2016 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 12th and Sunday 13th March, with the qualifiers representing our region at the National Finals later in the year.

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Championship Section

Date: Saturday 12th March 2016
Time: Draw at 13:00, commences 15:30 at the earliest
Stage: Forum
Test Piece: Cambridge Variations (Philip Sparke)
Adjudicators: Jacob (Jappie) Dijkstra & Richard Marshall


Pos Band Conductor Draw
01 FlowersWINNERS Paul Holland 03
02 WoodfallsQUALIFIED Robert Childs, Dr 07
03 AldbourneQUALIFIED David Johnson 04
04 Filton Concert Brass Tom Davoren 09
05 Lydbrook Glyn Williams 01
06 Camborne Town Ian Porthouse 11
07 Yeovil Town Ian Holmes 08
08 Lanner & District Silver Leonard Adams 10
09 Verwood Concert Brass Kevin Smith 02
10 Mount Charles Nigel Seaman 12
11 St Austell Town Steve Sykes 13
12 Bournemouth Concert Brass Matthew Brown 05
13 Alder Valley Brass Dave Barringer 06

First Section

Date: Sunday 13th March 2016
Time: Draw at 13:00, commences 14:30 at the earliest
Stage: Forum
Test Piece: Essay (Edward Gregson)
Adjudicators: Jacob (Jappie) Dijkstra & Alan Fernie


Pos Band Conductor Draw
01 St DenisWINNERS Darren Hawken 01
02 Brunel BrassQUALIFIED John Winterflood 07
03 Chalford Steve Tubb 13
04 Roche Brass Garry Cutt 03
05 Hyde Jonathan Lush-Camps 10
06 St Keverne Gareth Churcher 11
07 Sherborne Town Steve Rogers 08
08 Michelmersh Silver Major David Barringer 12
09 Forest of Dean Brass Roger Phelps 14
10 Otterbourne Brass Melvin White 05
11 A W Parker (Drybrook) Josh Ruck 09
12 Wotton-Under-Edge & District Ian Dickinson 04
13 Pendennis Brass Falmouth John Woodrow 06
14 St Pinnock Jane Whitehead 15
15 Helston Town David Johnson 02

Second Section

Date: Sunday 13th March 2016
Time: Draw at 08:45, commences at 10:00
Stage: Forum
Test Piece: The Mermaid of Zennor (Philip Harper)
Adjudicators: Phillip Littlemore & Richard Marshall


Pos Band Conductor Draw
01 City of Bristol BrassWINNERS Bryn James 05
02 Sidmouth TownQUALIFIED Adrian Harvey 07
03 SW Comms David Shead 06
04 Soundhouse Brass Lee Clayson 04
05 Bodmin Town John Maines 15
06 Bream Silver Philip Turner 01
07 Andover Town Steve Large 12
08 Denmead Brass Estelle Flood 13
09 Camborne Junior Contesting Alan Pope 09
10 Swindon Pegasus David Mace 10
11 Ocean Brass Edward March 14
12 Poole Borough Chris Davis, Dr 11
13 New Forest Brass Ian Luxford 16
14 Shrewton Silver Michael Dunford 03
15 Downton Paul Williams 02
16 Bugle Silver Steve Osborne 08

Third Section

Date: Saturday 12th March 2016
Time: Draw at 08:45, commences at 10:00
Stage: Forum
Test Piece: A Cambrian Suite (Michael Ball)
Adjudicators: Jacob (Jappie) Dijkstra & Richard Marshall


Pos Band Conductor Draw
01 Phoenix Brass (Crewkerne)WINNERS David Boorer 05
02 Weston BrassQUALIFIED Bryn James 16
03 Midsomer Norton & Radstock SilverQUALIFIED Joanne Sykes 03
04 Gillingham Imperial Silver Jim Bennett 14
05 Cinderford David Hayward 04
06 Wilton & District Colin Herbert 10
07 St Stythians James Burns 13
08 Swindon Brass Francis Cowley 01
09 Porthleven Town Tom Bassett 17
10 Bratton Silver Simon Carr 15
11 Corsha Colin Hogg 07
12 Bath Spa Martin Perry 02
13 South Molton Town Gil Taylor 09
14 Spinnaker Brass Ted Howard 08
15 Weymouth Concert Brass Kevin Goodwin 06
16 Tewkesbury Town Nigel Morgan 12
17 Chalford Academy Steve Tubb 11
18 Heyl Town Shaun Marsden 18

Fourth Section

Date: Saturday 12th March 2016
Time: Draw at 08:30, commences at 09:30
Stage: Arena
Test Piece: The Journal of Phileas Fogg (Peter Graham)
Adjudicators: Alan Fernie & Phillip Littlemore


Pos Band Conductor Draw
01 Hatherleigh SilverWINNERS Matt Green 18
02 Cheltenham SilverQUALIFIED Nigel Galliott 04
03 Lydney TownQUALIFIED Kevin Ford 21
04 Indian Queens Mark Arnold 12
05 Verwood Town Emma Button 01
06 Pendeen Silver Darren Jenkin 14
07 Nailsworth Silver Paul McLaughlin 11
08 Bideford Town Mark Durham 10
09 Saltash Town Bob Julian 17
10 Pillowell Silver Ian Whitburn 16
11 Totnes Phil Cleave 02
12 Okehampton Excelsior Silver Richard Beardon 15
13 Launceston Town Colin Gay 07
14 Test Valley Brass Matt Pithers 08
15 Gosport Solent Brass Colin Garner 19
16 Shanklin Town (IoW) Brass Malcolm Lewis 20
17 Shaftesbury Town Silver Martin Hill 03
18 Tiverton Town Colin Dance 06
19 Redruth Town Sara Munns 09
20 Newquay Ben Martin 13
21 Lostwithiel Town Norman Pendray 05
W Torbay Brass Graham Eaton W