2017 Regional Finals Results

The West of England Regional Final of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain took place at the Riviera Centre in Torquay over the weekend of Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th March, with the qualifiers representing our region at the National Finals later in the year.

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Championship Section

Date: Sunday 12th March 2017
Time: Not before 2.30pm (Draw at 1pm)
Stage: Forum
Test Piece: Pageantry (Howells)
Adjudicators: Paul Norley & Stephen Roberts


Pos Band Conductor Draw
01 WoodfallsWINNERS Robert Childs, Dr 09
02 Filton Concert BrassQUALIFIED Tom Davoren 01
03 Verwood Concert Brass Kevin Smith 14
04 Flowers Paul Holland 03
05 Lanner & District Silver David Hamilton 02
06 St. Dennis Darren Hawken 12
07 Aldbourne David Johnson 08
08 Camborne Town Michael Fowles 05
09 St. Austell Town Steve Sykes 13
10 Lydbrook Glyn Williams 04
11 Mount Charles Stan Lippeatt 10
12 Brunel Brass Paul Collis-Smith 11
13 Roche Brass Garry Cutt 06
14 Yeovil Ian Holmes 07

First Section

Date: Saturday 11th March 2017
Time: Not before 3.15pm (Draw at 1pm)
Stage: Forum
Test Piece: Land of the Long White Cloud (Sparke)
Adjudicators: Les Neish & Paul Norley


Pos Band Conductor Draw
01 SW CommsWINNERS Chris Spreadbury 06
02 Bournemouth Concert BrassQUALIFIED Matthew Brown 07
03 Hyde Jonathan Lush-Camps 04
04 Chalford Steve Tubb 03
05 Sherborne Town Ian Lowes 08
06 Wotton-Under-Edge & District Ian Dickinson 05
07 St. Keverne Gareth Churcher 11
08 A.W. Parker (Drybrook) Josh Ruck 09
09 Michelmersh Silver Wayne Landon 10
10 Sidmouth Town Adrian Harvey 02
11 Forest of Dean Brass Chris Howley 01

Second Section

Date: Saturday 11th March 2017
Time: 10am (Draw at 8.45am)
Stage: Forum
Test Piece: Rhapsody in Brass (Goffin)
Adjudicators: Paul Norley & Stephen Roberts


Pos Band Conductor Draw
01 Bodmin TownWINNERS John Maines 14
02 Otterbourne BrassQUALIFIED Melvin White 12
03 Helston TownQUALIFIED John Berryman 08
04 Andover Town Steve Large 17
05 Camborne Junior Contesting Alan Pope 06
06 City of Bristol Brass Bryn James 11
07 Poole Borough Martin Portman 09
08 Bream Silver Philip Turner 04
09 Downton Paul Williams 07
10 Soundhouse Brass Lee Clayson 10
11 Phoenix Brass (Crewkerne) Tom Griffin 05
12 St. Pinnock John Ward 02
13 Weston Brass Bryn James 16
14 Denmead Brass Estelle Flood 15
15 Shrewton Silver Michael Dunford 01
16 New Forest Brass Ian Luxford 13
17 Ocean Brass Martin Humphries 03

Third Section

Date: Sunday 12th March 2017
Time: 9.30am (Draw at 8.15am)
Stage: Forum
Test Piece: Darkwood (Price)
Adjudicators: Sam Hairsine & Les Neish


Pos Band Conductor Draw
01 Cheltenham SilverWINNERS Nigel Galliott 18
02 CorshamQUALIFIED Colin Hogg 07
03 Midsomer Norton & Radstock SilverQUALIFIED Joanne Sykes 06
04 Bath Spa Martin Perry 17
05 Cinderford Chris Howley 02
06 Gillingham Imperial Silver James Bennett 13
07 South Molton Town Gil Taylor 08
08 Lydney Town Kevin Ford 15
09 Porthleven Town Tom Bassett 09
10 Bratton Silver Simon Carr 16
11 Swindon Pegasus Nathan Jones 05
12 Wilton & District D Broadbent 10
13 St. Stythians James Burns 14
14 Spinnaker Brass Ted Howard 03
15 Tewkesbury Town Nigel Morgan 01
16 Bugle Silver Steve Osborne 04
17 Swindon Brass Francis Cowley 11
18 Weymouth Concert Brass Kevin Goodwin 12

Fourth Section

Date: Saturday 11th March 2017
Time: 10.30am (Draw at 9.15am)
Stage: Arena
Test Piece: St Andrew's Variations (Fernie)
Adjudicators: Gary Davies & Sam Hairsine


Pos Band Conductor Played
01 Hatherleigh SilverWINNERS Matt Green 01
02 Saltash TownQUALIFIED Rob Julian 18
03 Shanklin Town (IoW) BrassQUALIFIED Malcolm Lewis 09
04 Indian Queens Mark Arnold 03
05 Exeter Railway Graham Eaton 13
06 Heyl Town Scott Watters 07
07 Pillowell Silver Ian Whitburn 06
08 Gosport Solent Brass Colin Garner 12
09 Tiverton Town John Fitton 19
10 Pendeen Silver Darren Jenkin 17
11 Test Valley Brass Paul Dove 11
12 Verwood Town Emma Button 08
13 Chalford Academy Steve Tubb 10
14 Okehampton Excelsior Richard Beardon 14
15 Nailsworth Silver Ross Salvage 04
16 Wincanton Silver Joanne Sykes 02
17 Totnes Alan Wilmott 15
18 Launceston Town Colin Gay 20
19 Bideford Town Mark Durham 05
20 Shaftesbury Town Silver Martin Hill 16
W Torbay Brass Joe Rowlands W