User:WilliamF1two/Band of the Year/1997

Rochdale Contest
Date: Sunday 26th January 1997 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Town Hall, Rochdale Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Derek Broadbent

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points United Norwest Co-op (Rochdale) were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests later in the year

Durham League Contest
Date: Sunday 2nd February 1997 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leisure Centre, Peterlee Format: Set test (Variations on a Ninth – Gilbert Vinter) Adjudicator: Roy Newsome

NWABBA Contest
Date: Sunday 9th February 1997 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Guild Hall, Preston Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Roy Newsome

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Glossop Old were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Buxton Festival later in the year

Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest
Date: Sunday 23rd February 1997 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cowley Conservative Club, Oxford Format: Own choice (combined Championship, First and Second sections) Adjudicator: Peter Pollard

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Midlands Area
Date: Saturday 1st March 1997 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham Format: Set test (A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby) Adjudicator: James Scott

Yorkshire Area
Date: Saturday 1st March 1997 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 St George's Hall, Bradford Format: Set test (A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby) Adjudicator: David Read

Scottish Championship
Date: Sunday 2nd March 1997 Class: B Location: Civic Centre, Motherwell Format: Set test (A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby) Adjudicator: Tony Swainson

North West Area
Date: Sunday 9th March 1997 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby) Adjudicator: Roy Roe

London and Southern Counties Area
Date: Sunday 16th March 1997 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Towngate Theatre, Basildon Format: Set test (A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby) Adjudicator: Roy Newsome

North of England Area
Date: Sunday 16th March 1997 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dolphin Centre, Darlington Format: Set test (A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby) Adjudicator: Tony Swainson

West of England Area
Date: Saturday 22nd March 1997 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Riviera Centre, Torquay Format: Set test (A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby) Adjudicator: Frank Renton

Welsh Area
Date: Sunday 6th April 1997 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 University of Wales, Aberystwyth Format: Set test (A Lowry Sketchbook – Philip Wilby) Adjudicator: David Read

European Championships
Date: Saturday 3rd May 1997 Class: A Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Barbican Centre, London Format: Set test (Salamander – John McCabe) and own choice composed between 1920 and 1940 Adjudicators: Tom Brevik, Eric Crees and Jacob Slagter (set test), Nigel Boddice, Yves Illi and David Read (own choice)

Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points

Buxton Festival
Date: Sunday 4th May 1997 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pavilion Gardens, Buxton Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Dennis Wilby

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Hepworth and Glossop Old were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests during the year

Grand Shield
Date: Saturday 10th May 1997 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Victoria Hall, Bolton Format: Set test (Festival Music – Eric Ball) Adjudicators: Derek Garside and Geoffrey Whitham

SEWBBA (Ebbw Vale) Contest
Date: Saturday 17th May 1997 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale Format: Set test (Three Figures – Herbert Howells) Adjudicator: Colin Hardy

Weston-super-Mare Contest
Date: Sunday 18th May 1997 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare, Weston-super-Mare Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: James Scott

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points United Co-op Crewe were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Pontins Championship later in the year

All England Masters
Date: Sunday 25th May 1997 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Corn Exchange, Cambridge Format: Set test (Jazz – Philip Wilby) Adjudicators: Geoffrey Brand, Barry Forgie and David Read

Wigan Contest
Date: Sunday 1st June 1997 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wigan and Leigh College, Wigan Format: Own choice Adjudicator: David Horsfield

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Strathclyde Charities Contest
Date: Sunday 8th June 1997 Class: E Location: Trinity High School, Renfrew Format: Own choice Adjudicators: Colin Hardy and Donald Reid

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Johnstone Silver were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at Land o' Burns later in the year

West of England Bandsmen's Festival
Date: Saturday 21st June 1997 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Molinnis Park, Bugle Format: Set test (English Heritage – George Lloyd) Adjudicator: Goff Richards

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Land o' Burns
Date: Saturday 30th August 1997 Class: D Location: Walker Halls, Troon Format: Own choice Adjudicators: David Hirst and Archie Hutchison

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Johnstone Silver were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Strathclyde Charities Contest earlier in the year

Fife Charities Band Association Contest
Date: Sunday 14th September 1997 Class: E Location: Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Tony Swainson

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Longannet Colliery (Cowdenbeath) were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Forth Valley Championships later in the year

NWABBA Preston District Contest
Date: Sunday 5th October 1997 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Marine Hall, Fleetwood Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Tony Cresswell

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

West Wales BBA Festival Contest
Date: Saturday 11th October 1997 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Memorial Hall, Burry Port Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Geoffrey Whitham

SCABA Autumn Contest
Date: Sunday 12th October 1997 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone Format: Own choice Adjudicator: David Read

Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

National Championship of Great Britain
Date: Saturday 18th October 1997 Class: A Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Royal Albert Hall, London Format: Set test (On Alderley Edge – Peter Graham) Adjudicators: Roy Newsome, David Read and William Relton

Pontins Championship
Date: Sunday 26th October 1997 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Pontins, Prestatyn Format: Set test (Pageantry – Herbert Howells) Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent and Geoffrey Whitham

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points United Co-op Crewe were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Weston-super-Mare Contest earlier in the year

SWBBA Contest
Date: Saturday 1st November 1997 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Riviera Centre, Torquay Format: Own choice from the works of Gilbert Vinter Adjudicator: Dennis Masters

London & Home Counties BBA Harrow Contest
Date: Sunday 2nd November 1997 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arts Centre, Harrow Format: Own choice Adjudicator: John Berryman

Whitehaven Contest
Date: Sunday 2nd November 1997 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Civic Hall, Whitehaven Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Geoffrey Whitham

National Mineworkers
Date: Saturday 15th November 1997 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Salute to Youth – Gilbert Vinter) Adjudicators: Geoffrey Brand and Richard Evans

Forth Valley Championships
Date: Saturday 15th November 1997 Class: E Location: Town Hall, Falkirk Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Colin Hardy

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Longannet Colliery (Cowdenbeath) and Dunaskin Doon were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests earlier in the year

Reading Contest
Date: Saturday 15th November 1997 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The Hexagaon, Reading Format: Set test (Isaiah 40 – Robert Redhead) Adjudicators: Denzil Stephens and Dennis Wilby

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Brass in Concert
Date: Sunday 16th November 1997 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leisure Centre, Spennymoor Format: Entertainments Adjudicators: John Berryman, Bob McDowell and William Relton

Pilkington Northern Open
Date: Sunday 16th November 1997 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Theatre Royal, St Helens Format: Set test (Pageantry – Herbert Howells) Adjudicator: Derek Broadbent

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points United Norwest Co-op (Rochdale) and Hepworth were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests during the year

Manchester District Contest
Date: Sunday 23rd November 1997 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hopwood Hall College, Middleton Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Lloyd Landry

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points United Norwest Co-op (Rochdale) were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests earlier in the year