CONTEST RESULTS

National Championship (2nd section)

Date: 28 Sep 1997
Venue: Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Adjudicator(s): Colin Hardy, Tony Swainson
Test piece: Symphony for Brass (Apocalypse) (William Gordon)

Pos Band Conductor Draw Points
1 Bathgate Colin McKenzie 9 185 Flag
3 Newstead Welfare Duncan Beckley 1 184 Flag
4 Yorkshire Building Society Concert Brass Brian Broadbent 16 183 Flag
5 Cottingham Richard Grantham 12 182 Flag
6 Todmorden Old Dennis Hadfield 13 181 Flag
7 Classic Racing Tyldesley Darrol Barry 8 180 Flag
8 Greggs' Bakery James Shepherd 10 179 Flag
9 Haydock Ogden Travel John Maines 14 178 Flag
10 Treherbert & District Graham Sheppard 4 177 Flag
11 Forest of Dean Brass Roger Phelps 6 176 Flag
12 Brighton Estelle Flood 7 174 Flag
13 Gresley Old Hall Alan Tyler 11 173 Flag
14 Yeovil Town Steve Sykes 2 172 Flag
15 Greenhall David O'Connor 15 171 Flag
16 Fairlop Brass Kevin Jordan 3 169 Flag
disq Rhos Silver Ian Brownbill 5 187 Flag

Kilmarnock Concert Brass elected not to play and were replaced by Greenhall

Rhos Silver were disqualified due to an alleged player registration breach but contested the decision in a court of law.  The band won their case as the court decided that no rules had been breached.  A further court case was required to re-award the title but Rhos did not have the funds available to pursue this.  Both Rhos and Bathgate are left being able to claim the title.