Future Events

• We believe this contest will be run on 22 Mar 2025 at Gala Theatre, Durham, County Durham, England, UK

Past Results

Date	Winner	Conductor	Test Piece
16 Mar 2024	Craghead Colliery	Stephen Goddard	Music for Jock Tamson
11 Mar 2023	North Lakes Brass	Gareth Sykes	Hungerford Town
19 Mar 2022	Flookburgh Silver	John Iveson	Argos
14 Mar 2020	Easingwold Town	Alistair Shipman	Neverland
16 Mar 2019	Tewit Silver	Martin Hall	Stantonbury Festival
17 Mar 2018	Spennymoor Town	Fiona Casewell	World Tour
11 Mar 2017	Jayess Newbiggin Band	Andrew Griffiths	St. Andrews Variations [Fernie]
12 Mar 2016	Jayess Newbiggin	Andrew Griffiths	The Journal of Phileas Fogg
15 Mar 2015	Knaresborough Silver	Steve Morland	An English Pastorale
16 Mar 2014	North Skelton	Dennis Noble	Three Spanish Impressions [Fernie]
16 Mar 2013	Trimdon Concert	John Robson	Devon Fantasy
17 Mar 2012	Dunston Silver	Steven Archer	English Folk Song Suite
20 Mar 2011	NASUWT Riverside Youth	Brian Tait	Prelude, Song and Dance
21 Mar 2010	Stape Silver	Michael Breckon	Saint-Saëns Variations
21 Mar 2009	Kirkby Lonsdale	Allan Greenwood	The Talisman [Hughes]
29 Mar 2008	South Milford Brass	Richard Wilton	Four Cities Symphony
18 Mar 2007	Flookburgh	John Iveson	The Seasons [Wilby]
19 Mar 2006	Barton Town	Mark Bentham	Anglian Dances
26 Feb 2005	Five Rivers Brass	Duncan Beckley	Divertimento [Kelly]
20 Mar 2004	Billingham Silver	Vaughan Evans	Partita [Gregson]
16 Mar 2003	Lockwood Brass	Nigel Barnes	Lydian Pictures
17 Mar 2002	Hetton Silver	Ken Wheatley	Suite in Bb [Jacob]
17 Mar 2001	Swinton & District Excelsior	Robin Rutter	Sinfonietta Pastorale
18 Mar 2000	Ferryhill Town	Steve Robson	The Haslemere Suite
20 Mar 1999	Bearpark & Esh Colliery	Andrew Hall	Indian Summer
21 Mar 1998	Westoe (STHCT)	Chris Bentham	Scenes from a Comedy
16 Mar 1997	Murton Colliery	John Bell	Pennine Moors
17 Mar 1996	Ovington Tynedale	Denis Wright	Mexican Fiesta
18 Mar 1995	Kirkby Lonsdale	Allan Greenwood	Little Suite for Brass [Arnold]
20 Mar 1994	Horden Colliery	Vaughan Evans	The Journeyman
20 Mar 1993	Stape Silver	Michael Breckon	Impromptu
14 Mar 1992	Barnard Castle	Gary Hutchinson	The Seafarers
16 Mar 1991	Flookburgh	J. Manning	Four Fors for Brass
17 Mar 1990	Harrogate	Peter Wells	Summer Fantasy
15 Apr 1989	North Skelton (B.S.C.) Concert	Nigel Barnes	Suite for Brass [Davis]
17 Apr 1988	Felling Silver	Raymond Poole	Stantonbury Festival
14 Mar 1987	Lynemouth Colliery	A. Noble	Overture to Youth
15 Mar 1986	Lynemouth Colliery	Dennis Noble	Four Impressions for Brass
23 Mar 1985	Lanchester	David Dye	A Malvern Suite
31 Mar 1984	Ryhope Colliery	John Bell	Divertimento [Ball]
24 Apr 1983	Murton Colliery	Keith MacDonald	First Suite in Eb [arr. Herbert]
03 Apr 1982	Boldon Colliery	William English	Excelsior [Hanmer]
04 Apr 1981	Sacriston Colliery	Ken Wheatley	Fantasy for Brass Bands [Wiggins]
22 Mar 1980	Lynemouth	Dennis Noble	Overture to Youth
24 Mar 1979	Ellington Colliery	Mike Priestley	Blenheim (Heroic Overture)
15 Apr 1978	Cowpen and Crofton	John Carr	Mexican Fiesta
06 Mar 1977	Blackhall Youth	Albert Haswell	Hungarian Fantasy
07 Mar 1976	Durham Constabulary	Keith MacDonald	Voices of Youth
01 Mar 1975	North Skelton	Ken Robinson	The Seasons [Carr]
09 Mar 1974	Murton Colliery	Keith MacDonald	Four Little Maids
03 Mar 1973	Newton Aycliffe	Ray White	St. Michael's Mount
04 Mar 1972	Fishburn Colliery Welfare	James Foxcroft	The Rising Generation
13 Mar 1971	Newton Aycliffe Town	Ray White	The Ancient Temple
14 Mar 1970	Whitworth and Spennymoor	Joseph Mains	London River
15 Mar 1969	Fishburn Colliery	William Makepeace	Petite Suite de Ballet
09 Mar 1968	Workington Town	Joe Ireland	Threshold
18 Mar 1967	Kirkbymoorside	Les Maw	A Garland of Classics
12 Mar 1966			Everybody's Child
20 Mar 1965	Brancepeth Colliery	J. W. Ainsley	English Suite [Lovelock]
07 Mar 1964			A Rural Suite
09 Mar 1963	Lingdale Silver	F. Ramage	Four Little Maids
10 Mar 1962	Dawdon Lodge Silver	Stan MacDonald	Contest Day
11 Mar 1961	Hetton Silver	George Scorer	Suite in Bb [Purcell]
26 Mar 1960	Pegswood Colliery	Cecil Peacock	The Princess and the Poet
04 Apr 1959	Netherton Colliery	W. S. Bond	A Souvenir of Shakespeare
29 Mar 1958	Cowpen and Crofton	John Carr	The Joy of Youth
16 Feb 1957	Stanhope Silver	Jack Woodhall	The Black Prince
21 Apr 1956	Esh Winning Colliery	Unknown	A Summer Day
16 Apr 1955	Blyth B.R.	W. S. Bond	Midsummer Eve
24 Apr 1954	Stanhope Colliery	Jack Woodhall	Beautiful Britain
28 Mar 1953	Deaf Hill Colliery	William Makepeace	Country Sketches
22 Mar 1952	Ellington Colliery	W. S. Bond	Wayside Scenes
31 Mar 1951	Lynemouth and Ellington Silver Prize	Unknown	The Call of Youth
03 Jun 1950	South Moor Colliery	R. Roberts	May Day
26 Mar 1949	Lynemouth and Ellington	W. S. Bond	Pride of the Forest
17 Apr 1948	Dawdon Lodge Silver	Unknown	Three Songs without Words
08 Mar 1947	Cockerton	C. Shutt	Divertimento [Ball]