Welsh Area Championship (Third Section)

Sat 29 Mar 1980

I Played At This Contest

Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Main Street 1961
Adjudicators:	Eddie J. Williams
Venue:	Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Swansea County, Wales, UK

Welsh Area Championship (Second Section) 1980

Welsh Area Championship (Fourth Section) 1980 Section Down

Position	Band	Conductor	Points
1	Penclawdd	C. Brian Buckley	190
2	Cross Keys	Nigel Weeks	186
3	Ystradgynlais Public	Walter White	185
4	Tylorstown and Mardy Colliery	Unknown	180
	Abertillery Town	Unknown
	Ammanford	Unknown
	B.S.C. (Port Talbot)	Unknown
	Cwmbran Youth	Unknown
	Ebbw Vale	Unknown
	Kidwelly	Unknown
	Lady Windsor Colliery	Unknown
	Metallised Films	Unknown
	Ogmore Valley	Unknown
	Pencoed	Unknown

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Due to a dispute with the National organiser, in 1980 the Welsh area was run unofficially, without accreditation to the national contest. The 1979 Welsh section winners were invited to the 1980 finals.
An account of events and the dispute is given at http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2010/1102.asp?l=in#.Wh3ZQVVl-Uk.