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British Open

Sat 07 Sep 1940



Format: Test Piece Contest
Test Piece: Clive of India 1939
Adjudicators: Alfred Ashpole , Harold Hind
Venue: Belle Vue (Kings Hall), Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Position Band Conductor Draw Points
1 Bickershaw Colliery William Haydock 11 174
2 Creswell Colliery Harold Moss 7 171
3 Brighouse & Rastrick Fred Berry 12 169
4 ICI (Alkali) Harry Mortimer 5 168
5 City of Coventry George Thompson 4 161
6 Cadishead Public Willie Wood 8 159
7 Sankey's Castle Works Fred Mortimer 6
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Albert Badrick 1
Ransome & Marles David Aspinall 2
Platt's Moston Colliery Unknown 3
Nelson Clarence Smith 9
Grimethorpe Colliery William Foster 10
Pemberton Old Stanley Rowe 13
W Crookhall Colliery
W Metropolitan Works

Prizes:

1st: £50 plus £2000 Gold Trophy plus "Sunday Chronicle" Trophy
2nd: £20
3rd: £15
4th: £10
5th: £5

A Gold Medal valued at 2 Guineas was presented to each prize winning band, with every member of such a band winning the First Prize for three years in a row, being awarded an individual Gold Medal.

After the last band played there was "a spectacular" Drumming Exhibition given by Mr R.H. Major of Coventry.





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