Updated on 01 March 2010

WELCOME TO OUR AREA CONTEST PAGE!

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE "AREAS"

This page is aimed at giving you information on the West Country Regional Finals Contest which is being held annually at the Riviera Centre in Torquay. The sections are split between the two days, and it is held once a year to determine which band/s may get promotion or demotion from there current section. This is done on a points system. The winning top two band's from there section go to the National Finals later in the year, playing against all the top band's in the UK from there section to become UK Champions. The 'Areas' or 'Regional's' as they are widely known as, were initiated in 1945 following the reorganisation of the National Championships under the guidance of Edwin Vaughan Morris. The current Regional Championships are held during March and April of each year in Scotland, North of England, North West, Yorkshire, Midlands, Wales, West of England and London & Southern Counties, where bands are divided into five sections, each playing the same set of test pieces. The winners and runners up (including 3rd placed band in section 4) in each area are then invited to compete at the Finals. If the number of entries permits, additional bands may be invited.

Results can be seen for all sections going back to 2004 are on this page. Additional information can be found at www.4barsrest.com

Please note: Results under the new rules from 2009 Area Contest are just given in order of merit, and they do not come with the points system as of previous years.

TORQUAY 2010 INFORMATION

The area band's and information for Torquay 2010 are as follows:

West of England Regional Championships

Championship Section

Test Piece: George Lloyd’s ‘English Heritage’

Sunday 14th March

Venue: The Forum, Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay

Adjudicators: David Horsfield & Stan Lippeatt

Controller: Brian Elliott

Draw at 1pm

Play Commences at 3:30pm

Participating Bands

Camborne Town (Ian Porthouse)
Flowers (Paul Holland)
Helston Town (John Hitchins)
Lydbrook (Tom Brevic)
Mount Charles (Phillip McCann)
Poole Borough (Phil Randell)
Sherborne Town (Paul Cosh)
St Dennis (Philip Harper)
Woodfalls (Dr Nicholas Childs)
Yeovil Town (Kevin Robbins)
 

West of England Regional Championships

First Section

Test Piece: Gustav Holst's ‘A Moorside Suite’
 

Saturday 13th March

Venue: The Forum, Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay

Adjudicators: David Horsfield & Peter Bassano

Controller: Brian Elliott

Draw at 1230pm

Play Commences at 3pm

Participating Bands

Aldbourne (David Williams)
Bournemouth Concert Brass (Nigel Taken)
Camborne 'B' (Alan Pope)
Chalford (Steve Tubb)
Hyde (Ivan Hutchinson)
Lanner & District Silver (Stuart Chappell)
Lympstone South West Telecoms (Charlie Fleming)
Michelmersh Silver (Melvin White)
Ocean Brass (Nick Grace)
Otterbourne Brass (Dr Chris Davis OBE)
Portishead Town (Ian Dickinson)
St Austell Town (Gareth Pritchard)
Storm Brass (Andrew Jones)
Verwood Concert Brass (David Johnson)

West of England Regional Championships

Second Section

Test Piece: Philip Harper’s ‘Kingdom of Dragons’

Sunday 14th March

Venue: The Forum, Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay

Adjudicators: Jappie Dijkstra & Peter Bassano
 

Controller: Brian Elliott

Draw at 0845

Play Commences at 10am

Participating Bands

Bristol East & Kingswood (Dan Jones)
Brunel Brass (John Winterflood)
Cinderford (tba)
City of Bristol (Ceri Thomas)
Filton Concert Brass (Bryn James)
Forest of Dean Brass (Jack Smith)
Gillingham Silver (Alan MacRae)
Heyl Town (Derek Johnston)
Pendennis Brass (Steve Thomas)
Phoenix Brass (Crewkerne) (Paul Slator)
Shrewton Silver (Michael Dunford)
Solent Concert (Alf Hughes)
St Pinnock (tba)
Swindon Pegasus Brass (Mike Lock)
Wotton & District Silver (Dennis Grant)

West of England Regional Championships

Third Section

Test Piece: ‘Labour and Love’, written by Percy Fletcher

Saturday 13th March

Venue: The Arena, Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay

Adjudicators: David Horsfield & Peter Bassano

Controller: Brian Elliott

Draw  at 0845

Play Commences at 10am

Participating Bands

Bath Spa (David Hayward)
Bream Silver (Huw Cole)
Bugle Silver (David Pope)
Corsham (Martin Perry)
Denmead Brass (Estelle Flood)
Pillowell Silver (Steve Ruck)
Sidmouth Town (Adrian Harvey)
South Molton Town (David Marshall)
St Breward Silver (tba)
St Stythians (James Burns)
Tewkesbury Town (Nigel Morgan)
Torbay Brass (T J Fiinigan)
Weston Brass (Tony Osborne)
Weymouth Concert Brass (Adam Glynn)
Wincanton Silver (Brian Kelloway)
 

West of England Regional Championships

Fourth Section

Test Piece: Philip Sparke's ‘Saint-Saëns Variations’

Saturday 13th March

Venue: The Forum, Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay

Adjudicators: Stan Lippeatt & Jappie Dijkstra

Controller: Brian Elliott

Draw 10:45

Play Commences at Noon

Participating Bands

A W Parker (Drybrook) (Kevin White)
Bratton Silver (Maria Fricker)
Chalford Academy (Steve Tubb)
Cheltenham Silver (Rob Folland)
Downton (Roland Wright)
Hatherleigh Silver (R Wonnacott)
Launceston Town (Dave Dobson)
Lostwithiel Town (Denzil Stephens)
Marshfield (John Griffin)
New Forest Brass (Ian Luxford)
Okehampton Excelsior Silver (Des Law)
Porthleven Town (F E Ralph)
Shanklin Town Brass (M Lewis)
Spinnaker Brass (Gordon Leask)
Swindon Brass (Francis Cowley)
Test Valley Brass (Steve Large)
Totnes (Steve Young)
Verwood 'B' (Trevor Naughton)
Wight Brass (Alan Ingram)
Wilton & District (Colin Herbert)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Click on the link below for the venue of the Area Contest!

http://www.rivieracentre.co.uk/

Click on the link below to view the map local information

Click on the link below for the Torquay website

12th/13th MARCH 2010

THE RESULTS WILL BE IN A POSITION FORMAT INSTEAD

MARCH 2009

THE RESULTS WILL BE IN A POSITION FORMAT INSTEAD