User:WilliamF1two/Band of the Year/2008

Butlins Mineworkers
Date: Sunday 20th January 2008 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Butlins, Skegness Format: Set test (Life Divine – Cyril Jenkins) and entertainments Adjudicators: Alan Morrison, Peter Parkes and David Read

Brass at the Guild Contest
Date: Sunday 3rd February 2008 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Guild Hall, Preston Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Alan Morrison

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points

Yorkshire Area
Date: Sunday 2nd March 2008 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 St George's Hall, Bradford Format: Set test (Festival Music – Eric Ball) Adjudicators: Peter Bassano and David Read

Midlands Area
Date: Sunday 9th March 2008 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Civic Hall, Bedworth Format: Set test (Festival Music – Eric Ball) Adjudicators: Jim Davies and Steve Pritchard-Jones

North West Area
Date: Sunday 9th March 2008 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Festival Music – Eric Ball) Adjudicator: Dennis Wilby

Scottish Championship
Date: Sunday 9th March 2008 Class: B Location: Rothes Hall, Glenrothes Format: Set test (Festival Music – Eric Ball) Adjudicators: David Read and Steve Sykes

Welsh Area
Date: Sunday 9th March 2008 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Brangwyn Hall, Swansea Format: Set test (Festival Music – Eric Ball) Adjudicator: Alan Morrison

West of England Area
Date: Sunday 9th March 2008 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Riviera Centre, Torquay Format: Set test (Festival Music – Eric Ball) Adjudicators: Colin Hardy and Alan Hope

London and Southern Counties Area
Date: Sunday 16th March 2008 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arts & Leisure Centre, Stevenage Format: Set test (Festival Music – Eric Ball) Adjudicator: David Horsfield

North of England Area
Date: Sunday 30th March 2008 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dolphin Centre, Darlington Format: Set test (Festival Music – Eric Ball) Adjudicator: David Horsfield

Tameside Open Championships
Date: Sunday 30th March 2008 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Town Hall, Dukinfield Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Kevin Wadsworth

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Mossley and Longridge 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

European Championships
Date: Saturday 3rd May 2008 Class: A Location: 🇳🇴 Konserthus, Stavanger Format: Set test (Brass Blót – Hakon Berge) and own choice Adjudicators: Arvid Anthun, Armin Bachmann and Nigel Boddice (set test), David King, Jens T. Larsen and Jan van der Roost (own choice)

Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points Stavanger were awarded points despite being from Norway, as they also entered Brass in Concert later in the year

Buxton Festival
Date: Sunday 4th May 2008 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pavilion Gardens, Buxton Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: John Berryman

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Grand Shield
Date: Saturday 10th May 2008 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Vienna Nights – Philip Wilby) Adjudicators: Robert Childs and Peter Parkes

Senior Cup
Date: Saturday 10th May 2008 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Elgar Variations – Martin Ellerby) Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent and Chris Wormald

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Senior Trophy
Date: Saturday 10th May 2008 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (An Epic Symphony – Percy Fletcher) Adjudicators: Peter Roberts and Geoffrey Whitham

SEWBBA (Ebbw Vale) Contest
Date: Saturday 17th May 2008 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Leisure Centre, Tredegar Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Philip Harper

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Tylorstown and Abergavenny Borough were awarded points despite being from lower national sections, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests later in the year

Weston-super-Mare Contest
Date: Sunday 18th May 2008 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Philip Wilby

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Lympstone South West Telecoms were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the SWBBA Contest later in the year

International Masters
Date: Sunday 25th May 2008 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Corn Exchange, Cambridge Format: Set test (Malcolm Arnold Variations – Martin Ellerby) Adjudicators: Eric Crees, David Read and Philip Sparke

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

West of England Bandsmen's Festival
Date: Saturday 21st June 2008 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Molinnis Park, Bugle Format: Set test (Salute to Youth – Gilbert Vinter) Adjudicator: Stan Lippeatt

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points

English Nationals
Date: Saturday 28th June 2008 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Guild Hall, Preston Format: Set test (Infinity – Robert Redhead) Adjudicators: Nigel Boddice, David Read and Chris Wormald

British Open
Date: Saturday 13th September 2008 Class: A Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Symphony Hall, Birmingham Format: Set test (Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson) Adjudicators: Michael Ball, Peter Parkes and David Read

Fife Charities Band Association Contest
Date: Saturday 4th October 2008 Class: E Location: Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy Format: March, hymn and own choice Adjudicators: Russell Gray and Katrina Marzella-Wheeler

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

West Wales BBA Festival Contest
Date: Saturday 4th October 2008 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Amman Valley Comprehensive School, Ammanford Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Lloyd Landry

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Newbridge (Celynen), Tylorstown and Abergavenny Borough were awarded points despite being from lower national sections, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests during the year

National Championship of Great Britain
Date: Saturday 11th October 2008 Class: A Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Royal Albert Hall, London Format: Set test (Concertino for Brass Band – Kenneth Downie) Adjudicators: James Gourlay, David King and David Read

Fleetwood Contest
Date: Sunday 12th October 2008 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Marine Hall, Fleetwood Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Kevin Wadsworth

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Longridge 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

GBBA Own Choice Contest
Date: Sunday 19th October 2008 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Royal Forest of Dean College, Coleford Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Derek Broadbent

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

SCABA Autumn Contest
Date: Sunday 19th October 2008 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Roy Sparkes

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

Pontins Championship
Date: Sunday 26th October 2008 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Pontins, Prestatyn Format: Set test (Cloudcatcher Fells – John McCabe) Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent and David Read

SEWBBA (Treorchy) Contest
Date: Saturday 15th November 2008 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Parc and Dare Hall, Treorchy Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Stan Lippeatt

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Newbridge (Celynen) and Abergavenny Borough 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

SWBBA Contest
Date: Saturday 15th November 2008 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Riviera Centre, Torquay Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Steve Pritchard-Jones

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Lympstone South West Telecoms 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

Brass in Concert
Date: Sunday 16th November 2008 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The Sage, Gateshead Format: Entertainments Adjudicators: David King and Stephen Roberts (music), Andrew Berryman and David Horsfield (entertainment) and Ian Bousfield (soloist)

Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points Stavanger were awarded points despite being from Norway, as they also entered the European Championships earlier in the year

Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest
Date: Sunday 16th November 2008 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Garendon High School, Loughborough Format: Own choice Adjudicator: John Roberts

Wilkinson Northern Open
Date: Sunday 16th November 2008 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Theatre Royal, St Helens Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Peter Parkes

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Mossley and Yorkshire Co-operative were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests during the year

Scottish Open
Date: Saturday 29th November 2008 Class: C Location: Concert Hall, Perth Format: Set test (St. Magnus – Kenneth Downie) Adjudicators: Stephen Roberts and Chris Wormald

North Wales Rally
Date: Saturday 29th November 2008 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Town Hall, Rhyl Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Stan Lippeatt

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Yorkshire Co-operative were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Wilkinson Northern Open earlier in the year