'Official' Scottish Open Thread

Afternoon,

Has there been an "Official" Scottish Open thread yet?

If not,

Is anyone going to the Scottish Open?

Anyone got any predictions / thoughts on who might feature at the event?

If you're going, I'll probably see you in the bar! I'll be one of the ones dressed up like a train conductor! Ohh the joys of sponsorship!!

The money helps but the tie is shocking!

 

Freckleton are going, looking forward to it!

 

So are we!
I'm not looking forward to the long coach journey up there, but should have a giggle once we're in the arctic circle!
The trip back shouldn't be too bad though (as long as the bar does it's job adequately!)

 

No! So, this can be it!

Event details, courtesy of http://www.sbba.org.uk

Scottish Open
Draw for order of play: 8.30am
Contest commences: 11.00am
Venue: Main Auditorium
Adjudicators: Richard Evans & David Horsfield
Test Piece: Own Choice

Competing bands:
Besses o’ th’ Barn
Bon Accord Silver
Bo’ness & Carriden
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery
Dobcross Silver
Fishburn
Freckleton
Johnstone Silver
Kingdom Brass
The Kirkintilloch Band
Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass
Newtongrange Silver Band
Scottish Co-op
SWT Woodfalls
Unison Kinneil
The Whitburn Band
Wingates


Scottish Challenge Shield
Draw for order of play: Pre-drawn
Contest commences: 9.00am
Venue: Main Auditorium
Adjudicators: Nigel Boddice & Bryan Allan
Test Piece: Own Choice

Competing bands
Clackmannan District
Dalmellington
Dunaskin Doon
Granite City Brass
Lochgelly


Scottish Challenge Cup
Draw for order of play: Pre-drawn
Contest Commences: 10.00am
Venue: The Strathclyde Suite
Adjudicators: Alan Hope & Steve Prichard Jones
Test Piece: Own Choice

Competing bands
Bon Accord ‘B’
Campbeltown Brass
City of Discovery
Coalburn Silver
Dalkeith and Monktonhall Colliery
Dunfermline Town
Jedforest Instrumental
MacTaggart Scott Loanhead
Newland Concert Brass
Tullis Russell Mills


Scottish Youth Brass Band Championships
Draw for order of play: Pre-drawn for all sections
Contest commences: approx. 1.45pm
Venue: The Strathclyde Suite
Adjudicators: David James & Charles Keenan – all sections

Community Section
Queensferry High School
Auchinleck Academy

Development Section
Campbeltown Junior Brass
Jedforest Juniors
Loanhead Brass Roots

Premier Section
Aberdeen City Youth Band
Dalmellington Junior Band
Moray Concert Brass
West Lothian Schools

There will be a combined results ceremony at the end of the days contesting and it is planned for this to start at 6.45pm in the main auditorium. Ticket prices for the event are £7 and £5 for concessions and a single ticket will allow entry to all contests on the day.

 

Woohoo! Never started an official or sticky one before!

Cheers Dyl.
p.s. give my regards to Dewi Wynn Williams if you see him!

 

It is particularly chilly up here at the moment and really rainy too, so bring your winter warmers and brolly's. Though after a few pints i dont suppose anyone will mind that much!!
Han x

 

Woohoo, not long now, should be a good day out!

Campbeltown Brass are going, we're taking part in the Challenge Cup, and also Campbeltown Brass Juniors will be there in the Development Section of the Youth Contest, so pop into the Strathclyde Suite and support us on your way to the bar! Chances are, if you see a mad, red haired, tuba player shouting at a bunch of kids that are running riot, that'll be me, so drag me away to the bar, so I can calm down!! :biggrin:

 

I've put my money on Woodfalls winning!!! :tup

 

Was all organised for coming up for it then...we've got a local contest on the same day. RAGING!!!!

Come on the WFWB!!!

 

Cheers Linda! It would be nice!
Are you guys still coming up for it or have plans changed yet again?!

 

Plans changed as we have Uppermill contest on the Sunday.

Will definately be thinking about you all and will be cheering you on!

 

Our contest starts at 9am...............on a sunday????????????
Are they bonkers???

Plus it means we need to be organised and get a carryout, as the pubs dont open until 12.30pm on a Sunday
AND, the results dont come out until the very end.....hmmmmm


Jane
Dalmellington Band

 

- looks like it is going to be a long morning for you then! (you can maybe stroll round the shops) BTW, I like the look of your new bandhall ....

http://www.geocities.com/dalmellingtonband/Band_Hall.html

 

A long morning?? I wish - a very long day - fortunately i've got the Monday off work so should make things bit more enjoyable!

Our new band hall is great - the kitchen photo was strategically taken so as to avoid the picture of our beer fridge Good impression and all that....

We had our official opening last weekend, i was playing in the band octet, looked up to see Melvyn Bathgate standing listening!! HIm and his wife are patrons of the band (from when he was a guest soloist at our annual Slow Melody contest) they drove up from Yorkshire - top bloke!!!!

Not too much pressure either, seeing as i play Horn!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaghhh

 

I was speaking to Hugh Johnstone and he was really excited about the place, and at a snip at £200,000 to build! Did he manage to display all his memorablia?

 

He got a lot of stuff up - the hall was looking great - so much history and memorabilia, its fantastic and Hugh worked (and is still working) tirelessly for the band.

Nice to have a warm hall as well...makes a change, plus less of a health and safety risk as you can see from our old band hall pics!!

 

- things are looking rosy for Dalmellington's future (from what I hear) and wish you all the best for the 'Open'. Shame there aren't more bands competing. It would have been good to see bands from outwith Scotland in your section.

 

Cheers - it is a bit depressing to only have 5 bands in our section AND starting at 9am....still we shall go and have a good day out and hopefully come back with a prize for our trophy cabinet, fingers crossed!!

 

Scottish Open

Best of luck to all the bands.Iwonder if one of the english bands can keep the title in england.Its a tough task.

 

Hopefully