Mid-Table Finish at the British Open Spring Festival

The band once again competed in the Senior Trophy at the British Open Spring Festival on Saturday 13^th May 2023. The contest was held in the Spanish Hall at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, with the set test piece ‘The Accursed Huntsman’ by Cesar Franck and arranged by Edrich Siebert, selected to challenge the competing bands.

The band were placed 13^th in a field of 21 bands, with Mark Wilkinson and Brett Baker as adjudicators.

A highlight of the day was one of our Academy Band members, Iolo Evans, making his first contest appearance with the senior band, playing bass drum, alongside his dad on Flugel Horn.

Full results for the contest are below.

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw
1	Thundersley Brass	Melvin White	16
2	Amersham	Paul Fisher	12
3	Stannington Brass	Sam Fisher	14
4	Tylorstown	Robert Westacott	15
5	Tongwynlais Temperance	Owen Farr	13
6	Blackburn & Darwen	Daniel Thomas	5
7	Unison Kinneil	Raymond Tennant	21
8	Eccles Borough	Jon Davis	6
9	Longridge	Mark Peacock	7
10	Yorkshire Imperial	Garry Hallas	17
11	Easington Colliery	Stephen Malcolm	18
12	Ebbw Valley Brass	Gareth Ritter	19
13	Pontardulais	Paul Jenkins	10
14	Enderby	Stephen Phillips	8
15	Parc & Dare	Dewi Griffiths	9
16	Haverhill Silver	Paul Filby	2
17	Filton Concert Brass	Nathan Jenkins	1
18	Vernon Building Society	Adam Delbridge-Smith	3
19	Thoresby Colliery	Simon Oates	20
20	Bo’ness & Carriden	Charlie Farren	4
21	Haftield & Askern Colliery	Stan Lippeat	11