2016 Grading Tables

Below are the Grading Tables showing the position following the 2016 West of England Regional Championships, which were held at the Riviera International Conference Centre in Torquay on the 12th and 13th of March 2016.

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Championship Section


Band 2014 2015 2016 Total
Aldbourne 03 08 03 14
Alder Valley Brass RELEGATED 06t 13 13 32
Bournemouth Concert Brass RELEGATED 11 04 12 27
Camborne Town 06 02 06 14
Filton Concert Brass 06p 03 04 13
Flowers 01 01 01 03
Lanner & District Silver 09 07 08 24
Lydbrook 05 10 05 20
Mount Charles 04 05 10 19
St. Austell Town 06p 06 11 23
Verwood Concert Brass 06p 07p 09 22
Woodfalls 02 09 02 13
Yeovil Town 06p 07p 07 20
Number of Bands Played: 11 13 13
Average Placing: 06 07 07

p = average mark due to promotion.

t = average mark due to transfer from another region.

First Section


Band 2014 2015 2016 Total
A. W. Parker (Drybrook) 07.5p 08p 11 26.5
Brunel Brass 05 08 02 15
Chalford 06 09 03 18
Forest of Dean Brass 07.5p 11 09 27.5
Helston Town RELEGATED 10 06 15 31
Hyde 11 04 05 20
Michelmersh Silver 07.5r 07 08 22.5
Otterbourne Brass RELEGATED 09 12 10 31
Pendennis Brass Falmouth 07 10 13 30
Roche Brass 08 01 04 13
Sherborne Town 07.5r 08r 07 22.5
St Dennis 07.5r 08r 01 16.5
St Keverne 07.5p 05 06 18.5
St Pinnock RELEGATED 12 16d 14 42
Wotton-under-Edge & District 07.5p 08p 12 27.5
Number of Bands Played: 14 15 15
Average Placing: 7.5 8 8

p = average mark due to promotion.
r = average mark due to relegation.
d = disqualified.

Second Section


Band 2014 2015 2016 Total
Andover Town 08.5p 06 07 21.5
Bodmin Town 14 03 05 22
Bream Silver 08 15 06 29
Bugle Silver RELEGATED 12 12 16 40
Camborne Junior Contesting 08.5p 08p 09 25.5
City of Bristol Brass 13 07 01 21
Denmead Brass 08.5p 08p 08 24.5
Downton 07 04 15 26
New Forest Brass 08.5p 10 13 31.5
Ocean Brass 03 11 11 25
Poole Borough 04 05 12 21
Shrewton Silver 08.5r 08r 14 30.5
Sidmouth Town 09 09 02 20
Soundhouse Brass 08.5p 08p 04 20.5
South West Communications 08.5r 08r 03 19.5
Swindon Pegasus Brass RELEGATED 10 13 10 33
Number of Bands Played: 16 15 16
Average Placing: 08.5 08 08.5

p = average mark due to promotion.
r = average mark due to relegation.

Third Section


Band 2014 2015 2016 Total
Bath Spa 07 04 12 23
Bratton Silver 01 09 10 20
Chalford Academy RELEGATED 13 16 17 46
Cinderford 09 08 05 22
Corsham 07.5p 06 11 24.5
Gillingham Silver 04 13 04 21
Heyl Town RELEGATED 08 14 18 40
Midsomer Norton & Radstock Silver 11 05 03 19
Phoenix Brass (Crewkerne) 07.5r 08.5r 01 17
Porthleven Town 7.5p 8.5p 9 25
South Molton Town 06 10 13 29
Spinnaker Brass 07.5p 11 14 32.5
St Stythians 03 12 07 22
Swindon Brass 12 15 08 35
Tewkesbury Town 07.5p 08.5p 16 32
Weston Brass 07.5r 08.5r 2 18
Weymouth Concert Brass 07.5p 08.5p 15 31
Wilton & District 10 07 06 23
Number of Bands Played: 14 16 18
Average Placing: 07.5 08.5 09.5

p = average mark due to promotion.
r = average mark due to relegation.

Fourth Section


Band 2014 2015 2016 Total
Bideford Town 22a 09 08 39
Bristol East & Kingswood RULE N 11rw 22a 22a 55
Cheltenham Silver 07 04 02 13
Gosport Solent Brass 11 10 15 36
Hatherleigh Silver 11r 15 01 27
Indian Queens 11nb 11nb 04 26
Launceston Town 11r 11r 13 35
Lostwithiel Town 11nb 11nb 21 43
Lydney Town 04 05 03 12
Marshfield 18 21 22a 61
Nailsworth Silver 13 16 07 36
Newquay 11nb 11nb 20 42
Okehampton Excelsior Silver 19 18 12 49
Pendeen Silver 14 12 06 32
Pillowell Silver 15 01 10 26
Redruth Town 11nb 17 19 47
Saltash Town 21 08 09 38
Shaftesbury Town Silver 11nb 19 17 47
Shanklin Town (IOW) 12 14 16 42
Test Valley Brass 11r 11r 14 36
Tiverton Town 10 06 18 34
Torbay Brass 20 20 22w 62
Totnes 16 03 11 30
Verwood Town 09 13 05 27
Wellington Silver 17 22a 22a 61
Wincanton Silver RULE N 22a 22a 22a 66
Number of Bands Played: 21 21 21
Average Placing: 11 11 11

r = average mark due to relegation.
a = absent, did not enter.
nb = new band.
w = withdrawn.
Rule N = band has not competed for 3 consecutive years and will be removed for future years.