2020 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 14th and Sunday 15th March, with the qualifiers representing our region at the National Finals later in the year.

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Championship Section

Date: Sunday 15th March 2020
Time: Draw 12:00, Start not before 13:30
Stage: The Forum
Test Piece: A Tale as Yet Untold - Philip Sparke
Adjudicators: Jacob Dijkstra & Chris King


Pos Band Conductor Draw
04 Aldbourne David Thornton, Dr 02
08 Bournemouth Concert Brass Howard Evans, Dr 04
01 Camborne TownWINNERS Ian Porthouse 01
W Chalford Steve Tubb W
03 Filton Concert Brass Erik Van De Kolk 11
02 FlowersQUALIFIED Paul Holland 05
09 Lydbrook Glyn Williams 08
11 Michelmersh Silver Melvin White 09
06 St. Dennis Darren R Hawken 07
10 SW Comms Sam Hairsine 03
05 Verwood Concert Brass Kevin Smith 10
07 Woodfalls Robert Childs, Dr 06

First Section

Date: Saturday 14th March 2020
Time: Draw 12:00, Start not before 14:00
Stage: The Forum
Test Piece: Legacy - Tom Davoren
Adjudicators: Dr Chris Davis OBE & Jacob Dijkstra


Pos Band Conductor Draw
12 A.W. Parker (Drybrook) Joshua Ruck 04
08 Andover Town Steve Large 14
07 Bodmin Town John Maines 15
01 Brunel BrassWINNERS Daniel Hall 09
13 Camborne Junior Contesting Alan Pope BEM 17
10 City of Bristol Brass Ian Holmes 13
03 Forest of Dean BrassQUALIFIED Gareth Ritter 06
06 Glastonbury Brass Daniel Shave 16
W Helston Town John Berryman W
17 Hyde Nigel Seaman 03
04 Lanner & District Silver Aaron Harvey 01
16 Otterbourne Brass Jonathan Lush-Camps 07
02 Roche BrassQUALIFIED David Johnson 05
05 Sherborne Town Jonathan Lush-Camps 12
09 Sidmouth Town Adrian Harvey 10
15 Soundhouse Brass Lee Clayson 08
14 St. Austell Town Iain McKnight 02
11 St. Pinnock Colin Hudson 11

Second Section

Date: Saturday 14th March 2020
Time: Draw 08:00, Start 09:00
Stage: The Forum
Test Piece: The Golden Sabre - Kit Turnbull
Adjudicators: Chris King & John Winterflood


Pos Band Conductor Draw
13 Bream Silver Hugh Bamford 14
08 Cinderford Chris Howley 12
05 Denmead Brass Estelle Flood 02
12 Downton Paul Williams 13
01 Hatherleigh SilverWINNERS Nick West 09
11 Lydney Town Siôn Rhys Jones 05
W Midsomer Norton & Radstock Silver Joanne Sykes W
09 Mount Charles Jeremy Taylor 04
10 New Forest Brass Ian Luxford 07
06 Phoenix Brass (Crewkerne) David Boorer 06
04 Shrewton Silver Mike Dunford 11
14 South Molton Town Gil Taylor 08
02 St. KeverneQUALIFIED Karl Long 01
07 Weston Brass Lewis Wilkinson 03
03 Wotton-Under-Edge & District Ian Dickinson 10

Third Section

Date: Sunday 15th March 2020
Time: Draw 08:00, Start 09:00
Stage: The Forum
Test Piece: Endurance - Andrew Baker
Adjudicators: Gary Davies & John Winterflood


Pos Band Conductor Draw
08 Bratton Silver Simon Carr 05
W Bugle Silver Tom Howard W
11 Cheltenham Silver Nigel Galliott 04
12 City of Bath Brass Martin Perry 12
09 Exeter Railway Gareth Davies 10
06 Gillingham Imperial Silver James Bennett 02
03 Gosport Solent BrassQUALIFIED Colin Garner 06
02 Ocean BrassQUALIFIED Martin Humphries, Dr 13
10 Pendeen Silver Leonard Adams 07
W Pendennis Brass Ian Edwards W
W Pillowell Silver Ian Whitburn W
01 Poole BoroughWINNERS Lloyd Bartlett 01
05 Porthleven Town Tom Bassett 11
W St. Stythians James Burns W
13 Swindon Brass Francis Cowley 03
07 Verwood Town Emma Button 08
W Weymouth Concert Brass Helen Brind W
04 Wroughton Silver Neil Webb 09

Fourth Section

Date: Saturday 14th March 2020
Time: Draw 10:00, Start 11:00
Stage: The Arena
Test Piece: Neverland - Christopher Bond
Adjudicators: Nicholas Garman & Gary Davies


Pos Band Conductor Played
06 Bideford Town Mark Durham 06
04 Brunel Brass Academy Ben Halstead 07
07 Chalford Academy Steve Tubb 05
13 Cheltenham Silver Academy Colin Forster 04
05 Illogan Sparnon Silver Shaun Marsden 12
01 Nailsworth SilverWINNERS Anri Adachi 02
11 Okehampton Excelsior Silver Robert Julian 10
02 Redruth TownQUALIFIED Mark Arnold 09
10 Saltash Town Neil Ellis 03
09 Shaftesbury Town Silver Martin Hill 08
W Shanklin Town Brass (IOW) Malcolm Lewis W
08 Test Valley Brass Kevin Steward 01
03 Tewkesbury Town Andrea Price 14
W Tiverton Town John Fitton W
14 Torbay Brass Joe Rowlands 11
12 Wincanton Silver James White 13