Midlands Area (Second Section), 4th May 1968

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Test Piece:	Vizcaya - Gilbert Vinter
Adjudicators:	Eric Ball
Venue:	De Montfort Hall, Leicester

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Midlands Area (Championship Section) 1968	Midlands Area (Third Section) 1968
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Position	Band	Conductor	Draw	Points
1	Desford Colliery Welfare	Bernard Springett	6	188
2	West Bromwich Borough	G. A. Morris	8
3	Raunds Temperance	Ernest Denton	2
4	Thoresby Colliery Welfare	William Lippeatt	1
	Bestwood Colliery	John Baldwin	11
	Stanton	Albert Lunn	13
	Heage Silver	Ernest Woodhouse	9
	Long Eaton Silver	Ted Bradley	14
	Corby Silver	Ernest Denton	12
	Grimsby & District	Gerald Joseph Benson	3
	Coventry Festival	Jack Major	7
	Wigston Temperance	E. C. Moore	5
	Bulkington Silver	A. J. Bicknell	10
	Shirley (Birmingham)	John O. Yard	4
W	Pleasley Colliery Welfare
W	Jaguar Groups

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First Prize: The People Area Challenge Trophy and £20
Second Prize: The Midland BB Ass. Challenge Trophy and £12
Third Prize: £8

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Desford Colliery Welfare

Competed at this contest 9 times prior to 1968, first recorded in 1954. Conductor at this contest is Bernard Springett.

Midlands Area History

1967 (Third Section)	1st	Bernard Springett	Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
1966 (Third Section)	Withdrawn		The English Maiden
1965 (Third Section)	Unknown Result		Brass Triptych: Old Westminster
1964 (Third Section)	Unknown Result		Suite: Old Palace Yard
1960	Unknown Result		Gallions Reach
1959 (Third Section)	Unknown Result		English Folk Song Suite

Recent Form

21st Oct 1967: 3rd - National Mineworkers (Third Section), conductor Bernard Springett.
14th Oct 1967: 4th - National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final), conductor Bernard Springett.
9th Jun 1967: 1st - Nottinghamshire Miners Welfare Music Festival Third Section, conductor Unknown, do you know?

West Bromwich Borough

Competed at this contest 11 times prior to 1968, first recorded in 1952. Conductor at this contest is G. A. Morris.

Midlands Area History

1967	4th	Albert Chappell	Kenilworth
1966	2nd	G. A. Morris	Grand Selection - Tschaikowsky
1965 (Championship Section)	9th	G. A. Morris	Themes from the First Symphony (Beethoven)
1964 (Championship Section)	Unknown Result		Symphony of Marches
1963 (Championship Section)	Unknown Result		Overture to Rienzi (arr. Johns)
1962	1st	G. A. Morris	Peter Schmoll
1961	Unknown Result		Symphonic Suite for Brass
1959	Unknown Result		The Yorkshire Riding Suite
1958 (Fourth Section)	Unknown Result		The Joy of Youth

Recent Form

None

Raunds Temperance

Competed at this contest 16 times prior to 1968, first recorded in 1946. Conductor at this contest is Ernest Denton.

Midlands Area History

1967	Unknown Result		Kenilworth
1966 (Championship Section)	Unknown Result		The Force of Destiny [arr. F. Wright]
1965	1st	Ernest Denton	Old English Suite: Three Castles
1964	Unknown Result		Suite: The Great City
1963	2nd	A. A. Turney	Spring Song
1961 (Championship Section)	Unknown Result		Les Preludes (Rimmer)
1960 (Championship Section)	Unknown Result		Themes from Symphony No. 5 (Tchaikovsky)
1959 (Championship Section)	Unknown Result		Wuthering Heights
1958 (Championship Section)	Unknown Result		The Moor of Venice

Recent Form

18th Nov 1967: - Reading Contest (Championship Section), conductor Ernest Denton.
28th Oct 1967: 3rd - Northants Amateur Brass Band Association (Championship Section), conductor Ernest Denton.
7th Oct 1967: - Oxford Annual Contest (Section A), conductor Ernest Denton.

Thoresby Colliery Welfare

Competed at this contest 13 times prior to 1968, first recorded in 1950. Conductor at this contest is William Lippeatt.

Midlands Area History

1966	Unknown Result	Grand Selection - Tschaikowsky
1965	Unknown Result	Old English Suite: Three Castles
1964	Unknown Result	Suite: The Great City
1962	Unknown Result	Peter Schmoll
1961	Unknown Result	Symphonic Suite for Brass
1960	Unknown Result	Gallions Reach
1959	Unknown Result	The Yorkshire Riding Suite
1958	Unknown Result	Venus and Adonis

Recent Form

10th Feb 1968: - Nottingham Championship (Second Section), conductor William Lippeatt.

Bestwood Colliery

Competed at this contest 16 times prior to 1968, first recorded in 1952. Conductor at this contest is John Baldwin.

Midlands Area History

1967	Unknown Result	Kenilworth
1966	Unknown Result	Grand Selection - Tschaikowsky
1965	Unknown Result	Old English Suite: Three Castles
1964	Unknown Result	Suite: The Great City
1963	Unknown Result	Spring Song
1962	Unknown Result	Peter Schmoll
1961	Unknown Result	Symphonic Suite for Brass
1960	Unknown Result	Gallions Reach
1959	Unknown Result	The Yorkshire Riding Suite
1958	Unknown Result	Venus and Adonis

Recent Form

2nd Dec 1967: 1st - North East Midlands Contest (First Section), conductor Unknown, do you know?
9th Jun 1967: 2nd - Nottinghamshire Miners Welfare Music Festival Second Section, conductor John Baldwin.
29th May 1967: - Grand Shield, conductor John Baldwin.

Bulkington Silver

Competed at this contest 9 times prior to 1968, first recorded in 1957. Conductor at this contest is A. J. Bicknell.

Midlands Area History

1966	Unknown Result	Grand Selection - Tschaikowsky
1965	Unknown Result	Old English Suite: Three Castles
1964	Unknown Result	Suite: The Great City
1962	Unknown Result	Peter Schmoll
1961	Unknown Result	Symphonic Suite for Brass
1960 (Third Section)	Unknown Result	Neapolitan Suite
1959 (Third Section)	Unknown Result	English Folk Song Suite
1958 (Third Section)	Unknown Result	Devon Fantasy

Recent Form

10th Feb 1968: W - Nottingham Championship (Second Section), conductor A. J. Bicknell.
2nd Dec 1967: 2nd - Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section) , conductor A. Bricknell.

Corby Silver

Competed at this contest 13 times prior to 1968, first recorded in 1946. Conductor at this contest is Ernest Denton.

Midlands Area History

1966 (Third Section)	2nd	Bert Sullivan	The English Maiden
1965 (Third Section)	Unknown Result		Brass Triptych: Old Westminster
1964 (Third Section)	2nd	John Baldwin	Suite: Old Palace Yard
1963 (Third Section)	Unknown Result		The Rivals
1962 (Fourth Section)	1st	G. M. Elliott	Contest Day
1961 (Fourth Section)	Unknown Result		Suite in Bb (Purcell)
1960 (Fourth Section)	Unknown Result		The Princess and the Poet

Recent Form

28th Oct 1967: 1st - Northants Amateur Brass Band Association (2nd Section), conductor Ernest Denton.
28th Oct 1967: 2nd - Northants Amateur Brass Band Association (Championship Section), conductor Ernest Denton.
14th Oct 1967: - National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final), conductor Ernest Denton.

Grimsby & District

Competed at this contest 6 times prior to 1968, first recorded in 1962. Conductor at this contest is Gerald Joseph Benson.

Midlands Area History

1967	Unknown Result		Kenilworth
1966	Unknown Result		Grand Selection - Tschaikowsky
1965	2nd	Jon Hall	Old English Suite: Three Castles
1964 (Third Section)	1st	Jon Hall	Suite: Old Palace Yard
1963 (Fourth Section)	Unknown Result		Four Little Maids
1962 (Fourth Section)	4th	Jon Hall	Contest Day

Recent Form

18th Jun 1967: 1st - Cleethorpes Brass Band Festival (Lincolnshire Championship), conductor Jon Hall.
18th Jun 1967: - Cleethorpes Brass Band Festival (Open Section), conductor Jon Hall.

Heage Silver

Competed at this contest 11 times prior to 1968, first recorded in 1952. Conductor at this contest is Ernest Woodhouse.

Midlands Area History

1967	3rd	Ernest Woodhouse	Kenilworth
1964	Unknown Result		Suite: The Great City
1963 (Championship Section)	Withdrawn		Overture to Rienzi (arr. Johns)
1962	Unknown Result		Peter Schmoll
1960	Unknown Result		Gallions Reach
1959	Unknown Result		The Yorkshire Riding Suite
1958	Unknown Result		Venus and Adonis

Recent Form

10th Feb 1968: 2nd - Nottingham Championship (Second Section), conductor Ernest Woodhouse.
14th Oct 1967: - National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final), conductor Ernest Woodhouse.
9th Sep 1967: 2nd - Yorkshire v. Midlands (Grade Two), conductor Ernest Woodhouse.
29th May 1967: - Grand Shield, conductor Ernest Woodhouse.

Coventry Festival

Competed at this contest 18 times prior to 1968, first recorded in 1945. Conductor at this contest is Jack Major.

Midlands Area History

1967	Unknown Result	Kenilworth
1966	Unknown Result	Grand Selection - Tschaikowsky
1964	Unknown Result	Suite: The Great City
1963 (Championship Section)	Unknown Result	Overture to Rienzi (arr. Johns)
1962 (Championship Section)	Unknown Result	Salute to Youth
1961 (Championship Section)	Unknown Result	Les Preludes (Rimmer)
1960 (Championship Section)	Unknown Result	Themes from Symphony No. 5 (Tchaikovsky)
1959 (Championship Section)	Unknown Result	Wuthering Heights
1958 (Championship Section)	Unknown Result	The Moor of Venice

Recent Form

None

Long Eaton Silver

Competed at this contest 13 times prior to 1968, first recorded in 1952. Conductor at this contest is Ted Bradley.

Midlands Area History

1966 (Third Section)	1st	Arthur Marshall	The English Maiden
1965 (Third Section)	2nd	Arthur Marshall	Brass Triptych: Old Westminster
1964 (Third Section)	Unknown Result		Suite: Old Palace Yard
1963 (Third Section)	2nd	Arthur Marshall	The Rivals
1962 (Third Section)	Unknown Result		Three Characteristic Pieces
1961 (Third Section)	Unknown Result		Salzburg Suite
1960 (Third Section)	Unknown Result		Neapolitan Suite
1959 (Third Section)	Unknown Result		English Folk Song Suite

Recent Form

10th Feb 1968: - Nottingham Championship (Second Section), conductor Arthur Marshall.

Shirley (Birmingham)

Competed at this contest 13 times prior to 1968, first recorded in 1947. Conductor at this contest is John O. Yard.

Midlands Area History

1967	Unknown Result	Kenilworth
1966	Unknown Result	Grand Selection - Tschaikowsky
1965	Unknown Result	Old English Suite: Three Castles
1964	Unknown Result	Suite: The Great City
1963	Unknown Result	Spring Song
1962	Unknown Result	Peter Schmoll
1961	Unknown Result	Symphonic Suite for Brass
1960 (Third Section)	Unknown Result	Neapolitan Suite
1959 (Third Section)	Unknown Result	English Folk Song Suite

Recent Form

10th Feb 1968: W - Nottingham Championship (Second Section), conductor John O. Yard.

Stanton

Competed at this contest 9 times prior to 1968, first recorded in 1946. Conductor at this contest is Albert Lunn.

Midlands Area History

1967	2nd	Albert Lunn	Kenilworth
1965	Unknown Result		Old English Suite: Three Castles
1964	3rd	Albert Lunn	Suite: The Great City
1963	Unknown Result		Spring Song
1962	Unknown Result		Peter Schmoll
1961	Unknown Result		Symphonic Suite for Brass
1960	Unknown Result		Gallions Reach
1959	Unknown Result		The Yorkshire Riding Suite

Recent Form

10th Feb 1968: - Nottingham Championship (Second Section), conductor Albert Lunn.
14th Oct 1967: - National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final), conductor Albert Lunn.

Wigston Temperance

Competed at this contest 6 times prior to 1968, first recorded in 1946. Conductor at this contest is E. C. Moore.

Midlands Area History

1966	3rd	Albert Chappell	Grand Selection - Tschaikowsky
1965	Unknown Result		Old English Suite: Three Castles
1964	Unknown Result		Suite: The Great City
1962	Unknown Result		Peter Schmoll

Recent Form

None

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Band	Distance
Grimsby & District	78.0 mi / 125.5 km
Thoresby Colliery Welfare	39.3 mi / 63.2 km
West Bromwich Borough	37.4 mi / 60.2 km
Shirley (Birmingham)	33.6 mi / 54.1 km
Heage Silver	32.8 mi / 52.8 km
Raunds Temperance	31.4 mi / 50.5 km
Bestwood Colliery	25.6 mi / 41.3 km
Coventry Festival	22.7 mi / 36.5 km
Long Eaton Silver	19.7 mi / 31.8 km
Corby Silver	18.9 mi / 30.5 km
Bulkington Silver	16.3 mi / 26.2 km
Desford Colliery Welfare	12.4 mi / 20.0 km
Stanton	9.1 mi / 14.6 km
Wigston Temperance	3.1 mi / 5.1 km

Average distance: 27.2 mi / 43.7 km

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