User:WilliamF1two/Band of the Year/2010

Butlins Mineworkers
Date: Sunday 24th January 2010 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Butlins, Skegness Format: Set test (Sleepless Cities – Paul Lovatt-Cooper) and entertainments Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent, Roy Newsome and Peter Parkes

Brass at the Guild Contest
Date: Sunday 7th February 2010 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Guild Hall, Preston Format: Own choice Adjudicator: David Read

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points

Yorkshire Area
Date: Sunday 7th March 2010 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 St George's Hall, Bradford Format: Set test (English Heritage – George Lloyd) Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent and C. Brian Buckley

Midlands Area
Date: Sunday 14th March 2010 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Civic Hall, Bedworth Format: Set test (English Heritage – George Lloyd) Adjudicators: Robert Childs and David Read

North West Area
Date: Sunday 14th March 2010 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (English Heritage – George Lloyd) Adjudicator: C. Brian Buckley

Scottish Championship
Date: Sunday 14th March 2010 Class: B Location: Rothes Halls, Glenrothes Format: Set test (English Heritage – George Lloyd) Adjudicators: Brett Baker and Chris Wormald

West of England Area
Date: Sunday 14th March 2010 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Riviera Centre, Torquay Format: Set test (English Heritage – George Lloyd) Adjudicators: David Horsfield and Stan Lippeatt

London and Southern Counties Area
Date: Sunday 21st March 2010 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arts & Leisure Centre, Stevenage Format: Set test (English Heritage – George Lloyd) Adjudicator: Derek Broadbent

North of England Area
Date: Sunday 21st March 2010 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dolphin Centre, Darlington Format: Set test (English Heritage – George Lloyd) Adjudicator: John Berryman

Welsh Area
Date: Sunday 21st March 2010 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Brangwyn Hall, Swansea Format: Set test (English Heritage – George Lloyd) Adjudicator: Malcolm Brownbill

Tameside Open Championships
Date: Sunday 28th March 2010 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Town Hall, Dukinfield Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Derek Broadbent

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Hammonds Saltaire were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Northern Open later in the year

Cornwall Brass Band Association Contest
Date: Saturday 17th April 2010 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tremough Campus, Penryn Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Chris Davis

European Championships
Date: Saturday 1st May 2010 Class: A Location: 🇦🇹 Brucknerhaus, Linz Format: Set test (Spiriti – Thomas Doss) and own choice Adjudicators: Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen, Maurice Hamers and John Wallace (set test), Peter Bassano, Jean-François Bobillier and Edgar Seipenbusch (own choice)

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

Buxton Festival
Date: Sunday 2nd May 2010 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pavilion Gardens, Buxton Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: David Horsfield

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Kippax were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Northern Open later in the year

Grand Shield
Date: Saturday 15th May 2010 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson) Adjudicators: William Relton and Stephen Roberts

Senior Cup
Date: Saturday 15th May 2010 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke) Adjudicators: David Childs and David Read

Senior Trophy
Date: Saturday 15th May 2010 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Le Roi d'Ys – Edouard Lalo arr. Frank Wright) Adjudicators: Robert Childs and Richard Marshall

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Friary Guildford Brass were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the SCABA Autumn Contest later in the year

Weston-super-Mare Contest
Date: Sunday 16th May 2010 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Peter Bassano

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

SEWBBA (Ebbw Vale) Contest
Date: Saturday 22nd May 2010 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Steve Pritchard-Jones

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

All England International Masters
Date: Sunday 30th May 2010 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering Format: Set test (An Epic Symphony – Percy Fletcher) Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent, David Read and Dennis Wilby

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

West of England Bandsmen's Festival
Date: Saturday 19th June 2010 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Molinnis Park, Bugle Format: Set test (Un Vie de Matelot (A Sailor's Life) – Robert Farnon) Adjudicator: Peter Roberts

Only bands from the national Championship were eligible for points St. Austell Town were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the SWBBA Contest later in the year

English Nationals
Date: Saturday 26th June 2010 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Guild Hall, Preston Format: Set test (Eden – John Pickard) Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent, David Horsfield and Kevin Wadsworth

Dr Martin Trust Contest
Date: Saturday 17th July 2010 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gala Theatre, Durham Format: March, solo and own choice Adjudicator: Colin Hardy

British Open
Date: Saturday 4th September 2010 Class: A Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Symphony Hall, Birmingham Format: Set test (On the Shoulders of Giants – Peter Graham) Adjudicators: Nigel Boddice, Ronald Holz and William Relton

Fife Charities Band Association Contest
Date: Saturday 2nd October 2010 Class: E Location: Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy Format: March, hymn and own choice Adjudicator: Bruce Fraser

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

West Wales BBA Festival Contest
Date: Saturday 2nd October 2010 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Amman Valley Comprehensive School, Ammanford Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Steve Sykes

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Pontardulais and Markham & District Colliery 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 3rd October 2010 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Marine Hall, Fleetwood Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Colin Hardy

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points

National Championship of Great Britain
Date: Saturday 9th October 2010 Class: A Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Royal Albert Hall, London Format: Set test (Terra Australis – Martin Ellerby) Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent, Chris Davis and David Read

SCABA Autumn Contest
Date: Saturday 16th October 2010 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Peter Roberts

Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Friary Guildford Brass were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Senior Trophy earlier in the year

Pontins Championship
Date: Sunday 24th October 2010 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Pontins, Prestatyn Format: Set test (Les Preludes – Franz Liszt arr. Bram Gay) Adjudicators: Roy Newsome and Peter Parkes

SWBBA Contest
Date: Saturday 6th November 2010 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Riviera Centre, Torquay Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Dennis Wilby

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points St. Austell Town were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the West of England Bandsmen's Festival earlier in the year

Scottish Open
Date: Saturday 20th November 2010 Class: C Location: Concert Hall, Perth Format: Set test (...And When the River Told... – Simon Dobson) Adjudicators: Hannes Buchegger, Simon Dobson and Howard Snell

SEWBBA (Blaenavon) Contest
Date: Saturday 20th November 2010 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Workmen's Hall, Blaenavon Format: Set test (Les Preludes – Franz Liszt arr. Bram Gay) Adjudicator: Peter Roberts

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Tylorstown, Markham & District Colliery and Pontardulais were awarded points despite being from lower national sections, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests earlier in the year

Brass in Concert
Date: Sunday 21st November 2010 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The Sage, Gateshead Format: Entertainments Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent and Rob Wiffin (music), Brian Hilson and Stan Lippeatt (entertainment) and Chris Jeans (soloist)

GBBA Own Choice Contest
Date: Sunday 21st November 2010 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Royal Forest of Dean College, Coleford Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Paul Holland

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Northern Open
Date: Sunday 21st November 2010 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Theatre Royal, St Helens Format: Own choice (combined Championship, First and Second sections) Adjudicator: Ian Brownbill

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Hammonds Saltaire and Kippax were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests earlier in the year

North Wales Rally
Date: Saturday 27th November 2010 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Venue Cymru, Llandudno Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Stan Lippeatt

Wessex BBA Contest
Date: Saturday 27th November 2010 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pavilion, Weymouth Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Frank Renton

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest
Date: Sunday 28th November 2010 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Garendon High School, Loughborough Format: Own choice Adjudicator: John Berryman

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points