Yorkshire Regional Championships 2024 - FULL RESULTS

CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION

Adjudicators: Stephen Sykes and Tom Davoren
Test Piece: Variations on an Enigma (Philip Sparke)

1. Black Dyke (Prof. Nicholas J Childs)**
2. Brighouse & Rastrick (Garry Cutt)*
3. Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Allan Withington)*
4. Grimethorpe Colliery (Michael Bach)
5. Hammonds (Morgan Griffiths)
6. Hepworth (Ryan Watkins)
7. Rothwell Temperance (David Roberts)
8. City of Bradford (Matthew Ryan)
9. Stannington (Sam Fisher)
10. Elland Silver (Brett Baker)
11. Horbury Victoria (Duncan Beckley)
12. Marsden Silver (Andrew Lofthouse)

*Qualify for invitation to Championship Section Final
** Automatically qualified for invitation to Championship Section Final

Best Soloist: Adam Bokaris (euphonium) — Black Dyke
Best Instrumentalist: Bass section of Black Dyke
Best Principal Cornet: Jamie Smith (Grimethorpe Colliery)
Youngest Player: Sam Dodd (Horbury Victoria) — aged 15

 

SECTION ONE
Adjudicators: Andrew Warriner and Paul Norley
Test Piece: High Peak (Eric Ball)

1. Yorkshire Imperial (Garry Hallas)*
2. Crofton Silver (Dean Jones)*
3. Skelmanthorpe (Jonathan Bates)
4. BD1 (Jamie Smith)
5. Unite the Union (Jonathan Beatty)
6. Old Silkstone (Norman Law)
7. Knottingley Silver (Kevin Belcher)
8. Meltham & Meltham Mills (Tom Haslam)
9. Chapeltown Silver (Colum J. O'Shea)
10. Strata (Leigh Baker)
11. Hade Edge (Lewis Bettles)
12. Hebden Bridge (Christopher Binns)

*Qualify for invitation to Section 1 Final

Best Soloist: Will Francis (euphonium) — Unite the Union
Best Soprano: Rob Batty (Yorkshire Imperial)
Youngest Player: Glyn Stokes (Strata) — aged 11

 

SECTION TWO

Adjudicators: Stephanie Binns and Mark Wilkinson
Test Piece: Triptych (Philip Sparke)

1. South Yorkshire Police (Leigh Baker)*
2. Emley (Tim Sidwell)*
3. Lindley (Alan Widdop)
4. Hatfield & Askern Colliery (Richard Marshall)
5. Kippax (James Beecham)
6. Slaithwaite (Simon Jacobs)
7. Barnsley (Ben Brickles)
8. Rockingham (Adam Whittle)
9. Drighlington (Garry Hallas)
10. Huddersfield & Ripponden (Adam Bell)

*Qualify for invitation to Section 2 Final

Best Soloist: Clare Jenkins (soprano) — South Yorkshire Police
Best Principal Cornet: Bethany Moore (Lindley Band)
Best Basses: Emley Brass
Youngest Player: Lauren Wood (Drighlington) — aged 12

 

SECTION THREE

Adjudicators: Tom Davoren and Nicholas Garman
Test Piece: Corineus (Christopher Bond)

1. Barnsley Metropolitan (Alex Francis)*
2. Clifton & Lightcliffe (John Clay)*
3. Wetherby & District Silver (Craig Ratcliffe)
4. Oughtibridge (John Hopkinson)
5. Maltby Miners Welfare (Terry Clifford)
6. Wakefield Metropolitan (Lee Dunkley)
7. Dronfield Genquip (David Holling)
8. Garforth (John Thompson)
9. Lofthouse 2000 (Lee Whitworth)
10. Gawthorpe Brass '85 (John Edward)

*Qualify for invitation to Section 3 Final

Best Soloist: Principal Cornet (Maltby Miners Welfare)
Best Percussion: Barnsley Metropolitan
Youngest Player: Sophie Dunkley (Wakefield Metropolitan) — aged 9

 

SECTION FOUR

Adjudicators: Paul Norley and Andrew Warriner
Test Piece: Music for Jock Tamson (Alan Fernie)

1. Loxley Silver (Lindon Bolt)*
2. Friendly Band (Sowerby Bridge) (Mick Silson)*
3. Dinnington Colliery (Jonathan Beatty)
4. Thurcroft Welfare (Matthew Wright)
5. Dodworth Colliery M.W (Geof Benson)
6. Deepcar (Andrew Horton)
7. Tingley (Allan Briggs)
8. Linthwaite (Tony Robertson)

*Qualify for invitation to Section 4 Final

Best Soloist: Lorraine Soulby (flugel) — Dinnington Colliery
Best Percussion: Loxley Silver
Youngest Player: Sebastian McGlade (Loxley Silver) — aged 13