Month: May 2022

Having received an invitation to compete at the British Open Spring Festival as a result of its victory in the Welsh Open Championship in February, the band returned to Blackpool for the first time since 2013 to compete in the Senior Trophy.

Held in the Spanish Hall at the Winter Gardens on 7^th May 2022, the band performed the set test piece, ‘Life Divine’, by (Swansea-born composer!) Cyril Jenkins.

The band achieved an excellent 7^th place in a field of 22 bands, its highest ever position in the competition! The adjudicators for the contest were Sandy Smith and Simon Gresswell.

The band were very grateful to receive funding from the Mynydd y Gwair Wind Farm Community Fund to cover the transport costs for the weekend.

Full results for the contest are below.

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw
1	Unite the Union	Jonathan Beatty	20
2	Boarshurst Silver	Jamie Prophet	10
3	Fishburn	Duncan Beckley	18
4	East London Brass	Jayne Murrill	19
5	Tylorstown	Gary Davies	1
6	Enderby	Stephen Phillips	13
7	Pontardulais	Paul Jenkins	21
8	Unison Kinneil	Raymond Tennant	2
9	Hatfield & Askern Colliery	Stan Lippeatt	6
10	Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel	Garry Hallas	5
11	Eccles Borough	Mareika Gray	22
12	Easington Colliery	Stephen Malcolm	4
13	Thundersley Brass	Melvin White	11
14	Amersham	Paul Fisher	3
15	Marsden Silver	Andrew Lofthouse	12
16	Sovereign Brass	Stephen Roberts	8
17	Bo’ness & Carriden	Andrew Duncan	14
18	Lydbrook	Stephen Sykes	17
19	Crofton Silver	Dean Jones	15
20	Roberts Bakery	Paul Lovatt-Cooper	9
21	Staffordshire	Craig Williams	7
22	Jackfield	Ryan Richards	16

Best Instrumentalist: Sarah Curtis – Trombone (Unite the Union)