Pilling Jubilee Silver Band

North West Area Contest

Pilling have taken part in the North West Area Championships at Blackpool Winter Gardens today. The set piece for the Fourth section was 'The Talisman' by Frank Hughes. After a solid performance, we were placed 4th out of 19 bands playing on the day. Well done to everyone for the hard work put on the test piece over the last three weeks.

The full results were:

  1. Eccles Borough (Les Webb), 18
  2. Cheshire Constabulary (David Woollam), 7
  3. Rivington & Adlington (Malcolm Wilson), 12
  4. Pilling Jubilee Silver (Billy Porter), 17
  5. Greenfield (Stuart Black), 13
  6. Coppull & Standish (Andrew Baker), 9
  7. Nelson Brass (David Holland), 10
  8. Darwen Brass (Steve Hartley), 5
  9. Tarleton & District Brass (Gillian Bould), 11
  10. Farnworth & Walkden (Peter Ashley), 3
  11. Besses Boys (James Holt), 1
  12. Blackley (Adrian Smith), 16
  13. Carrbrook Brass (Jason M. Smith), 19
  14. Sale Brass (John Dickinson), 14
  15. Golborne (David Houghton), 15
  16. Denton Brass (Graham Smith), 8
  17. Parr (Richardson Ltd) St. Helens (Russell Prescott), 4
  18. Friezland (Tom Haslam), 6
  19. Hazel Grove (Nigel Beasley), 2

St. John’s Mossley (Stephen Corbett), w
Farndon & District Brass (Milne Robinson), w
Barnton Silver (S Yates), w

Written 01/03/2009 by Ben Croston