| Format: | Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | Hostile Skies |
| Adjudicators: | Philip Harper , Paul Norley , Frank Renton , Dennis Wilby |
| Venue: | Butlins Skegness (Reds), Skegness, Lincolnshire, England, UK |
| Position | Band | Conductor | Draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Blackburn & Darwen
|
Nick Sheppard | 1 |
| 2 |
Cornerstone Brass
|
Gavin Lamplough | 2 |
| 3 |
Vernon Building Society Poynton
|
Kevin Gibbs | 3 |
| 4 |
Hebden Bridge
|
Dennis Hadfield | 6 |
| 5 |
Stocksbridge
|
Miles Davison | 4 |
| 6 |
Foresters Brass 2000
|
Michael Fowles | 5 |
In this year, the first section was split into two qualifying pools, A and B, the top three from each of which played off for the overall first section places.
The A section result is here:
http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/butlins-mineworkers-first-section-a/2009-01-17/
The B section result is here:
http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/butlins-mineworkers-first-section-b/2009-01-17/
Prizes:
First Prize: The Butlins First Section Trophy & £1,500 and the First Section Champions Banner
Second Prize: £900
Third Prize: £650
Fourth Prize: £450
Fifth Prize: £250
Sixth Prize: £250
The Highest Placed Mining Band - The C.I.S.W.O. Challenge Trophy: GT Group Peterlee (6th in Pool B)