – Martin Ellerby England Brighouse and Rastrick David King
16 Oct E SCABA Autumn Contest England Folkestone Own choice England Wantage Silver A Philip Bailey
24 Oct C Pontins Championship Wales Prestatyn Les Preludes – Franz Liszt arr. Bram Gay England Marsden Silver Prize Glyn Williams
6 Nov E SWBBA Contest England Torquay Own choice England Sherborne Town Band Paul Cosh
20 Nov C Scottish Open Scotland Perth ...And When the River Told... – Simon Dobson Scotland Co-operative Funeralcare Band Michael Fowles
20 Nov E SEWBBA (Blaenavon) Contest Wales Blaenavon Les Preludes – Franz Liszt arr. Bram Gay Wales BTM Tom Davoren
21 Nov D Brass in Concert England Gateshead Entertainments England Grimethorpe Colliery Allan Withington
21 Nov E GBBA Own Choice Contest England Coleford Own choice England Lydbrook Ian Holmes
21 Nov E Northern Open England St Helens Own choice England Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths
27 Nov E North Wales Rally Wales Llandudno Own choice Wales Northop Silver Thomas Wyss
27 Nov E Wessex BBA Contest England Weymouth Own choice England Woodfalls Band Gareth Pritchard
28 Nov E Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest England Loughborough Own choice England Kidlington Concert Brass Duncan Wilson

Awards[edit]

Award Winner
Band of the Year
North West Band of the Year
England Fairey (Geneva) Band – Philip Chalk/Russell Gray/Steve Sykes
London & Southern Counties Band of the Year England Redbridge Brass – Jeremy Wise
Midlands Band of the Year England Desford Colliery – Russell Gray/Stephen Roberts/Martin Winter/Garry Cutt
North of England Band of the Year England Reg Vardy – Nicholas Childs/Ray Farr
Scottish Band of the Year Scotland Co-operative Funeralcare Band – Russell Gray/Michael Fowles
Welsh Band of the Year Wales Tredegar Town – Ian Porthouse
West of England Band of the Year England Woodfalls Band – Gareth Pritchard/Nicholas Childs
Yorkshire Band of the Year England Brighouse and Rastrick – David King/Richard Evans
Most Improved Band of the Year England Blackburn and Darwen – Nick Sheppard
Conductor of the Year Scotland Russell Gray – Brass Band Nord Pas de Calais/Co-operative Funeralcare Band/Desford Colliery/Fairey (Geneva) Band
Player of the Year England Stephen Sykes – Tredegar Town (trombone)

Butlins Mineworkers[edit]

Date: Sunday 24th January 2010
Class: C
Location: England Butlins, Skegness
Format: Set test (Sleepless Cities – Paul Lovatt-Cooper) and entertainments
Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent, Roy Newsome and Peter Parkes

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Desford Colliery Russell Gray 15
2 England Hepworth (Cookson Homes) Ian Porthouse 12
3 England Redbridge Brass Jeremy Wise 9
4 England Virtuosi GUS John Berryman 6
5 England East Yorkshire Motor Services Alan Morrison 3
6 England Flowers Paul Holland
7 England Wingates Philip Harper
8 England Thoresby Colliery Melvin White
9 England Powerfuel Hatfield Colliery Graham O'Connor
10 England Woodfalls Band Gareth Pritchard
11 England United Co-operative Milnrow Band John Ward

Brass at the Guild Contest[edit]

Date: Sunday 7th February 2010
Class: E
Location: England Guild Hall, Preston
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: David Read

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England Blackburn and Darwen Nick Sheppard A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby 5
2 England Pemberton Old Wigan DW Band Mark Bentham Within Blue Empires – Paul Lovatt-Cooper 4
3 England (Bactiguard) Wire Brass Paul Andrews Masquerade – Philip Wilby 3
4 England Freckleton Paul Dalton Dances and Arias – Edward Gregson
5 England Blackpool Brass Chris Larder An Epic Symphony – Percy Fletcher
6 England Newstead Colliery Welfare Brass Duncan Beckley Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson
7 England Hade Edge Simon Wood A Moorside Suite – Gustav Holst

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points

Yorkshire Area[edit]

Date: Sunday 7th March 2010
Class: B
Location: England St George's Hall, Bradford
Format: Set test (English Heritage – George Lloyd)
Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent and C. Brian Buckley

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Brighouse and Rastrick David King 20
2 England Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Phillip McCann 16
3 England Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 12
4 England Black Dyke Band Nicholas Childs 8
5 England Grimethorpe Colliery Allan Withington 4
6 England Marsden Silver Prize Glyn Williams
7 England Hepworth (Cookson Homes) Ian Porthouse
8 England Skelmanthorpe John Roberts
9 England Wakefield Metropolitan Norman Law
10 England Powerfuel Hatfield Colliery John Berryman
11 England Stannington Derek Renshaw
12 England Drighlington Jim Davies
13 England Old Silkstone Chris Hirst

Midlands Area[edit]

Date: Sunday 14th March 2010
Class: B
Location: England Civic Hall, Bedworth
Format: Set test (English Heritage – George Lloyd)
Adjudicators: Robert Childs and David Read

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Virtuosi GUS John Berryman 20
2 England Desford Colliery Stephen Roberts 16
3 England Sovereign Brass Peter Parkes 12
4 England Newstead Colliery Welfare Brass Duncan Beckley 8
5 England Thoresby Colliery Melvin White 4
6 England Glossop Old Phil Pavey
7 England Staffordshire Huw Thomas
8 England Jaguar (Coventry) Dave Lea
9 England Kibworth John Hudson
10 England Gresley Colliery John Durrant
11 England Ratby Co-operative Michael Fowles
12 England Phoenix West Midlands Wesley Kendrick

North West Area[edit]

Date: Sunday 14th March 2010
Class: B
Location: England Winter Gardens, Blackpool
Format: Set test (English Heritage – George Lloyd)
Adjudicator: C. Brian Buckley

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Foden's Garry Cutt 20
2 England Fairey (Geneva) Band Philip Chalk 16
3 England Leyland Howard Evans 12
4 England Wingates Alan Morrison 8
5 England Ashton-under-Lyne Martyn Evans 4
6 England United Co-operative Milnrow Band John Ward
7 England Pemberton Old Wigan DW Band Mark Bentham
8 England Blackburn and Darwen Nick Sheppard
9 England United Co-operative Band (Crewe) Jef Sparkes
10 England (Bactiguard) Wire Brass Paul Andrews
11 England Roberts Bakery Colin Cranson
12 England Poulton-Le-Fylde Gareth Westwood

Scottish Championship[edit]

Date: Sunday 14th March 2010
Class: B
Location: Scotland Rothes Halls, Glenrothes
Format: Set test (English Heritage – George Lloyd)
Adjudicators: Brett Baker and Chris Wormald

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 Scotland Co-operative Funeralcare Band Russell Gray 20
2 Scotland Whitburn Steven Mead 16
3 Scotland Kirkintilloch Band Frank Renton 12
4 Scotland Kingdom Brass Andrew Duncan 8
5 Scotland Unison Kinneil Allan Ramsay 4
6 Scotland Dalmellington Band Archie Hutchison
7 Scotland Bon Accord Silver Band John Maines
8 Scotland Newtongrange Silver Band Nigel Boddice
9 Scotland Clackmannan District Brass Paul Kiernan
10 Scotland Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass Charles Keenan

West of England Area[edit]

Date: Sunday 14th March 2010
Class: B
Location: England Riviera Centre, Torquay
Format: Set test (English Heritage – George Lloyd)
Adjudicators: David Horsfield and Stan Lippeatt

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Flowers Paul Holland 20
2 England Camborne Town Ian Porthouse 16
3 England Woodfalls Band Nicholas Childs 12
4 England Mount Charles Phillip McCann 8
5 England St. Dennis Silver Philip Harper 4
6 England Lydbrook Tom Brevik
7 England Sherborne Town Band Paul Cosh
8 England Helston Town Band John Hitchens
9 England Poole Borough Phil Randell
10 England Yeovil Town Kevin Robbins

London and Southern Counties Area[edit]

Date: Sunday 21st March 2010
Class: B
Location: England Arts & Leisure Centre, Stevenage
Format: Set test (English Heritage – George Lloyd)
Adjudicator: Derek Broadbent

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Redbridge Brass Jeremy Wise 20
2 England Aveley and Newham Nigel Taken 16
3 England Wantage Silver A Philip Bailey 12
4 England Zone One Brass Richard Ward 8
5 England Norfolk Brass David Stowell 4
6 England KM Medway Melvin White
7 England Kidlington Concert Brass Catherine Underwood
8 England City of Cambridge Steve Phillips
9 England Clacton-on-Sea Co-operative Lyn Morgan
10 England Sandhurst Silver Ian McElligott
11 England Bedford Town Paul Mayes
12 England Milton Keynes Brass Paul Fensom

North of England Area[edit]

Date: Sunday 21st March 2010
Class: B
Location: England Dolphin Centre, Darlington
Format: Set test (English Heritage – George Lloyd)
Adjudicator: John Berryman

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Reg Vardy Nicholas Childs 20
2 England NASUWT Riverside Ian Robinson 16
3 England Fishburn Band Alan Morrison 12
4 England Felling Band Graeme Tindall 8
5 England Kirkbymoorside Town Band John Woodward 4
6 England Easington Colliery David Hirst
7 England East Yorkshire Motor Services Stan Lippeatt
8 England GT Group Peterlee Steve Malcolm
9 England Westoe Simon Kerwin

Welsh Area[edit]

Date: Sunday 21st March 2010
Class: B
Location: Wales Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
Format: Set test (English Heritage – George Lloyd)
Adjudicator: Malcolm Brownbill

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 Wales Tredegar Town Ian Porthouse 20
2 Wales Cory Band Robert Childs 16
3 Wales Tongwynlais Temperance Philip Harper 12
4 Wales BTM Tom Davoren 8
5 Wales Northop Silver Thomas Wyss 4
6 Wales Beaumaris Gwyn Evans
7 Wales Cwmaman Institute Silver Craig Roberts
8 Wales Point of Ayr Colliery John Hinckley
9 Wales Burry Port Town Craig Roberts
10 Wales Penclawdd Brass Tony Small

Tameside Open Championships[edit]

Date: Sunday 28th March 2010
Class: E
Location: England Town Hall, Dukinfield
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: Derek Broadbent

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths Music of the Spheres – Philip Sparke 5
2 England Stannington Derek Renshaw English Heritage – George Lloyd 4
3 England Ashton-under-Lyne Martyn Evans English Heritage – George Lloyd 3
4 England Rainford Neil Samuel Kingdom of Dragons – Philip Harper
5 England Mossley Duncan Byers A Moorside Suite – Gustav Holst
W England Timperley Alan Hobbins A Moorside Suite – Gustav Holst

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points
Hammonds Saltaire were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Northern Open later in the year

Cornwall Brass Band Association Contest[edit]

Date: Saturday 17th April 2010
Class: E
Location: England Tremough Campus, Penryn
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: Chris Davis

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England St. Dennis Silver Garry Lannie Cloudcatcher Fells – John McCabe 5

European Championships[edit]

Date: Saturday 1st May 2010
Class: A
Location: Austria Brucknerhaus, Linz
Format: Set test (Spiriti – Thomas Doss) and own choice
Adjudicators: Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen, Maurice Hamers and John Wallace (set test), Peter Bassano, Jean-François Bobillier and Edgar Seipenbusch (own choice)

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 Wales Cory Band Robert Childs A Tale As Yet Untold – Philip Sparke 25
2 Norway Eikanger-Bjorsvik Musikklag David King Concerto Grosso – Derek Bourgeois
3 Austria Brass Band Oberösterreich Hannes Buchegger From Ancient Times – Jan van der Roost
4 England Black Dyke Band Nicholas Childs Red Priest – Philip Wilby 10
5 Belgium Brassband Buizingen Luc Vertommen Earthrise – Nigel Clarke
6 Switzerland Valaisia Brassband Arsene Duc Vienna Nights – Philip Wilby
7 Netherlands Brass Band De Waldsang Rieks van der Velde Journey to the Centre of the Earth – Peter Graham
8 France Brass Band Nord Pas de Calais Russell Gray Harmony Music – Philip Sparke
9 Denmark Concord Brass Band Michael Howley Music of the Spheres – Philip Sparke
10 Scotland Bon Accord Silver Band John Maines St. Magnus – Kenneth Downie

Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points

Buxton Festival[edit]

Date: Sunday 2nd May 2010
Class: E
Location: England Pavilion Gardens, Buxton
Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections)
Adjudicator: David Horsfield

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England GT Group Peterlee Steve Malcolm English Heritage – George Lloyd 5
2 England Kippax David Lancaster Tallis Variations – Philip Sparke 4
3 England Phoenix West Midlands Simon Platford The Torchbearer – Peter Graham 3
4 England The Shirley Band Dave Lea Purcell Variations – Kenneth Downie
5 England Harrogate Mark Sidwell A Moorside Suite – Gustav Holst
W England Enderby Jonathan Mott Le Roi d'Ys – Edouard Lalo arr. Frank Wright
W England Gresley Colliery John Durrant Tallis Variations – Philip Sparke
W England Vernon Building Society Poynton Kevin Gibbs The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
Kippax were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Northern Open later in the year

Grand Shield[edit]

Date: Saturday 15th May 2010
Class: B
Location: England Winter Gardens, Blackpool
Format: Set test (Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson)
Adjudicators: William Relton and Stephen Roberts

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 Wales Tredegar Town Ian Porthouse 20
2 Wales Tongwynlais Temperance Philip Harper 16
3 England Pemberton Old Wigan DW Band Mark Bentham 12
4 England Redbridge Brass Jeremy Wise 8
5 Wales BTM Tom Davoren 4
6 England Flowers Garry Cutt
7 England (Bactiguard) Wire Brass Paul Andrews
8 England Wingates Alan Morrison
9 England Newstead Colliery Welfare Brass Duncan Beckley
10 England Reg Vardy Nicholas Childs
11 England Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths
12 England Jaguar (Coventry) Dave Lea
13 England Thoresby Colliery Melvin White
14 England Freckleton Paul Dalton
15 Scotland Kingdom Brass Andrew Duncan
16 England Mount Charles Phillip McCann
17 England Skelmanthorpe John Roberts
18 England Sovereign Brass Stephen Cooper
19 England Marsden Silver Prize Glyn Williams

Senior Cup[edit]

Date: Saturday 15th May 2010
Class: C
Location: England Winter Gardens, Blackpool
Format: Set test (The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke)
Adjudicators: David Childs and David Read

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Woodfalls Band Gareth Pritchard 15
2 England Staffordshire Huw Thomas 12
3 Scotland Dalmellington Band Richard Evans 9
4 England United Co-operative Milnrow Band Andrew White 6
5 England Fishburn Band John Ward 3
6 England Yorkshire Imperial David Urquhart Travel Band David Nesbitt
7 England Ashton-under-Lyne Martyn Evans
8 England East Yorkshire Motor Services Stan Lippeatt
9 England Powerfuel Hatfield Colliery Graham O'Connor
10 Scotland Unison Kinneil Allan Ramsay
11 England NASUWT Riverside Ian Robinson
12 Northern Ireland Laganvale (Metal Technology) Ernest Ruddock
13 England United Co-operative Band (Crewe) Jef Sparkes
14 England Ratby Co-operative Michael Fowles
15 England Derwent Brass Keith Leonard
16 England Aveley and Newham Nigel Taken
17 Scotland Bo'ness & Carriden Steve Sykes
18 England City of Sheffield David Holling
19 Wales Cwmaman Institute Silver Craig Roberts
20 England Kibworth John Hudson

Senior Trophy[edit]

Date: Saturday 15th May 2010
Class: D
Location: England Winter Gardens, Blackpool
Format: Set test (Le Roi d'Ys – Edouard Lalo arr. Frank Wright)
Adjudicators: Robert Childs and Richard Marshall

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 Wales Beaumaris Gwyn Evans 10
2 England Zone One Brass Richard Ward 8
3 England Blackburn and Darwen Nick Sheppard 6
4 England Friary Guildford Brass Chris King 4
5 Wales Wrexham Brass Wayne Ruston
6 Wales Northop Silver Thomas Wyss
7 England Aldbourne David Williams
8 England Felling Band Graeme Tindall
9 Scotland Johnstone Band Raymond Tennant
10 England Bournemouth Concert Brass Dave Barringer
11 Wales Point of Ayr Colliery John Hinckley
12 England Wantage Silver A Philip Bailey
13 England Wakefield Metropolitan Norman Law
14 England Lindley Neil Jowett
15 England Easington Colliery Nigel Stedman
16 England Lydbrook Nigel Seaman
17 England Hebden Bridge Roy Curran
18 England Enderby Jonathan Mott
19 England Yorkshire Co-op Simon Kerwin
20 England Knottingley Silver Owen Wedgwood

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
Friary Guildford Brass were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the SCABA Autumn Contest later in the year

Weston-super-Mare Contest[edit]

Date: Sunday 16th May 2010
Class: E
Location: England Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare
Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections)
Adjudicator: Peter Bassano

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 Wales Rogerstone Jamie Jones The Land of the Long White Cloud - Aotearoa – Philip Sparke
2 England Milton Keynes Brass Craig Patterson The Essence of Time – Peter Graham 4
3 England Bedworth Brass Guy Bennett Trittico – James Curnow
4 England STORM Brass Simon Dobson Purcell Variations – Kenneth Downie
5 England Lympstone South West Telecoms Charles Fleming Spectrum – Gilbert Vinter
6 England Kidlington Concert Brass Duncan Wilson Diadem of Gold – George Bailey arr. Frank Wright
7 England Yeovil Town Kevin Robbins Le Roi d'Ys – Edouard Lalo arr. Frank Wright

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

SEWBBA (Ebbw Vale) Contest[edit]

Date: Saturday 22nd May 2010
Class: E
Location: Wales Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: Steve Pritchard-Jones

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 Wales BTM Tom Davoren Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson 5
2 Wales Cwmaman Institute Silver Craig Roberts The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke 4
3 Wales Tylorstown Gary Davies Diversions on a Bass Theme – George Lloyd 3
4 Wales RAF St. Athan Alan Bourne Trittico – James Curnow
5 Wales Markham & District Colliery Nigel Seaman Un Vie de Matelot (A Sailor's Life) – Robert Farnon 1
6 Wales Pontardulais Paul Jenkins Chivalry – Martin Ellerby
7 Wales Abergavenny Borough Gareth Ritter Connotations – Edward Gregson

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points
Tylorstown and Markham & District Colliery were awarded points despite being from lower national sections, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests later in the year

All England International Masters[edit]

Date: Sunday 30th May 2010
Class: D
Location: England Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering
Format: Set test (An Epic Symphony – Percy Fletcher)
Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent, David Read and Dennis Wilby

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 Scotland Co-operative Funeralcare Band Michael Fowles 10
2 Wales Tredegar Town Ian Porthouse 8
3 Netherlands Brass Band Schoonhoven Erik Janssen
4 England Virtuosi GUS John Berryman 4
5 England Zone One Brass Richard Ward 2
6 Belgium Brass Band Willebroek Frans Violet
7 England Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Phillip McCann
8 England Sovereign Brass Peter Parkes
9 Denmark Lyngby-Taarbaek Brass Band Christian Schmiedescamp
10 Belgium Metropole Brass Guy Audanaert
11 England Pemberton Old Wigan DW Band Mark Bentham
12 Norway Stavanger Brass Allan Withington
13 England Marsden Silver Prize Glyn Williams
14 Northern Ireland 1st Old Boys Association Silver Stephen Cairns
15 England Wingates Alan Morrison
16 England Aveley and Newham Nigel Taken
17 England Newstead Colliery Welfare Brass Duncan Beckley
18 England Redbridge Brass Jeremy Wise
19 England Reg Vardy Ray Farr
20 France Aeolus Brass Band Bastien Stil
21 Scotland Kirkintilloch Band Allan Ramsay
22 England Jaguar (Coventry) Dave Lea

Only bands from England, Scotland or Wales were eligible for points

West of England Bandsmen's Festival[edit]

Date: Saturday 19th June 2010
Class: E
Location: England Molinnis Park, Bugle
Format: Set test (Un Vie de Matelot (A Sailor's Life) – Robert Farnon)
Adjudicator: Peter Roberts

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Camborne Town Garry Cutt 5
2 England Mount Charles John Maines 4
3 England Helston Town Band John Hitchens 3
4 England St. Austell Town Gareth Pritchard 2
5 England St. Dennis Silver Darren Hawken 1
6 Wales Markham & District Colliery Nigel Seaman

Only bands from the national Championship were eligible for points
St. Austell Town were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the SWBBA Contest later in the year

English Nationals[edit]

Date: Saturday 26th June 2010
Class: C
Location: England Guild Hall, Preston
Format: Set test (Eden – John Pickard)
Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent, David Horsfield and Kevin Wadsworth

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Fairey (Geneva) Band Russell Gray 15
2 England Black Dyke Band Nicholas Childs 12
3 England Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 9
4 England Reg Vardy Ray Farr 6
5 England Leyland Philip Harper 3
6 England Foden's James Gourlay
7 England Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths
8 England Skelmanthorpe John Roberts
9 England Pemberton Old Wigan DW Band Mark Bentham

Dr Martin Trust Contest[edit]

Date: Saturday 17th July 2010
Class: E
Location: England Gala Theatre, Durham
Format: March, solo and own choice
Adjudicator: Colin Hardy

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England Reg Vardy Ray Farr Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson 5
2 England Pemberton Old Wigan DW Band Mark Bentham Music of the Spheres – Philip Sparke 4
3 England (Bactiguard) Wire Brass Paul Andrews Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson 3
4 England Fishburn Band Steve Malcolm The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke 2

British Open[edit]

Date: Saturday 4th September 2010
Class: A
Location: England Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Format: Set test (On the Shoulders of Giants – Peter Graham)
Adjudicators: Nigel Boddice, Ronald Holz and William Relton

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 Wales Tredegar Town Ian Porthouse 25
2 England Fairey (Geneva) Band Russell Gray 20
3 England Black Dyke Band Nicholas Childs 15
4 England Foden's Howard Snell 10
5 Wales Cory Band Robert Childs 5
6 England Rothwell Temperance David Roberts
7 England Desford Colliery Martin Winter
8 England Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Phillip McCann
9 England Grimethorpe Colliery Allan Withington
10 England Brighouse and Rastrick David King
11 Scotland Co-operative Funeralcare Band Michael Fowles
12 England Leyland Philip Harper
13 England Virtuosi GUS John Berryman
14 Wales Tongwynlais Temperance Nigel Seaman
15 England Hepworth (Cookson Homes) Brian Grant
16 Scotland Whitburn Frank Renton
17 Scotland Kirkintilloch Band Garry Cutt

Fife Charities Band Association Contest[edit]

Date: Saturday 2nd October 2010
Class: E
Location: Scotland Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
Format: March, hymn and own choice
Adjudicator: Bruce Fraser

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 Scotland Kingdom Brass Andrew Duncan Contest Music – Wilfred Heaton 5
2 Scotland Newtongrange Silver Band Nigel Boddice Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson 4
3 Scotland Unison Kinneil Colin McKenzie Elgar Variations – Martin Ellerby 3
4 Scotland Dalmellington Band Raymond Tennant The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke 2
5 Scotland Broxburn & Livingston Charlie Farren The Essence of Time – Peter Graham
6 Scotland Newmilns & Galston Alex McCutcheon Tallis Variations – Philip Sparke
7 Scotland Shotts St. Patrick's Michael Marzella Kingdom of Dragons – Philip Harper
8 Scotland Tullis Russell Mills Martyn Ramsay Kingdom of Dragons – Philip Harper
9 Scotland St. David's Brass John Dickson The Dark Side of the Moon – Paul Lovatt-Cooper
10 Scotland Croy Silver Kenneth Blackwood Royal Parks – George Lloyd
11 Scotland Brass Sounds Inverclyde Lynda Nicholson Variations on Laudate Dominum – Edward Gregson
12 Scotland Dunfermline Town David Neil A Malvern Suite – Philip Sparke
13 Scotland Bon Accord Silver B Band Richard Kidd Variations on Laudate Dominum – Edward Gregson
14 Scotland Perthshire Brass George Annan, Sr. Dimensions – Peter Graham
15 Scotland Tayport Instrumental Frank Culross Music for a Festival – Philip Sparke
16 Scotland Dysart Colliery Bill Sandell Dimensions – Peter Graham
W Scotland Clackmannan District Brass Paul Kiernan Festival Music – Eric Ball

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

West Wales BBA Festival Contest[edit]

Date: Saturday 2nd October 2010
Class: E
Location: Wales Amman Valley Comprehensive School, Ammanford
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: Steve Sykes

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 Wales BTM Tom Davoren Les Preludes – Franz Liszt arr. Bram Gay 5
2 Wales Pontardulais Paul Jenkins Diversions on a Bass Theme – George Lloyd 4
3 Wales Abergavenny Borough David Griffiths Connotations – Edward Gregson
4 Wales Burry Port Town Michael Thorne Les Preludes – Franz Liszt arr. Bram Gay 2
5 Wales Markham & District Colliery Adrian Morton Les Preludes – Franz Liszt arr. Bram Gay 1
6 Wales RAF St. Athan Alan Bourne Les Preludes – Franz Liszt arr. Bram Gay
7 Wales Tylorstown Gary Davies Psalms and Alleluias – Philip Wilby

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points
Pontardulais and Markham & District Colliery were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests during the year

Fleetwood Contest[edit]

Date: Sunday 3rd October 2010
Class: E
Location: England Marine Hall, Fleetwood
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: Colin Hardy

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England Poulton-Le-Fylde Gareth Westwood Music for the Common Man – Kenneth Downie 5
2 England Oldham (Lees) John Collins The Essence of Time – Peter Graham
3 England Morecambe Andrew Warriner Royal Parks – George Lloyd
4 England Blackburn and Darwen Nick Sheppard Les Preludes – Franz Liszt arr. Bram Gay 2
W England Blackpool Brass Roy Waite An Epic Symphony – Percy Fletcher

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points

National Championship of Great Britain[edit]

Date: Saturday 9th October 2010
Class: A
Location: England Royal Albert Hall, London
Format: Set test (Terra Australis – Martin Ellerby)
Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent, Chris Davis and David Read

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Brighouse and Rastrick David King 25
2 Wales Cory Band Robert Childs 20
3 England Fairey (Geneva) Band Russell Gray 15
4 England Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 10
5 England Leyland Philip Harper 5
6 England Virtuosi GUS John Berryman
7 Wales Tredegar Town Ian Porthouse
8 England Black Dyke Band Nicholas Childs
9 England Foden's Allan Withington
10 England Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Phillip McCann
11 Wales Tongwynlais Temperance Nigel Seaman
12 England Aveley and Newham Nigel Taken
13 England Flowers Paul Holland
14 England Desford Colliery Garry Cutt
15 England Reg Vardy Ray Farr
16 Scotland Whitburn Frank Renton
17 England Redbridge Brass Jeremy Wise
18 England Camborne Town Richard Evans
19 England NASUWT Riverside Ian Robinson
20 Scotland Co-operative Funeralcare Band Michael Fowles

SCABA Autumn Contest[edit]

Date: Saturday 16th October 2010
Class: E
Location: England Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: Peter Roberts

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England Wantage Silver A Philip Bailey Of Men and Mountains – Edward Gregson 5
2 Belgium Kortrijk Lieven Maertens A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby
3 England Friary Guildford Brass Chris King Les Preludes – Franz Liszt arr. Bram Gay 3
4 England Soham Comrades Keith Schroeter A London Overture – Philip Sparke

Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points
Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points
Friary Guildford Brass were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Senior Trophy earlier in the year

Pontins Championship[edit]

Date: Sunday 24th October 2010
Class: C
Location: Wales Pontins, Prestatyn
Format: Set test (Les Preludes – Franz Liszt arr. Bram Gay)
Adjudicators: Roy Newsome and Peter Parkes

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Marsden Silver Prize Glyn Williams 15
2 England St. Dennis Silver Darren Hawken 12
3 England Jaguar (Coventry) Dave Lea 9
4 England Blackburn and Darwen Nick Sheppard 6
5 England Wakefield Metropolitan Norman Law 3
6 England Ashton-under-Lyne Martyn Evans
7 Wales Northop Silver Thomas Wyss
8 England Staffordshire Huw Thomas
9 England Pemberton Old Wigan DW Band Mark Bentham
10 England Friary Guildford Brass Chris King
11 England Newstead Colliery Welfare Brass Duncan Beckley
12 England GT Group Peterlee Steve Malcolm
13 England Old Silkstone Chris Hirst
14 Wales BTM Tom Davoren
15 England Norfolk Brass David Stowell

SWBBA Contest[edit]

Date: Saturday 6th November 2010
Class: E
Location: England Riviera Centre, Torquay
Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections)
Adjudicator: Dennis Wilby

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England Sherborne Town Band Paul Cosh Trittico – James Curnow 5
2 England Helston Town Band John Hitchens Tallis Variations – Philip Sparke 4
3 England Lanner & District Stuart Chappell Sounds – John Golland
4 England St. Austell Town Gareth Pritchard Between the Moon and Mexico – Philip Sparke 2
5 England Michelmersh Silver Melvin White Firestorm – Stephen Bulla
6 England Chalford Steve Tubb Connotations – Edward Gregson
7 England Lympstone South West Telecoms Charles Fleming John O'Gaunt – Gilbert Vinter
8 England Poole Borough Phil Randell The Torchbearer – Peter Graham

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
St. Austell Town were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the West of England Bandsmen's Festival earlier in the year

Scottish Open[edit]

Date: Saturday 20th November 2010
Class: C
Location: Scotland Concert Hall, Perth
Format: Set test (...And When the River Told... – Simon Dobson)
Adjudicators: Hannes Buchegger, Simon Dobson and Howard Snell

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 Scotland Co-operative Funeralcare Band Michael Fowles 15
2 Scotland Kirkintilloch Band Allan Ramsay 12
3 England Pemberton Old Wigan DW Band Mark Bentham 9
4 Scotland Kingdom Brass Andrew Duncan 6
5 England (Bactiguard) Wire Brass Paul Andrews 3
6 England Woodfalls Band Gareth Pritchard
7 England Felling Band Steve Malcolm
8 England Yorkshire Imperial David Urquhart Travel Band David Nesbitt
9 England United Co-operative Milnrow Band David Evans
10 England Fishburn Band John Ward
11 Scotland Dalmellington Band Alan Morrison
12 Scotland Unison Kinneil Paul Drury
13 Scotland Bon Accord Silver Band John Maines
14 Scotland Newtongrange Silver Band Nigel Boddice
15 England Kirkbymoorside Town Band John Woodward

SEWBBA (Blaenavon) Contest[edit]

Date: Saturday 20th November 2010
Class: E
Location: Wales Workmen's Hall, Blaenavon
Format: Set test (Les Preludes – Franz Liszt arr. Bram Gay)
Adjudicator: Peter Roberts

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 Wales BTM Tom Davoren 5
2 Wales Burry Port Town Philip Bailey 4
3 Wales Tylorstown Gary Davies 3
4 Wales Markham & District Colliery Adrian Morton 2
5 Wales Pontardulais Paul Jenkins 1
6 Wales RAF St. Athan Alan Bourne

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points
Tylorstown, Markham & District Colliery and Pontardulais were awarded points despite being from lower national sections, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests earlier in the year

Brass in Concert[edit]

Date: Sunday 21st November 2010
Class: D
Location: England The Sage, Gateshead
Format: Entertainments
Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent and Rob Wiffin (music), Brian Hilson and Stan Lippeatt (entertainment) and Chris Jeans (soloist)

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Grimethorpe Colliery Allan Withington 10
2 England Fairey (Geneva) Band Steve Sykes 8
3 England Foden's John Wallace 6
4 England Brighouse and Rastrick Richard Evans 4
5 England Leyland Philip Harper 2
6 Wales Tredegar Town Ian Porthouse
7 England Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Phillip McCann
8 England Rothwell Temperance David Roberts
9 England Redbridge Brass Jeremy Wise
10 England Reg Vardy Ray Farr
11 England Flowers Garry Cutt

GBBA Own Choice Contest[edit]

Date: Sunday 21st November 2010
Class: E
Location: England Royal Forest of Dean College, Coleford
Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections)
Adjudicator: Paul Holland

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England Lydbrook Ian Holmes English Heritage – George Lloyd 5
2 England Hyde Ivan Hutchinson Triumphant Rhapsody – Gilbert Vinter

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Northern Open[edit]

Date: Sunday 21st November 2010
Class: E
Location: England Theatre Royal, St Helens
Format: Own choice (combined Championship, First and Second sections)
Adjudicator: Ian Brownbill

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths Between the Moon and Mexico – Philip Sparke 5
2 England Longridge Mark Peacock Journey to the Centre of the Earth – Peter Graham
3 Wales Beaumaris Gwyn Evans Le Roi d'Ys – Edouard Lalo arr. Frank Wright 3
4 England Drighlington Jim Davies Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson 2
5 England Kippax David Lancaster Tallis Variations – Philip Sparke 1
6 England Hade Edge Simon Wood Paganini Variations – Philip Wilby
7 England Hebden Bridge Roy Curran Diversions on a Bass Theme – George Lloyd
8 England Blackpool Brass Roy Waite An Epic Symphony – Percy Fletcher
W England United Co-operative Band (Crewe) Jef Sparkes Blitz – Derek Bourgeois
W England Silk Brass David Holling Diversions on a Bass Theme – George Lloyd
W England Thoresby Colliery Huw Thomas Paganini Variations – Philip Wilby

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
Hammonds Saltaire and Kippax were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests earlier in the year

North Wales Rally[edit]

Date: Saturday 27th November 2010
Class: E
Location: Wales Venue Cymru, Llandudno
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: Stan Lippeatt

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 Wales Northop Silver Thomas Wyss Carnival Overture – Antonin Dvořák arr. Roy Newsome 5

Wessex BBA Contest[edit]

Date: Saturday 27th November 2010
Class: E
Location: England Pavilion, Weymouth
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: Frank Renton

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England Woodfalls Band Gareth Pritchard ...And When the River Told... – Simon Dobson 5
2 England Sandhurst Silver Ian McElligott Tallis Variations – Philip Sparke 4
3 England Otterbourne Brass Chris Davis Quintessence – Robert Redhead
4 England Bath Spa Band David Hayward Music for a Festival – Philip Sparke
5 England Corsham Band Martin Perry Dimensions – Peter Graham
6 England Gillingham Imperial Silver Band Paul Williams Music from the Elizabethan Court – Elgar Howarth
7 England New Forest Brass Ian Luxford St. Michael's Mount – Eric Ball
8 England Wight Brass Tim Carter Rhapsody in Brass – Dean Goffin
9 England Ocean Brass Jonathan Lush-Camps Rhapsody in Brass – Dean Goffin
10 England Weymouth Concert Brass Adam Glynn Northern Landscapes – Peter Graham
11 England Swindon Pegasus Brass Mike Lock The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke
12 England Swindon Brass Fran Cowley The Shipbuilders – Peter Yorke

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest[edit]

Date: Sunday 28th November 2010
Class: E
Location: England Garendon High School, Loughborough
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: John Berryman

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England Kidlington Concert Brass Duncan Wilson The Beacons – Ray Steadman-Allen 5
2 England City of Cambridge Steve Phillips Variations on an Enigma – Philip Sparke 4
3 England Ratby Co-operative Michael Fowles Partita – Philip Sparke 3
4 England Skelmanthorpe John Roberts Partita – Philip Sparke 2
5 England Regent Brass Alan Duguid Diversions on a Bass Theme – George Lloyd
6 England Kibworth John Hudson The Essence of Time – Peter Graham
7 England Clacton-on-Sea Co-operative Ralph Brill The Essence of Time – Peter Graham
8 England Bedford Town Andrew Kershaw Tallis Variations – Philip Sparke
8 England Thoresby Colliery Huw Thomas Paganini Variations – Philip Wilby
W England Phoenix West Midlands John Ward Granite Variations – Darrol Barry

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points

Overall[edit]

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Fairey (Geneva) Band Philip Chalk
Russell Gray
Steve Sykes
74
2 Wales Tredegar Town Ian Porthouse 73
3 Wales Cory Band Robert Childs 66
4 England Brighouse and Rastrick David King
Richard Evans
49
5 Scotland Co-operative Funeralcare Band Russell Gray
Michael Fowles
45
6 England Black Dyke Band Nicholas Childs 45
7 England Redbridge Brass Jeremy Wise 37
8 England Foden's Garry Cutt
James Gourlay
Howard Snell
Allan Withington
John Wallace
36
9 England Woodfalls Band Gareth Pritchard
Nicholas Childs
32
10 England Reg Vardy Nicholas Childs
Ray Farr
31
11 England Desford Colliery Russell Gray
Stephen Roberts
Martin Winter
Garry Cutt
31
12 England Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 31
13 England Virtuosi GUS John Berryman 30
14 England Pemberton Old Wigan DW Band Mark Bentham 29
15 Wales Tongwynlais Temperance Philip Harper
Nigel Seaman
28
16 Wales BTM Tom Davoren 27
17 Scotland Kirkintilloch Band Frank Renton
Allan Ramsay
Garry Cutt
24
18 England St. Dennis Silver Philip Harper
Garry Lannie
Darren Hawken
22
19 England Leyland Howard Evans
Philip Harper
22
20 England Camborne Town Ian Porthouse
Garry Cutt
Richard Evans
21
21 England Flowers Paul Holland
Garry Cutt
20
22 England Blackburn and Darwen Nick Sheppard 19
23 Scotland Kingdom Brass Andrew Duncan 19
24 England Zone One Brass Richard Ward 18
25 England Wantage Silver A Philip Bailey 17
26 England Fishburn Band Alan Morrison
John Ward
Steve Malcolm
17
27 England Aveley and Newham Nigel Taken 16
28 England Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Phillip McCann 16
29 England NASUWT Riverside Ian Robinson 16
30 Scotland Whitburn Steven Mead
Frank Renton
16
31 England Marsden Silver Prize Glyn Williams 15
32 England Grimethorpe Colliery Allan Withington 14
33 Wales Beaumaris Gwyn Evans 13
34 England Mount Charles Phillip McCann
John Maines
12
35 England Hepworth (Cookson Homes) Ian Porthouse
Brian Grant
12
36 England Staffordshire Huw Thomas 12
37 England Sovereign Brass Peter Parkes
Stephen Cooper
12
38 Scotland Dalmellington Band Archie Hutchison
Richard Evans
Raymond Tennant
Alan Morrison
11
39 England Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths 10
40 Wales Northop Silver Thomas Wyss 9
41 England (Bactiguard) Wire Brass Paul Andrews 9
42 England Jaguar (Coventry) Dave Lea 9
43 England Felling Band Graeme Tindall
Steve Malcolm
8
44 England Newstead Colliery Welfare Brass Duncan Beckley 8
45 England Wingates Philip Harper
Alan Morrison
8
46 England Helston Town Band John Hitchens 7
47 England Friary Guildford Brass Chris King 7
48 England Ashton-under-Lyne Martyn Evans 7
49 Scotland Unison Kinneil Allan Ramsay
Colin McKenzie
Paul Drury
7
50 Wales Burry Port Town Craig Roberts
Michael Thorne
Philip Bailey
6
51 Wales Tylorstown Gary Davies 6
52 England United Co-operative Milnrow Band John Ward
Andrew White
David Evans
6
53 England GT Group Peterlee Steve Malcolm 5
54 England Kidlington Concert Brass Catherine Underwood
Duncan Wilson
5
55 England Lydbrook Tom Brevik
Nigel Seaman
Ian Holmes
5
56 England Poulton-Le-Fylde Gareth Westwood 5
57 England Sherborne Town Band Paul Cosh 5
58 England Kippax David Lancaster 5
59 Wales Pontardulais Paul Jenkins 5
60 England City of Cambridge Steve Phillips 4
61 Wales Cwmaman Institute Silver Craig Roberts 4
62 England Milton Keynes Brass Paul Fensom
Craig Patterson
4
63 Scotland Newtongrange Silver Band Nigel Boddice 4
64 England Sandhurst Silver Ian McElligott 4
65 England Stannington Derek Renshaw 4
66 England St. Austell Town Gareth Pritchard 4
67 Wales Markham & District Colliery Nigel Seaman
Adrian Morton
4
68 England Kirkbymoorside Town Band John Woodward 4
69 England Norfolk Brass David Stowell 4
70 England Thoresby Colliery Melvin White
Huw Thomas
4
71 England Phoenix West Midlands Wesley Kendrick
Simon Platford
John Ward
3
72 England Ratby Co-operative Michael Fowles 3
73 England East Yorkshire Motor Services Alan Morrison
Stan Lippeatt
3
74 England Wakefield Metropolitan Norman Law 3
75 England Drighlington Jim Davies 2
76 England Skelmanthorpe John Roberts 2