The band achieved 5th place in the Championship Section at the second leg of the 2017 Welsh League series, this year held at Burry Port Memorial Hall on October 7th 2017.
With what the band believes to be the first competitive UK performance of the chosen test piece, the adjudicator, Ian Porthouse, placed the band amongst a strong field as shown in the full results below.
| Position | Band | Piece | Draw | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goodwick Brass (Matthew Jenkins) |
A King’s Lie (Stan Nieuwenhuis) |
6 | 196 |
| 2 | Ebbw Valley Brass (Gareth Ritter) |
Fragile Oasis (Peter Meechan) |
4 | 195 |
| 3 | Llwydcoed Band (Chris Turner) |
Symphony in Two Movements (Edward Gregson) |
7 | 194 |
| 4 | Tylorstown Band (Gary Davies) |
Chivalry (Martin Ellerby) |
8 | 193 |
| 5 | Pontardulais Town Band (Paul Jenkins) |
Sinfonietta No. 3 (Etienne Crausaz) |
2 | 192 |
| 6 | City of Cardiff M1 Band (Nigel Seaman) |
Endeavour (Philip Sparke) |
? | 191 |
| 7 | Burry Port Town Band (Christopher Bond) |
The Essence of Time (Peter Graham) |
5 | 190 |
| 8 | Markham & District Band (Matthew Rowe) |
Dances and Arias (Edward Gregson) |
? | 188 |
Best instrumentalist: Lawrence Savage – Cornet (Ebbw Valley Brass)
Best soprano cornet: Ellen Waite (Ebbw Valley Brass)
Best percussion section: Goodwick Brass
