2026 Regional Finals Results

The 2026 West of England Regional Championships will take place on Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th March at the Riviera International Centre & the Upton Vale Baptist Church in Torquay, with the qualifiers representing our region at the National Finals later in the year.

Championship Section

Date: Sunday 15th March
Time: Not before 2pm
Venue: Riviera International Centre
Test Piece: Elgar Variations (Martin Ellerby)
Adjudicators: Alan Morrison & Christopher Bond


Pos Band Conductor Draw
08 A.W. Parker (Drybrook) Joshua Ruck 10
02 Aldbourne QUALIFIED Glyn Williams 02
06 Camborne Town Dr Gareth Churcher 06
12 Chalford Steve Tubb 07
11 City of Bristol Brass Craig Roberts 04
10 Filton Concert Brass Michael Fowles 05
01 Flowers WINNERS Paul Holland 11
09 Lydbrook David Barringer 08
05 Michelmersh Silver Kevin Smith 09
07 St. Dennis Darren R Hawken 03
03 Verwood Concert Brass QUALIFIED Kevin Smith 01
04 Woodfalls Russell Gray 12

Section 1

Date: Saturday 14th March
Time: Not before 1pm
Venue: Riviera International Centre
Test Piece: Variations on Was Lebet (Andrew Wainwright)
Adjudicators: Anne Crookston & Christopher Bond


Pos Band Conductor Draw
05 Andover Town Ben Halstead 13
08 Bodmin Town Simon Badge 02
03 Bournemouth Concert Brass QUALIFIED Lloyd Bartlett 16
04 Brunel Brass Daniel Hall 07
12 Forest of Dean Brass Martyn Patterson 10
07 Glastonbury Brass Liam Grunsell 09
11 Gosport Solent Brass Phillip Littlemore 17
17 Helston Town Andrew Berryman 11
13 Hyde Kyle Blake 16
01 Lympstone WINNERS Chris Spreadbury 05
14 Nailsworth Silver Anri Adachi 03
16 Plymouth City Brass David Ponsford 14
10 Porthleven Town Tom Bassett 12
02 Roche Brass QUALIFIED Matt Green 01
15 Sherborne Town David Shead 06
09 Sidmouth Town Adrian Harvey 04
06 St Austell Town Steve Sykes 08

Section 2

Date: Saturday 14th March
Time: 12.30pm
Venue: Upton Vale Baptist Church
Test Piece: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (Philip Harper)
Adjudicators: Stephanie Binns & Alan Morrison


Pos Band Conductor Draw
05 Bratton Silver Colin Hogg 06
11 Camborne Brass Alan Pope BEM 01
14 Cinderford Steve Kane 04
07 Denmead Brass Estelle Flood 12
16 Hatherleigh Silver Ross Hunt 09
01 Lanner & District Silver WINNERS Stuart Chappell 05
04 Lydney Town Dr Thomas Dunne 15
12 Mount Charles Jeremy Taylor 14
13 Ocean Brass Chris Davis 07
15 Poole Borough Andrew Elliot 16
10 Shrewton Silver Emily Wilson 03
06 St Keverne Karl Long 13
02 Verwood Town QUALIFIED Kevin Smith 10
09 Weston Brass Stephen Sykes 08
03 Wotton-Under-Edge & District QUALIFIED Jim Bennett 11
08 Wroughton Silver Neil Webb 02

Section 3

Date: Sunday 15th March
Time: 9am
Venue: Riviera International Centre
Test Piece: Three Haworth impressions (Gordon Langford)
Adjudicators: Michael Alcorn & Stephanie Binns


Pos Band Conductor Draw
06 Bideford Town Mark Durham 16
02 Bream Silver QUALIFIED Hugh Bamford 08
14 Brunel Brass Academy Daniel Hall 03
04 Cheltenham Silver Neil Brownless 15
09 City of Bath Brass Jason Andrews 13
16 Crewkerne Silver Paul Denegri 09
12 Downton Lloyd Bartlett 04
05 Exeter Railway Ben Elliott 12
13 Illogan Sparnon Silver Shaun Marsden 14
17 Midsomer Norton & Radstock Silver Harry Chambers 17
07 New Forest Brass Ian Luxford 05
10 Redruth Town Mark Wilson 01
15 Saltash Town Joshua Green 10
08 Shanklin Town Brass (IOW) Ashley Wicks 06
01 St Pinnock WINNERS Helen Varley 07
11 St Stythians James Burns 11
03 Swindon Brass QUALIFIED Steve Yorke 02

Section 4

Date: Saturday 14th March
Time: 9am
Venue: Riviera International Centre
Test Piece: Indian Summer (Eric Ball)
Adjudicators: Michael Alcorn & Alan Duguid


Pos Band Conductor Draw
04 Bugle Silver Aaron Harvey 11
12 Chalford Academy Steve Tubb 01
13 Cheltenham Silver Academy Colin Forster 04
10 Indian Queens George J Barnes-Collier 13
07 Okehampton Excelsior Paul Pennicote-Henri 02
01 Pendennis Brass WINNERS Harry Weir 10
06 Pillowell Silver Ian Whitburn 09
11 Plymouth City Brass Academy Paul Norley 03
02 Shaftesbury Town Silver QUALIFIED Martin Hill 07
03 South Molton Town Chris Willis MBE 05
09 Test Valley Brass Edward March 06
05 Tewkesbury Town Will Norman 08
08 Weymouth Concert Brass David Ansell 12