User:WilliamF1two/Band of the Year/2018

Butlins Mineworkers
Date: Sunday 14th January 2018 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Butlins, Skegness Format: Set test (Contest Music – Wilfred Heaton or The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke or Concerto No. 1 for Brass Band – Marcus Venables) and entertainments Adjudicators: Paul Holland and Ian Porthouse (set test and entertainments music), Paul Andrews and Kevin Wadsworth (entertainment)

Brass at the Guild Contest
Date: Sunday 28th January 2018 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Guild Hall, Preston Format: Set test (Odyssey – Kevin Norbury or Contest Music – Wilfred Heaton or The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke or Concerto No. 1 for Brass Band – Marcus Venables) Adjudicator: Paul Andrews

Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest
Date: Saturday 24th February 2018 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Marlborough School, Woodstock Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Steven Mead

SCABA Spring Contest
Date: Sunday 25th February 2018 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hawth Theatre, Crawley Format: Own choice Adjudicator: David Hirst

North West Area
Date: Sunday 25th February 2018 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Odyssey – Kevin Norbury) Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent and Jim Davies

Yorkshire Area
Date: Sunday 4th March 2018 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Town Hall, Huddersfield Format: Set test (Odyssey – Kevin Norbury) Adjudicators: Robert Childs and Arsène Duc

Midlands Area
Date: Sunday 11th March 2018 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Civic Hall, Bedworth Format: Set test (Odyssey – Kevin Norbury) Adjudicators: Graham Jones and Steven Mead

Scottish Championship
Date: Sunday 11th March 2018 Class: B Location: Concert Hall, Perth Format: Set test (Odyssey – Kevin Norbury) Adjudicators: Michael Ball and Paul Holland

West of England Area
Date: Sunday 11th March 2018 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Riviera Centre, Torquay Format: Set test (Odyssey – Kevin Norbury) Adjudicators: Alan Morrison and David Roberts

London and Southern Counties Area
Date: Sunday 18th March 2018 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arts & Leisure Centre, Stevenage Format: Set test (Odyssey – Kevin Norbury) Adjudicators: Ian Brownbill and Sandy Smith

North of England Area
Date: Sunday 18th March 2018 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gala Theatre, Durham Format: Set test (Odyssey – Kevin Norbury) Adjudicators: Howard Evans and Michael Fowles

Welsh Area
Date: Sunday 18th March 2018 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Brangwyn Hall, Swansea Format: Set test (Odyssey – Kevin Norbury) Adjudicators: Alan Morrison and Steve Sykes

Holme Valley Brass Band Contest
Date: Sunday 29th April 2018 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Civic Hall, Holmfirth Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: John Doyle

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Hade Edge and Skelmanthorpe were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests later in the year

European Championships
Date: Saturday 5th May 2018 Class: A Location: TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht Format: Set test (Time for Outrage! – Marco Pütz arr. Paul McGhee) and own choice Adjudicators: Jan de Haan, Joseph Parisi and Ian Porthouse (set test), Russell Gray, Blaise Héritier and Erik Janssen (own choice)

Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points Valaisia Brass Band and Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag were awarded points despite being from other countries, as they also entered the British Open later in the year

Grand Shield
Date: Saturday 12th May 2018 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (The Triumph of Time – Peter Graham) Adjudicators: Nigel Boddice and Garry Cutt

Senior Cup
Date: Saturday 12th May 2018 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Diadem of Gold – George Bailey arr. Frank Wright) Adjudicators: Michael Fowles and Roger Webster

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Oldham Band (Lees) and Skelmanthorpe were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests during the year

Senior Trophy
Date: Saturday 12th May 2018 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (A Kensington Concerto – Eric Ball) Adjudicators: Paul Andrews and Ryan Breen

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

West of England Bandsmen's Festival
Date: Saturday 16th June 2018 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Molinnis Park, Bugle Format: Set test (Isaiah 40 – Robert Redhead) Adjudicator: Mark Wilkinson

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

British Open
Date: Saturday 8th September 2018 Class: A Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Symphony Hall, Birmingham Format: Set test (A Brussels Requiem – Bert Appermont) Adjudicators: Paul Holland, Stephen Roberts and Rob Wiffin

Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points Valaisia Brass Band and Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag were awarded points despite being from other countries, as they also entered the European Championships earlier in the year

Dr Martin Trust Contest
Date: Sunday 9th September 2018 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yarm School, Yarm Format: March, solo and own choice Adjudicator: Sandy Smith

Fife Charities Band Association Contest
Date: Saturday 29th September 2018 Class: E Location: Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy Format: March, hymn and own choice Adjudicator: John Ward

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

SCABA Autumn Contest
Date: Sunday 30th September 2018 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hawth Theatre, Crawley Format: Own choice (combined Championship, First and Second sections) Adjudicator: Sarah Groarke-Booth

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

National Championship of Great Britain
Date: Saturday 6th October 2018 Class: A Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Royal Albert Hall, London Format: Set test (Handel in the Band – Kenneth Downie) Adjudicators: Paul Holland, Alan Morrison and Luc Vertommen

West Wales BBA Festival Contest
Date: Saturday 13th October 2018 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Prendergast Campus, Haverfordwest Format: Own choice Adjudicators: David Hayward and Ian Porthouse

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Markham & District Band, Ebbw Valley Brass and Tylorstown Band were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the SEWBBA (Cardiff) Contest later in the year

Rochdale Contest
Date: Sunday 21st October 2018 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Town Hall, Rochdale Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: John Doyle

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Oldham Band (Lees) and Hade Edge 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 3rd November 2018 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ysgol Brynhyfryd, Ruthin Format: Own choice (combined Championship, First and Second sections) Adjudicator: Andrew Warriner

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

SWBBA Contest
Date: Saturday 3rd November 2018 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Riviera Centre, Torquay Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: John Ward and John Winterflood

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Roche Brass were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Senior Trophy earlier in the year

Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest
Date: Sunday 4th November 2018 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Town Hall, Dewsbury Format: Own choice (combined Championship, First and Second sections) Adjudicator: John Roberts

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Brass in Concert
Date: Sunday 18th November 2018 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The Sage, Gateshead Format: Entertainments Adjudicators: Nick Grace and Rieks van der Velde (music quality), Chris King (programme content), Owen Farr (soloists), Terry Carter and Jeremy Wise (entertainment)

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

Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest
Date: Sunday 18th November 2018 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Loughborough Grammar School, Loughborough Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Alan Morrison

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

Scottish Open
Date: Saturday 24th November 2018 Class: C Location: Concert Hall, Perth Format: Set test (Connotations – Edward Gregson or Dances and Arias – Edward Gregson or Of Distant Memories – Edward Gregson or Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson) Adjudicators: Frank Renton and Steve Sykes

SEWBBA (Cardiff) Contest
Date: Saturday 24th November 2018 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Willows High School, Cardiff Format: Set test (Between the Moon and Mexico – Philip Sparke) Adjudicator: Stan Lippeatt

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Tylorstown Band, Ebbw Valley Brass and Markham & District Band were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the West Wales BBA Festival Contest earlier in the year

Wessex BBA Contest
Date: Saturday 24th November 2018 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Life Centre, Bournemouth Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Chris King

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points