North West Regional Championships 2022 - Encouraging Entries
North West Regional Secretary Richard Milton has released the full list of entries for the upcoming North West Regional Championships, to be held at Blackpool's Winter Gardens on Sunday 27th February.
We are encouraged to see that 75 bands have entered, which is fantastic news as the banding movement begins to recover from the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Championship Section (12 Bands)
Test piece: Contest Music - Wilfred Heaton
Adjudicators: Robert Childs and Anne Crookston
The Opera House at the conclusion of Section 4
Blackburn & Darwen - Daniel Thomas
Boarshurst Silver - Jamie Prophet
Fodens - Russell Gray
Leyland - Thomas Wyss
Milnrow - John Doyle
Oldham - John Collins
Pemberton Old Wigan DW - Ben Dixon
Rainford - Sarah Groarke-Booth
Roberts Bakery - Paul Lovatt-Cooper
Wardle Anderson - Brad McCulloch
WEFL Fairey - Adam Cooke
Wingates - Paul Andrew
Section One (15 Bands)
Test Piece: Spectrum - Gilbert Vinter
Adjudicators: Alan Morrison and Glyn Williams
The Empress Ballroom 11.00am
Accler8 - Jef Sparkes
Ashton-Under-Lyne - Martyn Evans
Bollington Brass - Paul Berry
Eagley - Chris Wormald
Eccles Borough - Marieka Gray
Flixton - Matthew Ryan
Freckleton - Matt Shaw
Haydock - Mark Quinn
Longridge - Mark Peacock
Manx Concert Brass - Ian Clague MBE
Marple - Stephen Curtis
Middleton - Kevin Gibbs
Mossley - Duncan Byres
Old Hall Brass - John North
Silk Brass - Tony Wyatt
Section Two (17 Bands)
Test piece: Aeronauts - Goff Richards
Adjudicators: Mike Kilroy and Andrea Price
The Pavilion Theatre at the conclusion of Section 3
Allerton Brass - Adam Taylor
Besses Boys - James Holt
Besses o’th’ Barn - Trevor Halliwell
Blackpool Brass - Alan Seymour
Cheshire Constabulary - TBC
Delph - Phil Goodwin
Diggle - James Garlick
Eccleston Brass - John Wood
Farnworth & Walkden - Paul Dalton
Haslingden & Helmshore - Joshua Hughes
Hazel Grove - Nigel Beasley
Pemberton Old Wigan DW B - Jay Hall
Pilling Jubilee Silver - Steve Hartley
Poulton-Le-Fylde - Alexander Webb
Tyldesley - Robert Taylor
Uppermill - Jamie Cooper
Valley Brass (Haydock) - David Chadwick
Section Three (15 Bands)
Test Piece: Facets of Glass - Gordon Langford
Adjudicators: David Roberts and Sheona Wade
The Pavilion Theatre - 9.30 am
City of Chester - Ewan Easton
Darwen Brass - Len Charnock
Douglas Town - Ken Mitchell
Formby - Louise Hough MBE
Greenall’s - Russell Prescot
Greenfield - Denis Hadfield
Hawk Green - Neil Hewson
Hoover Bolton - Craig Mann
Lostock Hall Memorial - Ryan Broad
Rivington & Adlington - Malcolm Wilson
Rode Hall Silver - Nigel Butler
Sale Brass - Neil Venables-Greaves
Skelmersdale - Benjamin Coulson
Trinity Girls - Richard Evans
Whitworth Vale & Healey - Alan Widdop
Section Four (16 Bands)
Test Piece: Argos - Stephen Hodel
Adjudicators: Nicholas Garman and Brian Rostron
The Opera House - 10.00am
Blackley - Adrian Smith
Brindle - Matthew Balson
Cadishead Public - David Holland
Dobcross Silver - Jason M Smith
Dobcross Youth - Seth Livingstone
Golborne Brass - Joshua Hughes
Littleborough - Joe Marsden
Morecambe - Andrew Porter
Onchan Silver - David Karran
Port Sunlight Lyceum - Simon Hartharn-Evans
Ramsey Town - Robert Quane
Red Admiral Brass - Stuart Barton
St. John’s Mossley - Paul Towle
Stacksteads - Frederick Bowker
Stalybridge Old - Dave Chapman
Thornton Cleveleys - Steve Tarry
