Full Results from the Northern Open
Oldham (Lees) team receive their trophies from sponsors Brian & Jennifer Halliwell
All Sections
1st - Trophy and £400
2nd - Trophy and £200
3rd - Trophy and £100
Championship Section
Adjudicator: Dr Nicholas Childs
1. Oldham (Lees) (John Collins)
2. Longridge (Mark Peacock)
3. Haydock (Mark Quinn)
4. Jackfield (Elcock Reisen) (Simon Platford)
5. Meltham & Meltham Mills (Norman Law)
Best Soloist: Longridge ~ Cornet
Best Soprano: Oldham (Lees)
Best Euphonium: Longridge
Second Section
Adjudicator: Dr Nicholas Childs
1. City of Bradford (Lee Skipsey)
2. Tyldesley (Robert Taylor)
3. Hoover Bolton (Trevor Halliwell)
4. Lindley (Jason M Smith)
5. Besses o' th' Barn (Alan Wycherley)
6. Middleton (Jonathon Davies)
7. Greenall’s (Karl Stott)
Best Soloist: City of Bradford ~ Euphonium
Best Basses: Tyldesley
Third Section:
Adjudicators: Neil Samuel & Gareth Brindle
1. Blackpool Brass (Tariq Ahmed)
2. Skelmersdale (David Chapman)
3. Boarshurst Silver (David Ashworth)
4. Rivington & Adlington (Brian Harper)
5. Besses Boys (James Holt)
6. Old Hall Brass (John North)
7. Eagley (Matthew Ryan)
8. Nelson Brass (Roy Waite)
9. Pemberton Old Wigan DW ‘B’ (Peter Ashley)
10. Farnworth & Walkden (Peter Ashley)
11. Fairfield (Buxton) (Charles W. Kitchen)
Best Soloist: Rivington & Adlington ~ Euphonium
Best Trombone: Blackpool Brass
Best Cornet: Skelmersdale
Fourth Section:
Adjudicators: Neil Samuel & Gareth Brindle
1. Ifton Colliery (Stephen Curtis)
2. Cadishead Public (Craig McFarland)
3. Darwen Brass (Steve Hartley)
4. Parr St Helens (John Ludden)
5. Blackley (Adrian Smith)
6. Greenfield (Tom Haslam)
7. Lees (John Collins)
8. Sale Brass (John Dickinson)
9. Dobcross Youth (John Parkes)
10. City of Chester Brass (Philip Mottershead)
Best Soloist: Ifton Colliery ~ Flugel