User:WilliamF1two/Band of the Year/2003

Rochdale Contest
Date: Sunday 26th January 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 High School, Wardle Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Colin Hardy

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Hade Edge were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Holme Valley Brass Band Contest later in the year

Durham League Contest
Date: Sunday 2nd February 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leisure Centre, Peterlee Format: Set test (Journey into Freedom – Eric Ball) (combined Championship, First and Second sections) Adjudicator: Roy Sparkes

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Brass at the Guild Contest
Date: Sunday 9th February 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Guild Hall, Preston Format: Own choice Adjudicator: David Horsfield

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points

Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest
Date: Sunday 16th February 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cowley Conservative Club, Oxford Format: Own choice (combined Championship, First, Second and Third sections) Adjudicator: Alan Jenkin

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Swindon Pegasus were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the GBBA Own Choice Contest later in the year

Cornwall Brass Band Association Contest
Date: Saturday 1st March 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hall for Cornwall, Truro Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Roy Sparkes

Midlands Area
Date: Sunday 2nd March 2003 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Town Hall, Burton upon Trent Format: Set test (Prague – Judith Bingham) Adjudicator: Steve Sykes

Yorkshire Area
Date: Sunday 2nd March 2003 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 St George's Hall, Bradford Format: Set test (Prague – Judith Bingham) Adjudicator: Goff Richards

North West Area
Date: Sunday 9th March 2003 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Prague – Judith Bingham) Adjudicator: Roy Roe

Scottish Championship
Date: Sunday 9th March 2003 Class: B Location: Town Hall, Falkirk Format: Set test (Prague – Judith Bingham) Adjudicators: Ian McElligott and James Scott

London and Southern Counties Area
Date: Sunday 16th March 2003 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arts & Leisure Centre, Stevenage Format: Set test (Prague – Judith Bingham) Adjudicator: Alan Morrison

North of England Area
Date: Sunday 16th March 2003 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dolphin Centre, Darlington Format: Set test (Prague – Judith Bingham) Adjudicator: Steve Sykes

Welsh Area
Date: Sunday 16th March 2003 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Brangwyn Hall, Swansea Format: Set test (Prague – Judith Bingham) Adjudicator: David Read

Pogson Bray Contest
Date: Sunday 30th March 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Town Hall, Huddersfield Format: Own choice (combined Championship, First and Second sections) Adjudicator: Stephen Tighe

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

West of England Area
Date: Sunday 6th April 2003 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Riviera Centre, Torquay Format: Set test (Prague – Judith Bingham) Adjudicator: Derek Broadbent

Tameside Open Championships
Date: Sunday 6th April 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tameside Hippodrome, Ashton-under-Lyne Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Kevin Bolton

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Blackburn & Darwen were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Fleetwood Contest later in the year

SCABA Spring Contest
Date: Sunday 13th April 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Town Hall, Hove Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Bram Wiggins

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points

Holme Valley Brass Band Contest
Date: Sunday 27th April 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Civic Hall, Holmfirth Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Malcolm Brownbill

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

European Championships
Date: Saturday 3rd May 2003 Class: A Location: 🇳🇴 Grieg Hall, Bergen Format: Set test (Aubade (Dawn Songs of the Fabulous Birds) – Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen) and own choice Adjudicators: Torgny Hansson, Goff Richards and Jan van der Roost (set test), Jens Torolf Larsen, Isabelle Ruf-Weber and Thomas Wyss (own choice)

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

Grand Shield
Date: Saturday 3rd May 2003 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Tallis Variations – Philip Sparke) Adjudicators: Bram Gay and James Williams

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Senior Cup
Date: Saturday 3rd May 2003 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Paganini Variations – Philip Wilby) Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent and Steve Sykes

Senior Trophy
Date: Saturday 3rd May 2003 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Tournament for Brass – Eric Ball) Adjudicators: Alan Lawton and David Read

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Buxton Festival
Date: Sunday 4th May 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pavilion Gardens, Buxton Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Roy Newsome

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

SEWBBA (Ebbw Vale) Contest
Date: Saturday 17th May 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Roy Roe

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Treherbert & District were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests later in the year

Weston-super-Mare Contest
Date: Sunday 18th May 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First section) Adjudicator: Goff Richards

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points City of Bristol were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Wessex BBA Contest later in the year

All England Masters
Date: Sunday 25th May 2003 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Corn Exchange, Cambridge Format: Set test (Chivalry – Martin Ellerby) Adjudicators: John Berryman, Eric Crees and David Read

West of England Bandsmen's Festival
Date: Saturday 21st June 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Molinnis Park, Bugle Format: Set test (Paganini Variations – Philip Wilby) Adjudicator: Geoffrey Whitham

British Open
Date: Saturday 13th September 2003 Class: A Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Symphony Hall, Birmingham Format: Set test (Venus (from The Planets Suite) – Gustav Holst arr. Stephen Roberts and Jupiter (from The Planets Suite) – Gustav Holst arr. Stephen Roberts) Adjudicators: William Relton, Stephen Roberts and Philip Sparke

West Wales BBA Festival Contest
Date: Saturday 4th October 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Memorial Hall, Burry Port Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Melvin White

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Treherbert & District were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests during the year

Fleetwood Contest
Date: Sunday 5th October 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Marine Hall, Fleetwood Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Bram Wiggins

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Blackburn & Darwen were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Tameside Open Championships earlier in the year

SCABA Autumn Contest
Date: Sunday 12th October 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone Format: Own choice Adjudicator: David Hirst

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points

National Championship of Great Britain
Date: Saturday 18th October 2003 Class: A Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Royal Albert Hall, London Format: Set test (Theme and Eight Variations from Enigma – Edward Elgar arr. Eric Ball) Adjudicators: David Read, William Relton and Geoffrey Whitham

Pontins Championship
Date: Sunday 26th October 2003 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Pontins, Prestatyn Format: Set test (Festival Music – Eric Ball) Adjudicators: David Horsfield and David Read

Fife Charities Band Association Contest
Date: Saturday 1st November 2003 Class: E Location: Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline Format: March, hymn and own choice Adjudicator: Gordon J. Evans

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

SWBBA Contest
Date: Saturday 8th November 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Riviera Centre, Torquay Format: Set test (Paganini Variations – Philip Wilby) Adjudicator: David Read

SEWBBA (Treorchy) Contest
Date: Saturday 15th November 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Parc and Dare Hall, Treorchy Format: Set test (Festival Music – Eric Ball) Adjudicator: David Hirst

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Treherbert & District were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests earlier in the year

Brass in Concert
Date: Sunday 16th November 2003 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leisure Centre, Spennymoor Format: Entertainments Adjudicators: John Berryman and Rob Wiffin (music), Ted Griffiths and David Hirst (entertainment) and Morgan Griffiths (soloist)

Wilkinson Northern Open
Date: Sunday 16th November 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Theatre Royal, St Helens Format: Own choice from the works of Eric Ball (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicators: John Maines, David Read and Chris Wormald

GBBA Own Choice Contest
Date: Sunday 23rd November 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Royal Forest of Dean College, Coleford Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Colin Hardy

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Swindon Pegasus were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest earlier in the year

Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest
Date: Sunday 23rd November 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Guthlaxton College, Wigston Magna Format: Own choice Adjudicators: Malcolm Brownbill and Michael Fowles

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points

Butlins Mineworkers
Date: Sunday 30th November 2003 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Butlins, Skegness Format: Set test (The Judges of the Secret Court (Les Francs Juges) – Hector Berlioz arr. Frank Wright) and entertainments Adjudicators: Roy Newsome, David Read and Barry Thompson

Scottish Open
Date: Sunday 30th November 2003 Class: C Location: Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow Format: Set test (Paganini Variations – Philip Wilby) Adjudicators: Ian Brownbill, Robert Childs and Stephen Roberts

West Midlands BBA Contest
Date: Sunday 30th November 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Dennis Wilby

Wessex BBA Contest
Date: Saturday 6th December 2003 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pavilion, Weymouth Format: Set test (High Peak – Eric Ball) Adjudicator: Bryan Hurdley

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