Bideford Town Band
Also/previously known as: Bideford Town Silver Band
| Section: | Fourth |
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| Website: | http://www.bidefordtownband.co.uk/ |
| Region: | West of England |
| Years active: | 1868 - |
| Rehearsals: | Monday and Thursday |
| Ancestors: | Bideford Rifles |
Contest Results
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| Date | Contest | Position | Test Piece | Draw | Conductor |
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| 10th Mar 2019 |
 West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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| 3rd Nov 2018 |
SWBBA Contest (Fourth Section)
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2 | Lydian Pictures | Mark Durham | |
| 1st Sep 2018 |
Exmouth Entertainments Contest
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3 | 4 | Mark Durham | |
| 11th Mar 2018 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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5 | World Tour | 5 | Mark Durham |
| 4th Nov 2017 |
SWBBA Contest (Fourth Section)
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5 | The Dark Side of the Moon | Mark Durham | |
| 4th Nov 2017 |
SWBBA Contest (Third Section)
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5 | The Dark Side of the Moon | Mark Durham | |
| 2nd Sep 2017 |
Exmouth Entertainments Contest
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7 | 8 | Mark Durham | |
| 11th Mar 2017 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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19 | St. Andrews Variations [Fernie] | 5 | Mark Durham |
| 5th Nov 2016 |
SWBBA Contest (Fourth Section)
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1 | A Saddleworth Festival Overture | 3 | Mark Durham |
| 3rd Sep 2016 |
Exmouth Entertainments Contest
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8 | 12 | Mark Durham | |
| 12th Mar 2016 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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8 | The Journal of Phileas Fogg | 10 | Mark Durham |
| 7th Nov 2015 |
SWBBA Contest (Fourth Section)
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5 | English Folk Song Suite | 6 | Mark Durham |
| 5th Sep 2015 |
Exmouth Entertainments Contest
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6  |
1 | Mark Durham | |
| 14th Mar 2015 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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9 | An English Pastorale | 15 | Mark Durham |
| 1st Nov 2014 |
SWBBA Contest (Fourth Section)
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5 | Little Suite for Brass [Arnold] | Mark Durham | |
| 6th Sep 2014 |
Exmouth Entertainments Contest
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8 |
11 | Mark Durham | |
| 10th Mar 2012 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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21 | English Folk Song Suite | 25 | Roger Ashby |
| 3rd Sep 2011 |
Exmouth Entertainments Contest
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8 | Roger Ashby | ||
| 13th Mar 2011 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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13 | Prelude, Song and Dance | 1 | Roger Ashby |
| 4th Sep 2010 |
Exmouth Entertainments Contest
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8 | Roger Ashby | ||
| 15th Mar 2009 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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19 | The Talisman [Hughes] | 5 | Roger Ashby |
| 6th Sep 2008 |
Exmouth Entertainments Contest
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12 | Gary Taylor | ||
| 8th Mar 2008 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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14 | Four Cities Symphony | 2 | Gary Taylor |
| 1st Sep 2007 |
Exmouth Entertainments Contest
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12 | Gary Taylor | ||
| 10th Mar 2007 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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19 | The Seasons [Wilby] | 13 | Gary Taylor |
| 9th Sep 2006 |
Exmouth Entertainments Contest
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10 | Gary Taylor | ||
| 19th Mar 2006 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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15 | Anglian Dances | 11 | Gary Taylor |
| 12th Mar 2005 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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20 | Divertimento [Kelly] | 6 | Gary Taylor |
| 6th Nov 2004 |
SWBBA Contest (Fourth Section)
|
A Malvern Suite | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 16th May 2004 |
Weston-super-Mare (Fourth Section)
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10 | 6 | John Croker | |
| 7th Apr 2002 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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21 | Suite in Bb [Jacob] | T. Lisett | |
| 4th Nov 2000 |
SWBBA Contest (Fourth Section)
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A Saddleworth Festival Overture | 8 | John Croker | |
| 27th Mar 1999 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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16 | Indian Summer | John Croker | |
| 17th May 1998 |
Weston-super-Mare (Third Section)
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| 28th Mar 1998 |
West of England Area (Third Section)
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19 | Three Saints | 19 | John Croker |
| 12th Apr 1997 |
West of England Area (Third Section)
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17 | Tintagel | Mike Faro | |
| 28th Sep 1996 |
South West BBA Clovelly Entertainment Contest
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4 | John Croker | ||
| 30th Mar 1996 |
West of England Area (Third Section)
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11 | Divertimento [Kelly] | 5 | Gary Taylor |
| 21st Oct 1995 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Fourth Section Final)
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15 | Vizcaya | 9 | Gary Taylor |
| 1st Apr 1995 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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2 | Little Suite for Brass [Arnold] | 16 | Gary Taylor |
| 22nd Oct 1994 |
Pontins (Fourth Section)
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Excelsior [Hanmer] | Gary Taylor | ||
| 24th Sep 1994 |
South West BBA Clovelly Entertainment Contest
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3 | Gary Taylor | ||
| 30th Apr 1994 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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8 | The Journeyman | Gary Taylor | |
| 1st Apr 1994 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Fourth Section)
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3 | English Folk Song Suite | 5 | Gary Taylor |
| 27th Mar 1993 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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5 | Impromptu | 7 | Miss T. Hookway |
| 27th Feb 1993 |
SWBBA Spring Brass Band Festival (Fourth Section)
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3 | T. Hookway | ||
| 17th Apr 1992 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Fourth Section)
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Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals | T. Hookway | ||
| 2nd Nov 1991 |
SWBBA Contest (Fourth Section)
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6 | A Malvern Suite | 6 | T. Hookway |
| 29th Mar 1991 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Fourth Section)
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Stantonbury Festival | 6 | T. Hookway | |
| 14th May 1989 |
Severn Sound Entertainment Band Contest (Third Section)
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1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 8th Apr 1989 |
West of England Area (Third Section)
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Three Memories for Brass | 8 | Derek Greenwood | |
| 16th Apr 1988 |
West of England Area (Third Section)
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Folk Song Heritage | Vic Beer | ||
| 2nd Apr 1988 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Third Section)
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Les Preludes [arr. Rimmer] | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 28th Feb 1988 |
Stroud Brass Band Festival (Third Section)
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4 | Maurice Arnold | ||
| 8th Jun 1986 |
Swindon Entertainment Contest (Open Section)
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| 12th Apr 1986 |
West of England Area (Second Section)
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10 | California Legend | 9 | Alan Jenkin |
| 30th Mar 1986 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Second Section)
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W | California Legend | ||
| 9th Nov 1985 |
SWBBA Contest (Championship Section)
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1 | Tournament for Brass | N. Walker | |
| 27th Apr 1985 |
West of England Area (Second Section)
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W | Music for a Brass Band | ||
| 7th Apr 1985 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Second Section)
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The Three Musketeers | 17 | N. Walker | |
| 10th Nov 1984 |
SWBBA Contest (Second Section)
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1 | North West Passage | 3 | Derek Greenwood |
| 22nd Apr 1984 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Second Section)
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A French Suite | 9 | D. Perkins | |
| 7th Apr 1984 |
West of England Area (Second Section)
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Dimensions | 13 | D. Perkins | |
| 19th Nov 1983 |
Reading Contest (Second Section)
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Resurgam | Gary Lobbett | ||
| 18th Jun 1983 |
West of England Bandsmen's Festival (Class B)
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1 | Vizcaya | Gary Lobbett | |
| 8th May 1983 |
Weston-super-Mare (Second Section)
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4 | 1 | Gary Lobbett | |
| 16th Apr 1983 |
West of England Area (Second Section)
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Caprice Brass Fair | 1 | Gary Lobbett | |
| 3rd Apr 1983 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Second Section)
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11 | Prince Igor Overture | 19 | Gary Lobbett |
| 13th Nov 1982 |
SWBBA Contest (Second Section)
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3 | Gary Lobbett | ||
| 30th Oct 1982 |
Pontins (Third Section)
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12 | North West Passage | 1 | Gary Lobbett |
| 2nd Oct 1982 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final)
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Music from the Elizabethan Court | Gary Lobbett | ||
| 19th Jun 1982 |
West of England Bandsmen's Festival (Class C)
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1 | Othello | Gary Lobbett | |
| 15th May 1982 |
West of England Area (Third Section)
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1 | Land of the Ever Young | 16 | Gary Lobbett |
| 25th Apr 1982 |
Weston-super-Mare (Third Section)
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1 | 3 | Gary Lobbett | |
| 10th Apr 1982 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Third Section)
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5 | The Shipbuilders | 4 | Gary Lobbett |
| 27th Mar 1982 |
SWBBA Spring Brass Band Festival (Second Section)
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1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 14th Nov 1981 |
SWBBA Contest (Second Section)
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2 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 31st Oct 1981 |
Pontins (Third Section)
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10 | Alice in Wonderland [Hanmer] | 14 | Gary Lobbett |
| 3rd Oct 1981 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final)
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Vizcaya | Derek Greenwood | ||
| 10th May 1981 |
Weston-super-Mare (Third Section)
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1 | 7 | Derek Greenwood | |
| 2nd May 1981 |
SWBBA Spring Brass Band Festival (Second Section)
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Unknown, do you know? | |||
| 18th Apr 1981 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Third Section)
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5 | Swiss Festival Overture [Ball] | 17 | Derek Greenwood |
| 28th Mar 1981 |
West of England Area (Third Section)
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3 | Hinemoa | Derek Greenwood | |
| 15th Nov 1980 |
SWBBA Contest (Second Section)
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2 | Academic Festival Overture | 8 | P. Fisher |
| 3rd May 1980 |
SWBBA Spring Brass Band Festival (Second Section)
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1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 26th Apr 1980 |
West of England Area (Third Section)
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Main Street | 15 | P. Fisher | |
| 5th Apr 1980 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Third Section)
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Entertainments | 13 | P. Fisher | |
| 17th Nov 1979 |
SWBBA Contest (Second Section)
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2 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 3rd Nov 1979 |
Pontins (Third Section)
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14 | Little Suite for Brass Band No. 2 | 8 | P. Fisher |
| 14th Apr 1979 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Third Section)
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6 | Land of the Mountain and the Flood | J. McDonald | |
| 17th Mar 1979 |
West of England Area (Third Section)
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Introduction and Allegro | J. McDonald | ||
| 10th Mar 1979 |
SWBBA Spring Brass Band Festival (Second Section)
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1 | J. McDonald | ||
| 4th Nov 1978 |
Pontins (Fourth Section)
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5 | American Sketches | 8 | J. McDonald |
| 14th May 1978 |
Weston-super-Mare (Third Section)
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| 29th Apr 1978 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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Mexican Fiesta | J. McDonald | ||
| 24th Mar 1978 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Fourth Section)
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1 | Three Days | 4 | J. McDonald |
| 4th Mar 1978 |
Chard Entertainment Contest
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J. McDonald | ||
| 25th Feb 1978 |
SWBBA Contest (Second Section)
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2 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 19th Nov 1977 |
SWBBA Contest (Second Section)
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1 | J. McDonald | ||
| 5th Nov 1977 |
Pontins (Fourth Section)
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Music for the Royal Fireworks | 11 | J. McDonald | |
| 8th Apr 1977 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Fourth Section)
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2 | Four Little Maids | 8 | Sean Conway |
| 12th Mar 1977 |
SWBBA Spring Brass Band Festival (Second Section)
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1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 9th Oct 1976 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Fourth Section Final)
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A Czech Fantasy | 7 | M. W. Sweet | |
| 19th Jun 1976 |
West of England Bandsmen's Festival (Class C)
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Land of Song | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 16th May 1976 |
Weston-super-Mare (Fourth Section)
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1 | From the New World [arr. Rimmer] | 4 | M. W. Sweet |
| 16th May 1976 |
Weston-super-Mare (Third Section)
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5 | M. W. Sweet | ||
| 27th Mar 1976 |
SWBBA Spring Brass Band Festival (Second Section)
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2 | 2 | M. W. Sweet | |
| 27th Mar 1976 |
SWBBA Spring Brass Band Festival (Championship Section)
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5 | M. W. Sweet | ||
| 28th Feb 1976 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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3 | Voices of Youth | M. W. Sweet | |
| 15th Nov 1975 |
SWBBA Contest (Third Section)
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1 | M. W. Sweet | ||
| 21st Jun 1975 |
West of England Bandsmen's Festival (Class C)
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2 | The Ancient Temple | M. W. Sweet | |
| 17th May 1975 |
Weston-super-Mare (Fourth Section)
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3 | 4 | M. W. Sweet | |
| 17th May 1975 |
Weston-super-Mare (Third Section)
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3 | M. W. Sweet | ||
| 8th Mar 1975 |
SWBBA Spring Brass Band Festival (Second Section)
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2 | M. W. Sweet | ||
| 8th Mar 1975 |
SWBBA Spring Brass Band Festival (Championship Section)
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3 | M. W. Sweet | ||
| 16th Nov 1974 |
SWBBA Contest (Fourth Section)
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1 | M. W. Sweet | ||
| 16th Nov 1974 |
SWBBA Contest (Third Section)
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1 | M. W. Sweet | ||
| 15th Jun 1974 |
West of England Bandsmen's Festival (Class B)
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9 | M. W. Sweet | ||
| 5th May 1974 |
Weston-super-Mare (Fourth Section)
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9 | M. W. Sweet | ||
| 6th Apr 1974 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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Four Little Maids | M. W. Sweet | ||
| 9th Mar 1974 |
SWBBA Spring Brass Band Festival (Third Section)
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1 | M. W. Sweet | ||
| 9th Mar 1974 |
SWBBA Spring Brass Band Festival (Fourth Section)
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2 | M. W. Sweet | ||
| 15th Sep 1973 |
West Country Contest (Third Section)
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2 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 15th Sep 1973 |
West Country Contest (Fourth Section)
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2 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 21st Jun 1969 |
West of England Bandsmen's Festival (Class B)
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Overture: Rule Britannia | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 11th Nov 1967 |
South West BBA Contest (2nd Section)
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2 | Ballet Music from William Tell [arr. D. Wright] | W. M. Garratt | |
| 22nd Apr 1967 |
West of England Area (Third Section)
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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik | W. M. Garratt | ||
| 27th Nov 1965 |
SWBBA Contest (Second Section)
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Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals | W. M. Garratt | ||
| 28th Nov 1964 |
SWBBA Contest (Third Section)
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2 | Indian Summer | 1 | W. M. Garratt |
| 12th May 1962 |
West of England Area (Third Section)
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Three Characteristic Pieces | A. R. Bryant | ||
| 13th May 1961 |
West of England Area (Second Section)
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Symphonic Suite for Brass | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 15th Oct 1960 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final)
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5 | Call of the Sea | 9 | A. R. Bryant |
| 14th May 1960 |
West of England Area (Third Section)
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1 | Neapolitan Suite | A. R. Bryant | |
| 14th Nov 1959 |
SWBBA Contest (Championship Section)
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2 | A. R. Bryant | ||
| 9th May 1959 |
West of England Area (Third Section)
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8 | English Folk Song Suite | A. R. Bryant | |
| 29th Nov 1958 |
SWBBA Contest (Championship Section)
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1 | English Folk Song Suite | A. R. Bryant | |
| 29th Nov 1958 |
SWBBA Contest (Youth Section)
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2 | A. R. Bryant | ||
| 10th May 1958 |
West of England Area (Third Section)
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Devon Fantasy | A. R. Bryant | ||
| 30th Nov 1957 |
SWBBA Contest (Championship Section)
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4 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 26th Oct 1957 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final)
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Sinfonie Concertante | A. R. Bryant | ||
| 11th May 1957 |
West of England Area (Third Section)
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2 | Spirit of Progress | 9 | A. R. Bryant |
| 17th Dec 1956 |
SWBBA Contest (First Section)
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1 | Second Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals | A. R. Bryant | |
| 12th May 1956 |
West of England Area (Third Section)
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3 | Normandy | A. R. Bryant | |
| 19th Nov 1955 |
SWBBA Contest (First Section)
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1 | Petite Suite de Ballet | A. R. Bryant | |
| 14th May 1955 |
West of England Area (Third Section)
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3 | Crown Cavalcade | A. R. Bryant | |
| 6th Nov 1954 |
SWBBA Contest (First Section)
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Sirius [Wright] | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 19th Jun 1954 |
West of England Bandsmen's Festival (Class B)
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Moments with Wagner | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 19th Sep 1953 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final)
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7 | A Holiday Suite | 15 | Stanley Boddington |
| 9th May 1953 |
West of England Area (Third Section)
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1 | A Holiday Suite | Stanley Boddington | |
| 20th Sep 1952 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Fourth Section Final)
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3 | Wayside Scenes | 12 | Stanley Boddington |
| 24th May 1952 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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1 | Wayside Scenes | Stanley Boddington | |
| 22nd Sep 1951 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Fourth Section Final)
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5 | The Call of Youth | 1 | Stanley Boddington |
| 28th Apr 1951 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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1 | The Call of Youth | Stanley Boddington | |
| 18th Nov 1950 |
SWBBA Contest (Second Section)
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3 | The Viking [Greenwood] | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 20th May 1950 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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3 | May Day | W. Haydn Bebb | |
| 21st May 1949 |
West of England Area (Fourth Section)
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Pride of the Forest | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 4th Dec 1948 |
South West BBA Contest (Section 2)
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2 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 1st Jun 1936 |
Devon County Brass Band Festival (Class B)
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3 | H. S. Wraight | ||
| 1st Jun 1936 |
Devon County Brass Band Festival (Class C)
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4 | H. S. Wraight |
Whit Friday
Whit Friday results are not included in the statistics and charts above.
| Date | Contest | Position | Conductor | March |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29th May 2015 | Lees (Whit Friday) | 37 | Mark Durham | |
| 29th May 2015 | Grotton (Whit Friday) | 47 | Mark Durham | |
| 29th May 2015 | Uppermill (Whit Friday) | 50 | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 29th May 2015 | Greenfield (Whit Friday) | 63 | Mark Durham | |
| 29th May 2015 | Lydgate (Whit Friday) | 67 | Unknown, do you know? |
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