West of England Area

[Kiz7]

3 weeks from today it will all be over for another year, but strangely everything is quiet on the discussion front.

So, how are all your preparations going? Any minor (or major for that matter) disasters narrowly averted? what about predictions? and what's the full line up of bands?

here are my predictions for 1st place in each of the sections:

Championship: Polysteel or Lydbrook
1st section: Cinderford or Forest of Dean
2nd Section: Lydney
3rd Section: Pillowell
4th Section: Bream

Any guesses where I am from???

Seriously, good luck to all the forest bands. It will be strange not to be competing this year.

[snazzy_cornet_sound]

Well I just want my band to win!!! not too worried where everyone else comes!!

[Rapier]

Disasters? Well only been to one rehearsal so far and only going to two more. Oh and the Conductor only accepted the task this week, so not holding out much hope really.

[Forest Gump]

Anybody got the list of entrants

[Liz Loftus]

Believe there are 12/13 in the 2nd section

We're going! first time back up in the 2nd Section. New MD is still with us and........ we actually have a full band - in fact we've had to drop some players, which is quite a reverse of fortunes for us.

Looking forward to playing on the day, don't want to tempt fate and say anything else. ;)

[annmck]

There are 23 in the 4th Section
15 in the 3rd
13 in the 2nd
13 in the 1st and 11 in the Championship which are
Aldbourne
Bournemouth Concert Brass
Camborne
Lydbrook
Mount Charles
Polysteel
Poole Borough
Sherborne Town
St Austell Town
SWT Woodfalls
Yeovil Town

Good Luck to all bands on the day.

[tam-tam2]

First Section bands I can think of are...
St Keverne
St Dennis
Helston
Bodmin
Lympstone SWT
Swindon Pegasus
Otterbourne
Hyde
Chalford
Forest of Dean
Cinderford
Anyone help me with the rest........

I think its going to be a really good contest on a test piece I am really enjoying playing.

[Cyndy]

4th section are
Group a draw 9:30
Brunel Brass
Gosport Silver
Nailsworth Silver
New Forest Brass
Pendenis Brass
Shanklin Town (I.O.W)
Sidmouth Town
Tewkesbury Town
Weymouth Concert Brass
Wilton & District Youth
Wincanton Silver

Group B draw 12:30
Bideford Town
Bratton Silver
Bream Silver
Chalford Acadamy
Cheltenham Silver
Hatherleigh Silver
Marshfield
Okehampton Excelsior
St Breward Silver
Swindon Brass
Torrington Silver
Watchet Royal British Legion

[QAD]

3 weeks from today it will all be over for another year, but strangely everything is quiet on the discussion front.

here are my predictions for 1st place in each of the sections:

4th Section: Bream

Any guesses where I am from???

Seriously, good luck to all the forest bands. It will be strange not to be competing this year.

Cheers K :p ,
We're all going ot plan, only worried about that lovely leisure center acoustic and that the band will be too big for it.:tup
Still interested about Brunel Brass - half of City of Bristol (?):confused:

[Kiz7]

Cheers K :p ,
We're all going ot plan, only worried about that lovely leisure center acoustic and that the band will be too big for it.:tup
Still interested about Brunel Brass - half of City of Bristol (?):confused:

Glad to hear all is going to plan. Looks like a favourable half of the draw for you too. Perhaps you should hire Lydney Leisure Centre to get a "true sense of the acoustic of the venue" as Mr Hurdley suggested all bands should a few years ago! Hehe!

[Kiz7]

Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th March: West of England
74 bands

Contact:Brian Elliott, 01752-892056

Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay
Saturday 10 March: 4th, 3rd & 1st Sections
Sunday 11 March: 2nd & Championship Sections

Championship Section
Sunday 11 March
The Forum
Adjudicators: David Hirst & Barry Thompson
Commences: 3.00pm

Aldbourne, t.b.a.
Bournemouth Concert Brass, N. Taken
Camborne, F. Renton
Lydbrook, D. Williams
Mount Charles, A. Duncan
PolySteel, P. Harper
Poole Borough, P. Randell
Sherborne Town, P. Cosh
St. Austell Town, D. Loukes
SWT Woodfalls, Dr. N. Childs
Yeovil Town, D. Barringer

1st Section
Saturday 10 March
The Forum
Adjudicators: David Hirst & Barry Thompson
Commences: 3.30pm

Bodmin, S. Sykes
Chalford, S. Tubb
Cinderford, D. Lea
Forest of Dean Brass, J. Gwynne
Helston Town, J. Hitchens
Hyde, J. Camps
Lympstone South West Telecoms, C. Fleming
Otterbourne Brass, Lt. Col. C. Davis OBE
Solent Concert, W. Garner
St. Dennis, B. Minear
St. Keverne, S. Chappel
Swindon Pegasus Brass, S. Armstrong-Watkins
Woodfalls Concert Brass, S. Dunster

2nd Section
Sunday 11 March
The Forum
Adjudicators: Lloyd Landry & Stephen Tighe
Commences: 10.00am

Bristol East, R. Curran
Filton Concert Brass, B. James
Gillingham Imperial Silver, t.b.a.
Lydmet Lydney, t.b.a.
Michelmersh Silver, M. White.
Ocean Brass, N. Grace
Phoenix Brass (Crewkerne), P. Slator
Portishead Town, I. Holmes
Shrewton Silver, M. Dunford
Soundhouse Brass, M. Faro
South Molton Town, T. Treherne
St. Stythians, D. Johnston
Torbay Brass, T. Naughton

3rd Section
Saturday 10 March
The Forum
Adjudicators: David Hirst & Barry Thompson
Commences: 10.00am

AW Parker (Drybrook), K. White
Bath Spa, D. Walker
Bugle, D. Pope
Camborne ‘B’, A. Pope
Corsham, M. Perry
Denmead Brass, J. Hill
Downton, R. Wright
Heyl Town, D. Johnstone
Launceston Town, D. Dobson
Pillowell Silver, t.b.a.
St. Pinnock, S. Dobson
Totnes, I. Wilkinson
Verwood Concert Brass, D. Johnson
Weston-super-Mare Brass, P. Nutt
Wotton & District Silver, D. Grant

4th Section
Saturday 10 March
The Arena
Adjudicators: Lloyd Landry & Stephen Tighe
Commences: 10.30am

Bideford Town, G. Taylor
Bratton Silver, M. Winter
Bream Silver, H. Cole
Brunel Brass, J. Winterflood
Chalford Academy Brass, S. Tubb
Cheltenham Silver, J. Button
Gosport Silver, D. Jones
Hatherleigh Silver, A. Edwards
Marshfield, P. Cornford
Nailsworth Silver, W. Thomas
New Forest Brass, I. Luxford
Okehampton Excelsior Silver, D. Law
Pendennis Brass (Falmouth), S. Thomas
Shanklin Town Brass (IoW), M. Lewis
Sidmouth Town, A. Harvey
St. Breward Silver, t.b.a.
Swindon Brass, F. Cowley
Tewkesbury Town, N. Morgan
Torrington Silver, T. Hutchings
Watchet Royal British Legion, D. Tilling
Weymouth Concert Brass, A. Glynn)
Wilton and District Youth, D. Chalk BEM
Wincanton Silver, J. Sykes


Courtesy of 4barsrest.com

[tubbytuba]

Great test piece for the 3rd section and what a test for the man in the middle i need to learn to count better though! Could be a very close contest though but im sure my band will do ok! (Camborne B) Whats the opinion on the test piece? Ta Dave

[Alan MacRae]

I am the tba against Gillingham in the 2nd section. see you all at Torquay

[matt_BBb_bass]

Come on Camborne B!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GingerMaestro]

If as I have been informed that Bristol East and Kingswood have merged to create Brunel Brass the n how can Bristol East enter the 2nd section as well.

or have I been miss informed and had a perfectly good thread closed for no reason

[Cyndy]

If as I have been informed that Bristol East and Kingswood have merged to create Brunel Brass the n how can Bristol East enter the 2nd section as well.

or have I been miss informed and had a perfectly good thread closed for no reason
Hi GingerMaestro
Seems you have been miss informed, the only 2 I can see missing are Kingswood & City of Bristol.:confused:

[PeterBale]

If as I have been informed that Bristol East and Kingswood have merged to create Brunel Brass the n how can Bristol East enter the 2nd section as well.

or have I been miss informed and had a perfectly good thread closed for no reason

It is of course possible that original posting was wrong, and hopefully if that is the case someone will enlighten us. Either way, it seemed superfluous to have a specific thread on the go when there was already one running covering the West of England Area, which would seem the logical place to continue the discussion.

[WagTheStick]

Anyone know if the current standings are published anywhere - maybe 4br or BB should publish them. It would make it even more interesting if we knew who was in the promotion/relegation battles!!

[Liz Courts]

4th section are
Group a draw 9:30
Brunel Brass
Gosport Silver
Nailsworth Silver
New Forest Brass
Pendenis Brass
Shanklin Town (I.O.W)
Sidmouth Town
Tewkesbury Town
Weymouth Concert Brass
Wilton & District Youth
Wincanton Silver

Looks like I have a good chance of hearing Pendennis this year then! :) As long as they don't get a late draw - I have a rehearsal at 1pm!

[davethehorny]

here are my predictions for 1st place in each of the sections:

Championship: Polysteel or Lydbrook
1st section: Cinderford or Forest of Dean
2nd Section: Lydney
3rd Section: Pillowell
4th Section: Bream

Any guesses where I am from???

Seriously, good luck to all the forest bands. It will be strange not to be competing this year.

I only wish your predictions would be somewhere close - it would be a great weekend for Gloucestershire.

Unfortunately I don't share your optimism. I would suggest the following: -

Championship - Mount Charles or Bournemouth
First Section - Cinderford
Second Section - Portishead
Third Section - Heyl Town
Fourth Sction - Bream Silver

For our part, a result good enough to stay up will suffice - Prelude and Jubilate is a great piece of music and much more testing than Anglian Dances was last year in the Fourth Section.

We will however give it our best.

Good luck to all bands competing.

[Kiz7]

I only wish your predictions would be somewhere close - it would be a great weekend for Gloucestershire.


Wouldn't it just! It would be great to have such a strong representation at the Finals, although it would probably make fund raising in the Forest for the contest a contest in itself!

Dave, could you PM me Carol Kear's phone number - need to contact her with regard to her daughter's AB exam in March. Ta.

[Forest Gump]

Champ- Polysteel or Mount Charles
1st- Cinderford
2nd-Portishead
3rd-Pillowell
4th-Bream
Good luck to all the bands especially the one's from the forest

[QAD]

I only wish your predictions would be somewhere close - it would be a great weekend for Gloucestershire.

Unfortunately I don't share your optimism. I would suggest the following: -

Championship - Mount Charles or Bournemouth
First Section - Cinderford
Second Section - Portishead
Third Section - Heyl Town
Fourth Sction - Bream Silver

For our part, a result good enough to stay up will suffice - Prelude and Jubilate is a great piece of music and much more testing than Anglian Dances was last year in the Fourth Section.

We will however give it our best.

Good luck to all bands competing.

Champ- Polysteel or Mount Charles
1st- Cinderford
2nd-Portishead
3rd-Pillowell
4th-Bream
Good luck to all the bands especially the one's from the forest

Thanks K, Dave and Stuart for your vote of confidence.
It will be interesting to see what 4BR come up with, if they go along with you all I'm not sure how I would feel going into a regionals as the fav....

Look forward to seeing you all there.

We had gr8 fun with Prelude and Jubilate a few years ago, beats me why the compound bars weren't marked with the groups of two and three quavers as they are in proper music publications.
The band found it amusing having to use 'triangles and goal posts'. Unfortunately, we didn't score one in Pontins (a goal that is) ;)

Good luck everyone

[Tuba Dave]

Bristol East and Bendix (kingswood) are the 2 bands that have merged and as far as i'm aware they are going under the bristol east name for the areas!

[Kiz7]

Bristol East and Bendix (kingswood) are the 2 bands that have merged and as far as i'm aware they are going under the bristol east name for the areas!


So who are Brunel Brass then? Is it possible that they are a break away group, especially given they are to be conducted by John Winterflood who has moved on from Swindon and set up Great Western Youth?

[Keith Lewis]

So who are Brunel Brass then? Is it possible that they are a break away group, especially given they are to be conducted by John Winterflood who has moved on from Swindon and set up Great Western Youth?


Brunel Brass was formed last year to play at the Suspension Bridge in Bristol for IKB 200th birthday. It was a mix of local bands with over a 100 players and conducted by Ian Holmes. It was interesting playing the 1812 in rain and hail!!!!
As far as I'm aware Bendix and Bristol East have merged but I have no idea what the new name is.

I hope this is helpful.

[Kiz7]

Brunel Brass was formed last year to play at the Suspension Bridge in Bristol for IKB 200th birthday. It was a mix of local bands with over a 100 players and conducted by Ian Holmes. It was interesting playing the 1812 in rain and hail!!!!
As far as I'm aware Bendix and Bristol East have merged but I have no idea what the new name is.

I hope this is helpful.

Sounds interesting, and is definitely helpful Keith. Thanks. Maybe a band to listen out for in the 4th section then.

[ophicliede]

Brunel Brass were formed in late November, 2006. They are based in Swindon and comprise of a mixture of youngsters and tutors from the Great Western Youth Band. With one or two musicians from from other non registered bands in the Swindon Area. The band only meets once a week for fun so that the adult tutors can have a blow and the youngsters can stretch their musical ability sitting next to experienced adults. I hope this clarifies who we are.

[Kiz7]

Brunel Brass were formed in late November, 2006. They are based in Swindon and comprise of a mixture of youngsters and tutors from the Great Western Youth Band. With one or two musicians from from other non registered bands in the Swindon Area. The band only meets once a week for fun so that the adult tutors can have a blow and the youngsters can stretch their musical ability sitting next to experienced adults. I hope this clarifies who we are.


That is what I meant about a "breakaway" band from Great Western in my earlier post. Best of luck to you at the regional.

[Colin Hogg]

2nd Section
Sunday 11 March
The Forum
Adjudicators: Lloyd Landry & Stephen Tighe
Commences: 10.00am

Bristol East, R. Curran
Filton Concert Brass, B. James
Gillingham Imperial Silver, t.b.a.
Lydmet Lydney, Colin Hogg
Michelmersh Silver, M. White.
Ocean Brass, N. Grace
Phoenix Brass (Crewkerne), P. Slator
Portishead Town, I. Holmes
Shrewton Silver, M. Dunford
Soundhouse Brass, M. Faro
South Molton Town, T. Treherne
St. Stythians, D. Johnston
Torbay Brass, T. Naughton

Just for your records, I am Conducting Lydney on the day.
Will be great to meet up with some old friends again at Torquay.
(Once more we cross Swords Mr Faro!!!!! Just like old times, eh?)

[jim]

All the best to Lydney I have helped them out recently and they have done well to keep a band going there. This will be my second year in the west of england I must say I love it!! such a good atmosphere.

[dyl]

I'm locking this thread now so a fresh discussion can take place on the 'official 'WoE thread which contains all the entries etc.

http://www.themouthpiece.com/vb/showthread.php?t=26765