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England and Wales BB/GB<br />
National Band Championships<br />
The Scottish Bands’ Contest<br />
19th April 2008<br />
Twenty five bands took part in an excellent day of friendly competition at the Northwood Stadium,<br />
Stoke on Trent on 7th June.<br />
There were many different styles of music and all of the young people gave of their best to provide an entertaining<br />
day for the appreciative audience.<br />
Results:<br />
BB/GB <strong>In</strong>spection<br />
Beginners’ Class<br />
Novice Class<br />
Open Class <strong>In</strong>door<br />
Contest Class<br />
Championship Class<br />
Cadet Class<br />
Open Class (Outdoor)<br />
Drum Major<br />
<strong>In</strong>dividual Drum<br />
<strong>In</strong>dividual Valved <strong>In</strong>strument<br />
<strong>In</strong>dividual Non-Valved <strong>In</strong>strument<br />
51st Birmingham BB/35th Birmingham GB<br />
1st Malvern BB<br />
Hull and East Yorkshire GB<br />
13th Bromley BB/ 1st St Mary Cray GB<br />
4th Stafford BB/GB<br />
10th Wolverhampton BB/ 1st Lanesfield/1st Coseley GB<br />
4th Stafford BB/GB<br />
13th Bromley BB/1st St Mary Cray GB<br />
Ashley Elliott, 11th Northampton BB<br />
Daniel Kemshed, 11th Northampton BB<br />
Simon Davies, 1st Tamworth BB<br />
Ben Harrison, 11th Northampton BB<br />
The twenty ninth Scottish Bands’ Contest was once again a very successful<br />
day demonstrating the high standard within Scottish bands.<br />
Chief guest for the day was John Young MBE, Brigade Vice President and<br />
chairman of the Brigade Executive. John was joined in the morning by Provost Winifred<br />
Sloan of South Ayrshire Council and John Scott MSP for the Ayr constituency.<br />
Results:<br />
Mini pipe bands<br />
Novice – 44th Dundee<br />
Contest – 231st Glasgow<br />
Championship – 6/8th Dundee<br />
Pipe Bands<br />
Novice – 1st Troon<br />
Contest – 231st Glasgow<br />
Championship – 6/8th Dundee<br />
1st Troon Championship Band<br />
Open Class<br />
Contest – 7th Airdrie Flute Band<br />
Championship – 1st Tulliallan Trumpet Band<br />
Best Mallets Player on the Day – 2nd Port Glasgow<br />
1st Fraserburgh<br />
1st Troon<br />
4th Dunfermline<br />
6/8 Dundee<br />
1st Malvern<br />
The Presentations<br />
11th Northampton<br />
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