2012 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 10th and Sunday 11th March, with the qualifiers representing our region at the National Finals later in the year.

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Championship Section

Date: Sunday 11th March 2012. Draw - 13.00am, Commence - 15.00am
Stage: Forum
Test Piece: Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Derek Bourgeois) published Studio Music Company
Adjudicators: Jim Davies and Alan Morrison


Pos Band Conductor Draw
01 FlowersWINNERS Paul Holland 07
02 Bournemouth Concert BrassQUALIFIED David Barringer 04
03 Sherborne Town Paul Cosh 11
04 Aldbourne David Johnson 06
05 St Dennis Darren Hawken 03
06 Camborne Town Garry Cutt 09
07 Woodfalls Robert Childs, Dr 05
08 Mount Charles Philip Harper 02
09 Lydbrook Ian Holmes 01
10 St Austell Town Richard Evans 08
11 Portishead Town Andrew White 10

First Section

Date: Saturday 10th March 2012. Draw - 12.30am, Commence - 15.00am
Stage: Forum
Test Piece: Mountain Views (Bertrand Moren) Obrasso-Verlag
Adjudicators: Jim Davies and Chris Wormald


Pos Band Conductor Draw
01 Brunel BrassWINNERS John Winterflood 13
02 ChalfordQUALIFIED Steve Tubb 02
03 Lanner & District Silver Stuart Chappell 07
04 Michelmersh Silver Melvin White 12
05 Camborne Brass Alan Pope 03
06 Shrewton Silver Michael Dunford 01
07 Filton Concert Brass Bryn James 09
08 St Keverne Gareth Churcher 06
09 Yeovil Town Ian McElligot 05
10 Hyde Helen Kinder 08
11 Helston Town John Hitchens 04
12 Verwood Concert Brass Kevin Smith 11
13 Poole Borough Phil Wood 10
14 Forest of Dean Brass Martyn Ford 14

Second Section

Date: Sunday 11th March 2012. Draw - 08.45am, Commence - 10.00am
Stage: Forum
Test Piece: Cross Patonce (Goff Richards) Studio Music Company
Adjudicators: Tony Swainson and Chris Wormald


Pos Band Conductor Draw
01 Lympstone South West TelecomsWINNERS Charles Fleming 16
02 Otterbourne BrassQUALIFIED Gareth Pritchard 10
03 Pendennis Brass Falmouth Steve Thomas 03
04 Sidmouth Town Adrian Harvey 01
05 Phoenix Brass (Crewkerne) David Hatton 15
06 Weston Brass Tony Osbourne 08
07 City of Bristol Ceri Thomas 02
08 St Pinnock Chris Spreadbury 11
09 Soundhouse Brass Simon Badge 12
10 Ocean Brass Jonathan M Camps 05
11 Cinderford Clive Lewis 04
12 Bugle Silver Jeremy Willcock 13
13 Swindon Pegasus Brass Mike Lock 09
14 Heyl Town David Loukes 07
15 Wotton-under-Edge & District Silver Ian Dickinson 06
16 Bath Spa Martin Perry 14

Third Section

Date: Saturday 10th March 2012. Draw - 8.45am, Commence - 10.00am
Stage: Forum
Test Piece: Olympus (Philip Harper) Harper Music
Adjudicators: Jim Davies and Chris Wormald


Pos Band Conductor Draw
01 Bream SilverWINNERS Bryn James 04
02 A. W. Parker (Drybrook)QUALIFIED Steve Ruck 13
03 Bodmin Town Gary Lannie 01
04 Denmead Brass Estelle Flood 12
05 St Stythians James Burns 11
06 Downton Roland Wright 06
07 Test Valley Brass Calum Gray 05
08 Tewkesbury Town Nigel Morgan 08
09 Gillingham Imperial Silver Paul Williams 03
10 Hatherleigh Silver Brian Minear 10
11 Bristol East & Kingswood Martin Rogers 02
12 Corsham J. Griffin 07
13 Pillowell Silver Ian Whitburn 09

Fourth Section

Date: Saturday 10th March 2012. Draw - 9.15am, Commence - 10.30am
Stage: Arena
Test Piece: English Folk Song (Ralph Vaughan Williams) Studio Music Company
Adjudicators: Alan Morrison and Tony Swainson


Pos Band Conductor Draw
01 Midsomer Norton & Radstock SilverWINNERS Joanne Sykes 19
02 Andover TownQUALIFIED Steve Large 14
03 Launceston TownQUALIFIED Dave Dobson 05
04 Wilton & DistrictQUALIFIED Colin Herbert 08
05 Spinnaker Brass Sam Hairsine 06
06 Weymouth Concert Brass Adam Glynn 12
07 Chalford Academy Steve Tubb 04
08 Gosport Solent Brass Simon Nicholls 25
09 South Molton Town Gil Taylor 18
10 New Forest Brass Ian Luxford 01
11 Bratton Silver Simon Carr 11
12 Lydney Town Kevin Ford 22
13 Shanklin Town Brass Malcolm Lewis 17
14 Porthleven Town Francis Ralph 20
15 Wincanton Silver David Bertie 21
16 Swindon Brass Francis Cowley 07
17 Totnes Sid Davies 16
18 Cheltenham Silver Angie Shepherd 15
19 Marshfield Steve Rocky 23
20 Verwood Concert Brass "B" Janes Haigh 09
21 Bideford Town Roger Ashby 24
22 Okehampton Silver Des Law 02
23 Torbay Brass Dennis Frere-Smith 13
24 Thornbury Town Darren Williams 03
25 Tiverton Town Andy Harris 10