North West Regional Results
Congratulations to all involved in the first of the 2026 Regional Championships, in particular the winners of their respective sections: Foden’s, Haydock, Lostock Hall Memorial, Allerton Brass and Wardle Community Band. They will be joined by fellow qualifiers KNDS Fairey, Tyldesley, Blackburn & Darwen, Bollington Brass, Uppermill, Littleborough and Clock Face Miners Heritage, as they compete at the National Finals later this year. It was an unprecedented 10th consecutive win for Foden’s and a well-deserved ‘Best Cornet’ prize for the band’s long serving Principal Cornet, Mark Wilkinson. A fantastic day for all in Blackpool to get the ‘Areas’ underway. The full results are below:
Championship Section:
Test piece: Elgar Variations (Martin Ellerby)
Adjudicators: Dr Robert Childs; Gavin Saynor
1. Foden's (Russell Gray)*
2. KNDS Fairey (Phil Chalk)*
3. Pemberton Old Wigan DW (Thomas Wyss)
4. Freckleton (John Atkinson)
5. Leyland (Daniel Brooks)
6. Milnrow (Christopher Binns)
7. Wardle Anderson Brass (Jamie Cooper)
8. Boarshurst Silver (Martyn Evans)
9. Rainford (Adam DJ Taylor)
10. Whitworth Vale & Healey (Mike Golding)
11. Acceler8 (Jef Sparkes)
Best Cornet: Mark Wilkinson (Foden's)
*Qualify for National Final
First Section:
Test piece: Variations on 'Was Lebet' (Andrew Wainwright)
Adjudicators: John Doyle; Alan Widdop
1. Haydock (Mark Quinn)*
2. Tyldesley (Neil Samuel)*
3. Blackburn & Darwen (Daniel Thomas)*
4. Roberts Bakery (Mike Jones)
5. Wingates (Matthew Ryan)
6. Manx Concert Brass (Michael Fowles)
7. Ashton under Lyne (Paul Lovatt Cooper)
8. Flixton (Adie Smith)
9. Diggle (Sean Conway)
10. Besses Boys (James Holt)
11. Skelmersdale (John Binns)
12. Eccles Borough (Mareika Gray)
13. Pemberton Old Wigan DW B (Ryan Breen)
14. Longridge (Mark Peacock)
15. Eagley (Christopher Wormald)
16. Silk Brass (Tony Wyatt)
17. Valley Brass (Haydock) (David Chadwick)
*Qualify for National Final
Second Section:
Test piece: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Philip Harper)
Adjudicators: Martin Heartfield; Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale
1. Lostock Hall Memorial (Tommy Tynan)*
2. Bollington Brass (Craig Mann)*
3. Uppermill (James Garlick)*
4. Dobcross Silver (Jason M Smith)
5. Rivington & Adlington (Malcolm Wilson)
6. Hazel Grove (Nigel Beasley)
7. Middleton (Kevin Gibb)
8. Old Hall Brass (Trevor Halliwell)
9. Liverpool (Louise Hough MBE)
10. Poulton-le-Fylde (Stephen Craig)
11. Haslingden & Helmshore (Daniel Price)
12. City of Chester Bluecoat (Ewan Easton)
13. Marple (Sarah Groarke-Booth)
14. Eccleston Brass (John Wood)
15. Golborne (Les Webb)
16. Delph (Philip Goodwin)
17. Hawk Green (Neil Hewson)
18. Mossley (Duncan Byers)
19. Morecambe (Steve R Terry)
*Qualify for National Final
Third Section:
Test piece: Three Haworth Impressions (Gordon Langford)
Adjudicators: Leigh Baker; Benjamin Richeton
1. Allerton Brass (Jamie Duncan)*
2. Littleborough (Max Stannard)*
3. Clock Face Miners Heritage (Will Haw)*
4. Trinity Girls (Craig Mann)
5. BMP Europe Ltd (Goodshaw) (Dean Redfern)
6. VBS Poynton (Joey Wong)
7. Ramsey Town (Robert Mitchell)
8. Blackpool Brass (John North)
9. Besses o'th' Barn (Jacob Hickson)
10. Hoover Bolton (Joe Murtagh)
11. Rode Hall Silver (Ken Mackintosh)
12. Sale Brass (Andrew Mallon)
13. Thornton Cleveleys (Matthew Balson)
14. Pilling Jubilee Silver (Joshua Hughes)
15. Stalybridge Old (Nigel Lawless)
*Qualify for National Final
Fourth Section:
Test piece: Indian Summer (Eric Ball)
Adjudicators: Nicholas Garman; Sarah Groarke-Booth
1. Wardle Community Band (Jane Conway)*
2. Brindle (Steve Hartley)*
3. Onchan Silver (David Karran)
4. St. John's Mossley (Ben Hill-Wilson)
5. Red Admiral Brass (Stuart Barton)
6. Farnworth & Walkden (Matt Whitfield)
7. Darwen Brass (David W Ashworth)
8. Manx Youth Band (Ian Clague MBE)
9. Greenfield (Paul Towle)
10. Dobcross Youth (James Atkins)
11. Stacksteads (Matthew Spaight)
12. Cadishead Public (David Holland)
13. Blackley (Karl Stott)
*Qualify for National Final
