
Full results from Bedworth
March 19 2009
Russell Gray steers Desford to another victory in the Midlands
Championship Section
Test-piece: Salute to Youth (Gilbert Vinter)
Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent and C. Brian Buckley
*1. Desford Colliery (R. Gray) (11)
*2. Newstead Brass (D. Beckley) (6)
3. Thoresby Colliery (G. Stevens) (10)
4. Virtuosi GUS (J. Berryman) (2)
5. Glossop Old (P. Pavey) (9)
6. Jaguar (Coventry) (D. Lea) (4)
7. Sovereign Brass (P. Parkes) (3)
8. Enderby (J. Mott) (13)
9. Derwent Brass (K. Leonard) (8)
10. Kibworth (J. Hudson) (12)
11. Ratby Co-operative (M. Fowles) (7)
12. Staffordshire (H. Thomas) (5)
13. Jackfield (S. Platford) (1)
1st Section
Test-piece: Pentacle (Graham Cole)
Adjudicators: C. Brian Buckley and Derek Broadbent
*1. Phoenix West Midlands (D. Maplestone) (14)
*2. City of Coventry (S. Cooper) (8)
3. Gresley Colliery (S. Shimwell) (6)
4. Foresters Brass 2000 (P. Collins) (15)
5. Foss Dyke (A. Keegan) (10)
6. Carlton Brass (W. Richie BEM) (11)
7. Bedworth Brass (G. Bennett) (3)
8. Brackley and District (J. Glynn) (12)
9. Wigston (G. Sleath) (2)
10. Hathern (D. Newman) (7)
11. Hopkins Blidworth (K. Steward) (16)
12. Harborough (C. Groom) (9)
13. Langley (C. Parker) (5)
14. Towcester Studio (H. Thomas) (1)
15. Shirley (A. Green) (13)
16. Ibstock Brick Brass (K. Ferguson) (4)
2nd Section
Test-piece: New World Sketches (Dan Price)
Adjudicators: Colin Hardy and Chris Wormald
*1. Shirland (A. Dennis) (8)
*2. Wellington Telford (S. Curtis) (3)
3. Oddfellows Brass (R. Boulter) (11)
4. Tintwistle (P. Denton) (1)
5. Leicestershire Co-op (G. Jacklin) (2)
6. Matlock (R. Jepson) (4)
7. Bilton Silver (Rugby) (B. Clarke) (5)
8. Arrow Valley (D. Stanley) (9)
9. West Mercia Constabulary (S. Pritchard-Jones) (6)
10. Stourport (M. West) (7)
11. Long Eaton Silver Prize (S. Stansfield) (10)
3rd Section
Test-piece: The Once and Future King (Andrew Baker)
Adjudicators: Colin Hardy and Chris Wormald
*1. Cubbington Silver (G. Smallwood) (3)
*2. Bakewell Silver (M. Wilcockson) (13)
3. Shirebrook (M. Wilcockson) (2)
4. Amington (W. Kendrick) (14)
5. Hucknall and Linby (P. Whyley) (5)
6. Stamford (R. Prew) (15)
7. Porthywaen (M. Parry) (4)
8. WEM Jubilee (R. Thorne) (11)
9. City of Birmingham (W. Belshaw) (12)
10. Avonbank (Evesham) (N. Smith) (6)
11. Rushden Windmill (J. Fletcher) (8)
12. Moulton '77 (M. France) (1)
13. Burbage Buxton (S. Critchlow) (9)
14. Daventry (N. Howard) (7)
15. Kirkby Colliery (S. Berrill) (10)
4th Section
Test-piece: The Talisman for Brass Band (Frank Hughes)
Adjudicators: David Hirst and Derek Southcott
*1. Whitwell (D. Fretwell) (17)
*2. Dronfield (J. Davis) (11)
*3. Fairfield (Buxton) (C. Kitchen) (21)
4. Rolls Royce (Derby) (G. Cardwell) (10)
5. Ireland Colliery Chesterfield (I. Knapton) (2)
6. Rushden Town (P. Vine) (9)
7. Croft Silver (I. Needham) (7)
8. Thoresby Colliery Youth (C. Gent) (15)
9. Ceramic Brass (S. Churchill) (16)
10. Bestwood Welfare Black Diamonds (B. Draper) (8)
11. Shipston Town (H. Gibbs) (1)
12. Ilkeston Brass (D. Jones) (18)
13. Ratby Co-operative Mid (G. Newman) (14)
14. Pleasley Colliery Welfare (D. Cutting) (4)
15. Trentham Brass (M. Caveney) (6)
16. Malvern Hills and District (J. Swindells) (20)
17. Corby Silver (G. Riseley) (19)
18. Newhall (K. Holdgate) (12)
19. Melton (G. Sutton) (13)
20. Market Raisen RPC (S. Askew) (5)
21. Burbage Silver (A. Ellis) (3)
* denotes qualification for ‘Finals'
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