The line-up of 60 bands that will compete in the 103rd British Open Spring Festival at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens on Saturday 10th May have been confirmed.
Further details of the contest day will be published in due course.
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The Winter Gardens
Grand Shield:
Amersham (Paul Fisher)
Ashton-under-Lyne (Paul Lovatt-Cooper)
Camborne Town (Lee Skipsey)
City of Bradford (Dean Jones)
Desford Colliery (Ian Porthouse)
EverReady (Stephen Roberts)
Fishburn (Duncan Beckley)
Friary Brass (Nigel Taken)
GUS Band (Dr David Thornton)
Hepworth (Ryan Watkins)
NASUWT Riverside (Prof Nicholas Childs)
Northop (Ryan Richards)
Rainford (Sarah Groarke Booth)
Redbridge (Chris Bearman)
Rothwell Temperance (David Roberts)
Skelmanthorpe (Gareth Brindle)
St Dennis Silver (Darren Hawken)
Stannington Brass (Sam Fisher)
Wantage (Chris King)
Wingates (Matt Ryan)
Senior Cup:
City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) (Christopher Bond)
City of Hull (Daniel Brooks)
Dalmellington (Andrew Duncan)
Derwent Brass (Jack Capstaff)
Ebbw Valley Brass (Matthew Rowe)
Elland Silver (Ben Dixon)
Haverhill Silver (Paul Filby)
Kingdom Brass (Alistair Gibson)
Kirkintilloch (Hedley Benson)
Marsden Silver (Leigh Baker)
Milnrow (Christopher Binns)
Newtongrange Silver (Anne Crookston)
Pemberton Old Wigan DW (Thomas Wyss)
Ratby Co-operative (Ian McElligott)
Shepherd Brass (Richard Wilton)
Thundersley Brass (Melvin White)
Tongwynlais Temperance (Owen Farr)
Tylorstown (Robert Westacott)
Unite the Union (Jonathan Beatty)
Verwood Concert (Kevin Smith)
Senior Trophy:
Blackburn & Darwen (Daniel Thomas)
Boarshurst Silver (Jamie Prophet)
Brass Band of Central England (Stephen Cooper)
Brunel Brass (Daniel Hall)
Dalkeith & Monktonhall (James Chamberlain)
Easington Colliery (Graeme Tindall)
East London Brass (Jayne Murrill)
Eccles Borough (Mareika Gray)
Enderby (Mike Fowles)
Goodwick (Stephen Sykes)
Longridge (Mark Peacock)
Newstead (Martin Heartfield)
Parc & Dare (Dewi Griffiths)
Pontardulais Town (Paul Jenkins)
Roberts Bakery (Mike Jones)
Roche Brass (Matthew Green)
Tyldesley (Neil Samuel)
Unite Scotland Kinneil (Allan Ramsey)
Woodfalls (Joshua Ruck)
Yorkshire Imperial (Steve Malcolm)
