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