Butlins line-up Announced
The list of competing bands that will take part in the 2020 Butlins Mineworkers Championships on the weekend of the 11th & 12th January have been announced.
Details of the solo and quartet events will be released as soon as possible.
Championship Section:
Venue: Centre Stage
Saturday 11th January
Draw: 12.00am (commences after the First Section)
Test-Pieces: Songs of Ascent (Jonathan Bates)
Adjudicators: Russell Gray & Dr David Thornton
Sunday 12th January (Entertainment)
Venue: Centre Stage
Draw: Saturday Evening
Commences: Noon
Adjudicators: Russell Gray & Dr David Thornton
Entertainment: Leigh Baker & David Roberts
Prizes:
First: £10,000
Second: £5,000
Third: £2,500
Fourth: £1,000
Test Piece winner: £1,000
Most Entertaining Band: £1,000
1. Desford Colliery (LMTF) (Michael Fowles)
2. Flowers (Paul Holland)
3. GUS (Chris Jeans)
4. Redbridge Brass (TBA)
5. Wantage (Jonathan Bates)
6. Woodfalls (Dr Robert Childs)
First Section:
Venue: Centre Stage
Saturday 11th January
Commences: 9.30am
Test Pieces: Symphonic Episodes for Brass Band (Brian Balmages arr. Mike Kilmartin)
Adjudicators: Leigh Baker & Gary Davies
Prizes:
First: £2,000
Second: £1,000
Third: £700
Fourth: £500
1. Dublin Silver (Tim Jameson)
2. Eccles Borough (Mareika Gray)
3. Harborough (Brad Turnbull)
4. Haydock Band (Mark Quinn)
5. Marsden Silver (Andrew Lofthouse)
6. Middleton (Kevin Gibbs)
7. Milton Keynes Brass (Jonathan Mott)
8. Sandhurst Silver David Johnson)
9. Soham Comrades (Mark Ager)
10. Staffordshire (Craig Williams)
11. Stannington (Derek Renshaw)
12. Unite the Union (John Davis)
Second Section:
Venue: Reds
Saturday 11th January
Commences: After Fourth Section
Test Pieces: Galdhoppigen (Simon Kerwin)
Adjudicators: Anne Crookston & Sheona White
Prizes:
First: £2,000
Second: £1,000
Third: £700
Fourth: £500
1. BAE Systems (David Chapman)
2. Bedford Town (Martin Hurrell)
3. Besses Boys (James Holt)
4. Chinnor Silver (David Pegram)
5. City of Coventry Brass (Jonathan Fearn)
6. CWA Brass (Gary Proctor)
7. Eagley (Chris Wormald)
8. Epping Forest (Keith Schroeter)
9. Greenfield (TBA)
10. Gresley Colliery (Craig Stevens)
11. Hade Edge (TBA)
12. Hebden Bridge (David Hamilton)
13. Ibstock Brick Brass (Stephen Cooper)
14. Ifton Colliery (Scott Lloyd)
15. Leicestershire Coop SMW (TBA)
16. Meltham & Meltham Mills (Tom Haslam)
17. Shirland Welfare (Lynden Cooper)
18. Waterbeach Brass (Andrew Kershaw)
Third Section:
Venue: Crazy Horse
Saturday 11th January
Commences: 10.30am
Test Pieces: Gothic Dances (Alan Fernie)
Adjudicators: Dave Lea & Sam Fisher
Prizes:
First: £2,000
Second: £1,000
Third: £700
Fourth: £500
1. Crystal Palace (Michael Gray)
2. Cubbington Silver (Mark Phillips)
3. Emley Brass (Gary Hallas)
4. Great Yarmouth Brass (Colin Swaep)
5. Hoover (Bolton) (Craig Mann)
6. Pleasley Colliery Welfare (Geof Benson)
7. Raunds Temperance (Jonathan Pippen)
8. Sale Brass (Matthew Hindle)
9. Stamford Brass (Julian Bright)
10. Syston (Colin Jones)
11. Tadley Concert Band (Paul Chapman)
12. Tewit Silver (Martin Hall)
13. Towcester Studio (Peter Wain)
14. Whitworth Vale & Healey (Christopher Binns)
Fourth Section:
Venue: Reds
Saturday 11th January
Draw: 8.30am
Commences: 9.30am
Test Pieces: A Bournemouth Suite (Benjamin Tubb)
Adjudicators: David Roberts & Alan Widdop
Prizes:
First: £2,000
Second: £1,000
Third: £700
Fourth: £500
1. Amington (Alan Gifford)
2. Dodworth Colliery MW (Eliot Darwin)
3. Sherwood Forest Brass (Christine Lippeatt)
4. Spennymoor Town (Fiona Casewell)
5. Whitwell Brass (Adrian Wood)
6. Woodbridge Excelsior (Chris Lewis-Garnham)
Unregistered Section:
Venue: Reds
Sunday 12th January
Own Choice
Commences: 10.30am
Prizes:
First: £200
Second: £150
Third: £100
Adjudicator: Mareika Gray
Draw to play:
1. Shirland Welfare Training (Dave Hill)
2. Wigston Enterprise (Matthew Davis)
3. Gresley Colliery Youth (Duncan Jackson)
Youth Section:
Venue: Reds
Sunday 12th January
Pre-drawn
Commences: Following Ensemble Section
Set Work: Own Choice
Adjudicator: Mareika Gray
Prizes:
First: £1,000
Second: £600
Third: £200
Draw to play:
1. 3BA Academy Brass (Birgit Trinkl)
2. Enderby Youth (Trevor Hounsome)
3. Shirland Welfare Youth (Dave Hill)
4. Youth Brass 2000 (Chris Jeans)
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