Northwest Regional 2016 Results

RESULTS
NORTH WEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Venue: Winter Gardens, Backpool

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CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION
Test-piece: Cambridge Variations (Philip Sparke)

Adjudicators: John Berryman and Stephen Roberts
* Indicates pre-qualified
** Indicates qualify
1. Foden's (Prof Nicholas Childs)**
2. Wingates (Paul Andrews)**
3. Fairey (Garry Cutt)*
4. Ashton-Under-Lyne (Philip Chalk)
5. Leyland (Thomas Wyss) 
6. Milnrow (Mark Bentham)
7. Blackburn and Darwen (Huw Thomas)
8. Co-operative Funeralcare North West (Jef Sparkes)
9. Diggle (Alan Wycherley)
10. Roberts Bakery (Simon Stonehouse)
11. Freckleton (Paul Dalton)
12. Oldham (Lees) (John Collins)
Centre Stage Best Percussion Prize: Wingates

SECTION 2
Test-piece: Essay (Edward Gregson)

Adjudicators: Colin Hardy and David Hirst
*Top two qualify
1. Vernon Building Society Poynton (Neil Samuel)*
2. Rainford (Gareth Brindle)*
3. Longridge (Mark Peacock)
4. Pemberton Old Wigan DW (Kevin Gibbs)
5. Haslingden and Helmshore (John Hinckley)
6. Wardle Anderson Brass (Sean Conway)
7. Mossley (Duncan Byers)
8. Silk Brass (Tony Wyatt)
9. Bollington Brass (Peter Christian)
10. Eccles Borough (Mareika Gray)
11. Marple (Sarah Groarke-Booth)
12. Poulton-Le-Fylde (Dave Collins)
13. Whitworth Vale and Healey (John Binns)
14. Hazel Grove (Nigel Beasley)
Centre Stage Best Percussion Prize: Rainford

SECTION 2
Test-piece: Mermaid of Zennor (Philip Harper)

Adjudicators: Mike Kilroy and David Lancaster
*Top three qualify
1. Haydock (Mark Quinn)*
2. Cheshire Constabulary (David Wollam)*
3. Boarshurst Silver (James Garlick)*
4. Tyldesley (Robert Taylor)
5. Crewe Brass (Wayne Ruston)
6. Manx Concert Brass (Ian Clague MBE)
7. Besses Boys (James Holt)
8. Pemberton Old Wigan DW 'B' (Michael Golding)
9. Darwen Brass (Steve Hartley)
10. Middleton (Andrew Baker)
11. Flixton (Jason M Smith)
12. Delph (Phil Goodwin)
13. Uppermill (Alan Widdop)
14. Eccleston Brass (John Wood)
15. Old Hall Brass (John North)
16. Golborne Brass (Trevor Halliwell)
17. Hoover Bolton (Craig Mann)
18. City of Chester (Ewan Easton)
Centre Stage Best Percussion Prize: Flixton

SECTION 3
Test-piece: A Cambrian Suite (Michael Ball)

Adjudicators: Michael Fowles and David Roberts
*Top three qualify
1. Valley Brass (Haydock) (David Chadwick)*
2. Blackpool Brass (John Pearson)*
3. Farnworth and Walkden (Matt Shaw)*
4. Eagley (Matthew Ryan)
5. Besses o 'th' Barn (Phil Shaw)
6. Greenalls (Phil Boardman)
7. Trinity Girls (Ryan Watkins)
8. Greenfield (Tom Haslam)
9. Dobcross Silver (Tim Sidall)
10. Hawk Green (Neil Hewson
11. Pilling Jubilee Silver (Len Charnock)
10. Hawk Green (Neil Hewson)
12. Douglas Town (Robert Mitchell)
13. Rivington and Adlington (Malcolm Wilson)
14. Littleborough (Adrian Woodhead)
15. Coppull and Standish (Matt Stringer)
16. Skelmersdale Prize (Karl Stott)
17. Stacksteads (Fred Bowker)
18. Lostock Hall Memorial (Phil Edwards)
19. Parr St. Helens (John Ludden)
Centre Stage Best Percussion Prize: Valley Brass, Haydock

SECTION 4
Test-piece: The Journal of Phileas Fogg (Peter Graham)

Adjudicators: Steve Pritchard-Jones and Kevin Wadsworth
*Top three qualify
1. Thornton Cleveleys (Stephen Craig)*
2. Formby (Louise Hough MBE)*
3. Stalybridge Old (David Ashworth)
4. Tarleton Brass (Gillian Bould) 
5. Blackley (John Atkinson)
6. Sale Brass (Alan Seymour)
7. Rode Hall Brass (Nigel Butler)
8. Caddishead Public (Craig McFarland)
9. Manx Youth (Ian Clague MBE)
10. Lees (Matt Corrigan)
11. Brindle (Keith Richmond)
12. Stockport Silver (Ian Colwell)
13. Dobcross Youth (Richard Windle)
14. BMP Europe Goodshaw (Josh Hughes)
15. Denton Brass (Matthew Bailey)
Centre Stage Best Percussion Prize: Formby
Youngest Player: Georgina Parkinson, aged nine, Dobcross Youth

PHOTO: Foden's David Thornton (euphonium) and John Barber (trombone) - Courtesy Steve Jack