Senior Cup, 7th May 2005

Results
Form Guide
Geography

Test Piece:	Montage - Peter Graham
Adjudicators:	Derek Broadbent, Malcolm Brownbill
Venue:	Winter Gardens, Blackpool

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Position	Band	Conductor	Draw
1	Burry Port Town	Michael Thorne	17
2	Staffordshire	Steve Bastable	18
3	Woolley Pritchard Sovereign Brass	Trevor Jones	13
4	Freckleton	Paul Dalton	5
5	BTM	Thomas Wyss	16
6	Unison Kinneil	Andrew Duncan	12
7	Bournemouth Concert	Paul Cosh	3
8	Newstead Welfare	Duncan Beckley	11
9	Wingates	Phillip McCann	7
10	Stocksbridge	William Rushworth	19
11	Dobcross Silver	Dennis Hadfield	4
12	Lindley	Neil Jowett	15
13	Dalmellington	Archie Hutchison	2
14	Knottingley Silver	Kevin Belcher	14
15	Drighlington	Stan Lippeatt	20
16	Bo'ness and Carriden	David Hirst	6
17	United Co-op Crewe	Jef Sparkes	1
18	Newtongrange	Allan Ramsay	8
19	United Co-op Yorkshire Brass	Kevin Wadsworth	9
20	Laganvale	Ernest Ruddock	10

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Burry Port Town

Competed at this contest 3 times prior to 2005, first recorded in 2002. Conductor at this contest is Michael Thorne.

Senior Cup History

2004	11th	David Evans	Journey into Freedom
2003 Grand Shield	14th	David Evans	Tallis Variations
2002	3rd	Michael Thorne	Le Carnaval Romain

Recent Form

13th Mar 2005: 7th - Welsh Area (Championship Section), conductor Michael Thorne.
13th Nov 2004: 5th - SEWBBA (Treorchy) Contest (Championship Section), conductor Michael Thorne.
2nd Oct 2004: 3rd - WWBBA (Ammanford) Contest (Championship Section), conductor Michael Thorne.
15th May 2004: 5th - SEWBBA (Ebbw Vale) Contest (Championship Section), conductor David Evans.

Staffordshire

Competed at this contest 13 times prior to 2005, first recorded in 1927. Conductor at this contest is Steve Bastable.

Senior Cup History

2004 Senior Trophy	1st	John Hinckley	Concerto for Band (Golland)
2003	14th	David Maplestone	Paganini Variations
2002 Senior Trophy	3rd	David Maplestone	Un Vie de Matelot
2001	17th	Andrew Culshaw	Prometheus Unbound
1999 Grand Shield	18th	Andrew Culshaw	Comedy Overture
1998 Grand Shield	11th	Andrew Culshaw	Partita (Sparke)
1997 Grand Shield	7th	Andrew Culshaw	Festival Music

Recent Form

1st May 2005: 1st - Buxton Festival (Championship/First Section), conductor Steve Bastable.
6th Mar 2005: 8th - Midlands Area (Championship Section), conductor Steve Bastable.
5th Feb 2005: 7th - Yeovil Entertainment, conductor David Morgan.
31st Oct 2004: 1st - Pontins (Championship Section), conductor Steve Bastable.
16th Oct 2004: 13th - National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final), conductor Steve Bastable.

Woolley Pritchard Sovereign Brass

Competed at this contest 10 times prior to 2005, first recorded in 1993. Conductor at this contest is Trevor Jones.

Senior Cup History

2004	15th	Trevor Jones	Journey into Freedom
2003	11th	Wayne Ruston	Paganini Variations
2002	14th	John Hinckley	Le Carnaval Romain
2001	10th	Duncan Beckley	Prometheus Unbound
1999 Grand Shield	13th	Stephen Roberts	Comedy Overture
1997 Grand Shield	15th	David Maplestone	Festival Music
1996 Grand Shield	7th	David Maplestone	Variations on a Ninth
1995 Grand Shield	7th	David Maplestone	Pageantry

Recent Form

6th Mar 2005: 1st - Midlands Area (Championship Section), conductor Trevor Jones.

Freckleton

Competed at this contest 9 times prior to 2005, first recorded in 1948. Conductor at this contest is Paul Dalton.

Senior Cup History

2004	13th	Paul Dalton	Journey into Freedom
2003 Grand Shield	19th	Paul Dalton	Tallis Variations
2002	2nd	Paul Dalton	Le Carnaval Romain
2001	18th	Paul Dalton	Prometheus Unbound
1998 Grand Shield	19th	Paul Dalton	Partita (Sparke)

Recent Form

13th Mar 2005: 1st - North West Area (First Section), conductor Paul Dalton.
28th Nov 2004: 4th - Scottish Open, conductor Paul Dalton.
3rd Oct 2004: 2nd - Fleetwood Contest (Championship Section), conductor Paul Dalton.

BTM

Competed at this contest 14 times prior to 2005, first recorded in 1985. Conductor at this contest is Thomas Wyss.

Senior Cup History

2004	5th	David Hirst	Journey into Freedom
2003	7th	David Stowell	Paganini Variations
2002	9th	David Stowell	Le Carnaval Romain
2001 Grand Shield	18th	Gareth Pritchard	An Epic Symphony
2000 Grand Shield	4th	Gareth Pritchard	Variations on the Shining River
1998 Grand Shield	15th	Alan Morrison	Partita (Sparke)
1997 Grand Shield	11th	Alan Morrison	Festival Music
1996 Grand Shield	11th	Steven Sykes	Variations on a Ninth
1995 Grand Shield	5th	Steven Sykes	Pageantry

Recent Form

13th Mar 2005: 2nd - Welsh Area (Championship Section), conductor Bryan Hurdley.
28th Nov 2004: 9th - Scottish Open, conductor David Hirst.
31st Oct 2004: 10th - Pontins (Championship Section), conductor David Hirst.
26th Sep 2004: 2nd - Wychavon Contest (Championship Section), conductor David Hirst.
12th Jun 2004: 5th - French Open (Elite Division), conductor David Stowell.

Unison Kinneil

Competed at this contest 4 times prior to 2005, first recorded in 2001. Conductor at this contest is Andrew Duncan.

Senior Cup History

2004 Senior Trophy	3rd	Allan Ramsay	Concerto for Band (Golland)
2003 Senior Trophy	10th	Allan Ramsay	Tournament for Brass
2002	20th	Allan Ramsay	Le Carnaval Romain
2001 Grand Shield	15th	John Hinckley	An Epic Symphony

Recent Form

13th Mar 2005: 6th - Scottish Championship (Championship Section), conductor Raymond Tennant.
28th Nov 2004: 13th - Scottish Open, conductor Allan Ramsay.

Bournemouth Concert

Competed at this contest 3 times prior to 2005, first recorded in 1997. Conductor at this contest is Paul Cosh.

Senior Cup History

2004	9th	David Hayward	Journey into Freedom
2003 Senior Trophy	2nd	David Hayward	Tournament for Brass
1997 Grand Shield	18th	Nigel Taken	Festival Music

Recent Form

13th Mar 2005: 1st - West of England Area (Championship Section), conductor Nigel Taken.
5th Feb 2005: 5th - Yeovil Entertainment, conductor David Hayward.
11th Sep 2004: 9th - National Championship of Great Britain (First Section Final), conductor Nigel Taken.

Newstead Welfare

Competed at this contest 3 times prior to 2005, first recorded in 2002. Conductor at this contest is Duncan Beckley.

Senior Cup History

2004 Grand Shield	20th	Duncan Beckley	Les Preludes (Gay)
2003	5th	Duncan Beckley	Paganini Variations
2002 Senior Trophy	2nd	Duncan Beckley	Un Vie de Matelot

Recent Form

6th Mar 2005: 5th - Midlands Area (Championship Section), conductor Duncan Beckley.
31st Oct 2004: 21st - Pontins (Championship Section), conductor Duncan Beckley.

Wingates

Competed at this contest 8 times prior to 2005, first recorded in 1992. Conductor at this contest is Phillip McCann.

Senior Cup History

2004	8th	Roy Curran	Journey into Freedom
2003	8th	Roy Curran	Paganini Variations
2002 Grand Shield	18th	James Gourlay	Four Dances from Checkmate
2001 Grand Shield	9th	Brian Grant	An Epic Symphony
2000 Grand Shield	6th	James Gourlay	Variations on the Shining River
1997 Grand Shield	16th	Simon Wood	Festival Music
1996 Grand Shield	1st	Nicholas Childs	Variations on a Ninth

Recent Form

13th Mar 2005: 4th - North West Area (Championship Section), conductor Phillip McCann.
28th Nov 2004: 6th - Scottish Open, conductor Roy Curran.
16th Oct 2004: 19th - National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final), conductor Roy Curran.
26th Sep 2004: 1st - Wychavon Contest (Championship Section), conductor Roy Curran.
12th Jun 2004: 1st - French Open (Elite Division), conductor Roy Curran.

Stocksbridge

Competed at this contest 16 times prior to 2005, first recorded in 1948. Conductor at this contest is William Rushworth.

Senior Cup History

2004 Grand Shield	19th	Derek Renshaw	Les Preludes (Gay)
2003 Grand Shield	12th	Derek Renshaw	Tallis Variations
2002	5th	Derek Renshaw	Le Carnaval Romain

Recent Form

6th Mar 2005: 9th - Yorkshire Area (Championship Section), conductor William Rushworth.
31st Oct 2004: 17th - Pontins (Championship Section), conductor Simon Wood.

Dobcross Silver

Competed at this contest 22 times prior to 2005, first recorded in 1923. Conductor at this contest is Dennis Hadfield.

Senior Cup History

2004 Senior Trophy

2nd

Dennis Hadfield

Concerto for Band (Golland)

Recent Form

13th Mar 2005: 6th - North West Area (Championship Section), conductor Dennis Hadfield.
22nd Jan 2005: 10th - Butlins Mineworkers (Championship Section), conductor Dennis Hadfield.
31st Oct 2004: 9th - Pontins (Championship Section), conductor Dennis Hadfield.

Lindley

Competed at this contest 29 times prior to 2005, first recorded in 1945. Conductor at this contest is Neil Jowett.

Senior Cup History

2004 Grand Shield	21st	Neil Jowett	Les Preludes (Gay)
2003	6th	Neil Jowett	Paganini Variations
2002 Grand Shield	16th	Neil Jowett	Four Dances from Checkmate
2001	1st	Neil Jowett	Prometheus Unbound
1998 Grand Shield	16th	Neil Jowett	Partita (Sparke)
1995 Grand Shield	21st	David Horsfield	Pageantry

Recent Form

6th Mar 2005: 10th - Yorkshire Area (Championship Section), conductor Neil Jowett.
31st Oct 2004: 14th - Pontins (Championship Section), conductor Neil Jowett.

Dalmellington

Competed at this contest 3 times prior to 2005, first recorded in 2002. Conductor at this contest is Archie Hutchison.

Senior Cup History

2004	14th	Richard Evans	Journey into Freedom
2003 Senior Trophy	3rd	Richard Evans	Tournament for Brass
2002 Senior Trophy	7th	Richard Evans	Un Vie de Matelot

Recent Form

13th Mar 2005: 3rd - Scottish Championship (First Section), conductor Archie Hutchison.
12th Sep 2004: 9th - National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final), conductor Tony Swainson.

Knottingley Silver

Competed at this contest 10 times prior to 2005, first recorded in 1936. Conductor at this contest is Kevin Belcher.

Senior Cup History

2004 Senior Trophy

4th

Kevin Belcher

Concerto for Band (Golland)

Recent Form

5th Mar 2005: 11th - Yorkshire Area (First Section), conductor Kevin Belcher.

Drighlington

Competed at this contest 6 times prior to 2005, first recorded in 1992. Conductor at this contest is Stan Lippeatt.

Senior Cup History

2004	16th	Phil Shaw	Journey into Freedom
2003 Senior Trophy	6th	Colin Hardy	Tournament for Brass
1996 Grand Shield	22nd	Tony Whitaker	Variations on a Ninth

Recent Form

5th Mar 2005: 6th - Yorkshire Area (First Section), conductor Phil Shaw.
11th Sep 2004: 7th - National Championship of Great Britain (First Section Final), conductor Phil Shaw.

Bo'ness and Carriden

Competed at this contest 4 times prior to 2005, first recorded in 1997. Conductor at this contest is David Hirst.

Senior Cup History

2004	12th	David James	Journey into Freedom
2003 Senior Trophy	5th	Iain Davey	Tournament for Brass
2002 Senior Trophy	10th	Tony Swainson	Un Vie de Matelot
1997 Grand Shield	22nd	Roy Newsome	Festival Music

Recent Form

13th Mar 2005: 8th - Scottish Championship (Championship Section), conductor John Hinckley.

United Co-op Crewe

Competed at this contest 9 times prior to 2005, first recorded in 1958. Conductor at this contest is Jef Sparkes.

Senior Cup History

2004	10th	Jef Sparkes	Journey into Freedom
2003	12th	Jef Sparkes	Paganini Variations
1998 Grand Shield	22nd	Jef Sparkes	Partita (Sparke)

Recent Form

13th Mar 2005: 9th - North West Area (Championship Section), conductor Jef Sparkes.
26th Sep 2004: 4th - Wychavon Contest (Championship Section), conductor Roy Sparkes.

Newtongrange

Competed at this contest 9 times prior to 2005, first recorded in 1993. Conductor at this contest is Allan Ramsay.

Senior Cup History

2004	7th	Alan Morrison	Journey into Freedom
2003	9th	Tony Swainson	Paganini Variations
2002 Grand Shield	14th	Ray Farr	Four Dances from Checkmate
2001	5th	Simon Kerwin	Prometheus Unbound
1999 Grand Shield	19th	David Hirst	Comedy Overture
1998 Grand Shield	9th	Tony Swainson	Partita (Sparke)
1995 Grand Shield	16th	Derek Broadbent	Pageantry

Recent Form

13th Mar 2005: 1st - Scottish Championship (Championship Section), conductor Allan Ramsay.
28th Nov 2004: 15th - Scottish Open, conductor Archie Hutchison.
11th Sep 2004: 4th - National Championship of Great Britain (First Section Final), conductor Ian Wilkinson.

United Co-op Yorkshire Brass

Competed at this contest 4 times prior to 2005, first recorded in 2001. Conductor at this contest is Kevin Wadsworth.

Senior Cup History

2004 Grand Shield	22nd	John Roberts	Les Preludes (Gay)
2003 Grand Shield	5th	John Roberts	Tallis Variations
2002	6th	John Roberts	Le Carnaval Romain
2001	11th	John Roberts	Prometheus Unbound

Recent Form

27th Mar 2005: 5th - New Zealand National Championships (A Grade), conductor John Roberts.
6th Mar 2005: 14th - Yorkshire Area (Championship Section), conductor John Roberts.
28th Aug 2004: 1st - Brass in the Park - Open March & Hymn Tune, conductor John Roberts.

Laganvale

Competed at this contest 31 times prior to 2005, first recorded in 1951. Conductor at this contest is Ernest Ruddock.

Senior Cup History

2004	6th	Ernest Ruddock	Journey into Freedom
2003	15th	Ernest Ruddock	Paganini Variations
2002	12th	Stephen Cairns	Le Carnaval Romain
2001	9th	Stephen Cairns	Prometheus Unbound

Recent Form

2005: 1st - Brass Band League (NI) Spring Festival (Championship Section), conductor Unknown, do you know?
30th Oct 2004: 1st - NIBA Championship of Ireland (Championship Brass), conductor Unknown, do you know?

More details and a map are available for this contest

Band	Distance
Bournemouth Concert	219.4 mi / 353.1 km
Burry Port Town	155.7 mi / 250.5 km
BTM	154.0 mi / 247.8 km
Bo'ness and Carriden	153.5 mi / 247.1 km
Unison Kinneil	153.2 mi / 246.5 km
Newtongrange	141.8 mi / 228.3 km
Laganvale	127.5 mi / 205.3 km
Dalmellington	118.0 mi / 190.0 km
Woolley Pritchard Sovereign Brass	101.6 mi / 163.6 km
Staffordshire	95.7 mi / 154.1 km
Newstead Welfare	91.1 mi / 146.6 km
Knottingley Silver	74.0 mi / 119.0 km
Stocksbridge	71.1 mi / 114.4 km
Drighlington	56.9 mi / 91.6 km
United Co-op Crewe	54.8 mi / 88.1 km
United Co-op Yorkshire Brass	52.6 mi / 84.6 km
Lindley	51.4 mi / 82.7 km
Dobcross Silver	46.0 mi / 74.1 km
Wingates	27.9 mi / 44.9 km
Freckleton	8.7 mi / 14.0 km

Average distance: 97.7 mi / 157.3 km

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