Witton Albion Band
Also/previously known as:
Middlewich Town Band,
Roberts Bakery (1980-2026)
Current
French Open (First Division)
Champions
| Section: | First |
|---|---|
| Website: | https://www.wittonalbionband.co.uk/ |
| Region: |
North West
|
| Rehearsals: | Monday Thursday |
| Date | Contest | Position | Test Piece | Draw | Conductor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2027 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
Rhapsody on a Theme by Purcell 2005 | Mike Jones | ||
| 31 Oct 2026 |
Wychavon Contest (Championship Section)
|
10 | 13 | Mike Jones | |
| 31 Oct 2026 |
Wychavon Contest (First Section)
|
4 | 9 | Mike Jones | |
| 27 Sep 2026 |
Red Admiral Music Academy Entertainment Contest (Championship/First Section)
|
6 |
Shenandoah
Shout! Soaring the Heights 2024 Songbird Sprites & Flares 2015 |
3 | Mike Jones |
| 27 Sep 2026 |
Red Admiral Music Academy Entertainment Contest (First Section)
|
3 |
Shenandoah
Shout! Soaring the Heights 2024 Songbird Sprites & Flares 2015 |
5 | Mike Jones |
| 06 Jun 2026 |
French Open (First Division)
|
1 | Variations on 'Was Lebet' 2017 | 1 | Mike Jones |
| 06 Jun 2026 |
French Open (March)
|
2 |
March: The Cossack
1904
|
4 | Mike Jones |
| 26 Apr 2026 |
Fleetwood Contest (Championship Section)
|
2 |
Red Priest
2010
|
10 | Mike Jones |
| 01 Mar 2026 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
4 | Variations on 'Was Lebet' 2017 | 16 | Mike Jones |
| 28 Sep 2025 |
Red Admiral Music Academy Entertainment Contest (Championship/First Section)
|
3 | 7 | Mike Jones | |
| 28 Sep 2025 |
Red Admiral Music Academy Entertainment Contest (First Section)
|
1 | 6 | Mike Jones | |
| 10 May 2025 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Trophy)
|
18 | Fantasy for Brass Band [Arnold] 1974 | 8 | Mike Jones |
| 23 Feb 2025 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
6 | Introduction, Elegy and Caprice 1978 | 7 | Mike Jones |
| 11 May 2024 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Trophy)
|
6 | Journey to the Centre of the Earth 2005 | 14 | Mike Jones |
| 25 Feb 2024 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
10 | High Peak 1969 | 4 | Mike Jones |
| 04 Nov 2023 |
Wychavon Contest (Championship Section)
|
1
|
19 | Mike Jones | |
| 01 Oct 2023 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (Championship Section)
|
12 | 16 | Mike Jones | |
| 26 Feb 2023 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
9 | Red Priest 2010 | 1 | Mike Jones |
| 02 Oct 2022 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (Championship Section)
|
11 | 4 | Paul Lovatt-Cooper | |
| 07 May 2022 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Trophy)
|
20 | Life Divine 1921 | 9 | Paul Lovatt-Cooper |
| 27 Feb 2022 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
11 | Contest Music 1973 | 8 | Paul Lovatt-Cooper |
| 03 Oct 2021 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (Championship Section)
|
4 | 8 | Paul Lovatt-Cooper | |
| 18 Sep 2021 |
National Championship of Great Britain (First Section Final)
|
4 | Connotations 1976 | 14 | Paul Lovatt-Cooper |
| 28 Feb 2021 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
Paul Lovatt-Cooper | |||
| 23 Feb 2020 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
1 | Legacy 2019 | 15 | Paul Lovatt-Cooper |
| 26 Jan 2020 |
Brass in the Wire (Warrington) - Championship & First Section
|
6 |
Legacy
2019
|
4 | Paul Lovatt-Cooper |
| 06 Oct 2019 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (Championship Section)
|
3 | 8 | Paul Lovatt-Cooper | |
| 18 May 2019 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Trophy)
|
14 | Triumphant Rhapsody 1965 | 9 | Paul Lovatt-Cooper |
| 24 Feb 2019 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
7 | Symphony of Marches 1963 | 12 | Paul Lovatt-Cooper |
| 27 Jan 2019 |
Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (First Section)
|
2 | Symphony of Marches 1963 | 1 | Paul Lovatt-Cooper |
| 03 Nov 2018 |
Wychavon Contest (Championship Section)
|
9
|
5 | Paul Lovatt-Cooper | |
| 03 Nov 2018 |
Wychavon Contest (First Section)
|
11
|
1 | Paul Lovatt-Cooper | |
| 12 May 2018 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Trophy)
|
16 | A Kensington Concerto 1972 | 8 | Paul Lovatt-Cooper |
| 25 Feb 2018 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
8 | Brass Metamorphosis 1991 | 15 | Paul Lovatt-Cooper |
| 13 May 2017 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Trophy)
|
10 | Salute to Youth 1960 | 12 | Mark Wilkinson |
| 26 Feb 2017 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
11 | Pageantry 1934 | 8 | Simon Stonehouse |
| 14 May 2016 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Trophy)
|
7 | James Cook, Circumnavigator 1969 | 2 | Simon Stonehouse |
| 28 Feb 2016 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
10 | Cambridge Variations 1992 | 2 | Simon Stonehouse |
| 31 Oct 2015 |
Wychavon Contest (Championship Section)
|
3
|
7 | Simon Stonehouse | |
| 31 Oct 2015 |
Wychavon Contest (First Section)
|
4
|
1 | Simon Stonehouse | |
| 20 Sep 2015 |
National Championship of Great Britain (First Section Final)
|
3 | The Alchymist's Journal 2002 | 14 | Simon Stonehouse |
| 01 Mar 2015 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
1
|
A London Overture 1984 | 10 | Simon Stonehouse |
| 23 Nov 2014 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section)
|
W | 19 | Simon Stonehouse | |
| 01 Nov 2014 |
Wychavon Contest (Championship Section)
|
7 | 9 | Simon Stonehouse | |
| 01 Nov 2014 |
Wychavon Contest (First Section)
|
5
|
5 | Simon Stonehouse | |
| 09 Mar 2014 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
3 | Cry of the Mountain 2012 | 13 | Simon Stonehouse |
| 02 Feb 2014 |
Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (First Section)
|
2 |
Cry of the Mountain
2012
|
2 | Simon Stonehouse |
| 06 Oct 2013 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (Championship Section)
|
5
|
10 | Simon Stonehouse | |
| 10 Mar 2013 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
12 | Harmony Music 1987 | 4 | Colin Cranson |
| 26 Feb 2012 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
4 | Mountain Views 1999 | 9 | Colin Cranson |
| 25 Sep 2011 |
National Championship of Great Britain (First Section Final)
|
13 | La Forza del Destino (The Force of Destiny) - Overture [arr. F. Wright] 1962 | 8 | Colin Cranson |
| 27 Feb 2011 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
1 | Le Carnaval Romain [arr. Wright] 1966 | 5 | Colin Cranson |
| 14 Mar 2010 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
11 | English Heritage 1988 | 7 | Colin Cranson |
| 01 Mar 2009 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
9 | Salute to Youth 1960 | 2 | Colin Cranson |
| 28 Sep 2008 |
National Championship of Great Britain (First Section Final)
|
12 | The Saga of Haakon the Good 2007 | 16 | Colin Cranson |
| 09 Mar 2008 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
1 | James Cook, Circumnavigator 1969 | 10 | Colin Cranson |
| 11 Mar 2007 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
4 | Sinfonietta for Brass Band - The Wayfarer 1976 | 3 | Colin Cranson |
| 12 Mar 2006 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
8 | Voyage of Discovery | 2 | Richard Evans |
| 13 Mar 2005 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
4 | Comedy Overture 1934 | 6 | Richard Evans |
| 14 Mar 2004 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
10 | Coventry Variations 1986 | 6 | Colin Cranson |
| 09 Mar 2003 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
10 | Passacaglia on a Theme of Brahms 1991 | 4 | Colin Cranson |
| 10 Mar 2002 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
3 | Royal Parks 1985 | 10 | Colin Cranson |
| 11 Mar 2001 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
11 | The Undaunted 1959 | 10 | Colin Cranson |
| 12 Mar 2000 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
10 | Variations on an Enigma 1986 | 6 | Colin Cranson |
| 14 Mar 1999 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
9 | Blitz 1980 | 1 | Colin Cranson |
| 08 Mar 1998 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
7 | Montage 1994 | 10 | Colin Cranson |
| 09 Mar 1997 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
3 | Ballet for Band 1983 | 10 | Colin Cranson |
| 08 Feb 1997 |
Stroud Brass Band Festival (First Section)
|
3 | Colin Cranson | ||
| 10 Mar 1996 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
3 | Spectrum [Vinter] 1968 | 3 | Colin Cranson |
| 19 Nov 1995 |
Northern Open (Second Section)
|
W | Tam O'Shanter's Ride [Wright] 1956 | 2 | Colin Cranson |
| 29 Oct 1995 |
Pontins (First Section)
|
W | The Belmont Variations 1963 | Colin Cranson | |
| 12 Mar 1995 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
5 | The Land of the Long White Cloud - Aotearoa 1979 | 10 | Colin Cranson |
| 12 Feb 1995 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (First Section)
|
W | Colin Cranson | ||
| 02 Oct 1994 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
6 | Cross Patonce 1990 | 3 | Colin Cranson |
| 21 May 1994 |
Stroud Brass Band Festival (First Section)
|
1 | Colin Cranson | ||
| 13 Mar 1994 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
2 | A Salford Sinfonietta 1992 | 13 | Colin Cranson |
| 06 Feb 1994 |
NWABBA Contest (Championship Section)
|
7 | 13 | Colin Cranson | |
| 30 Jan 1994 |
Rochdale Contest (Section A)
|
11 | Colin Cranson | ||
| 08 May 1993 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
18 | The Year of the Dragon 1984 | 5 | Colin Cranson |
| 14 Mar 1993 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
7 | The Forest of Dean 1991 | 9 | Colin Cranson |
| 07 Feb 1993 |
NWABBA Contest (Championship Section)
|
6 | 13 | Colin Cranson | |
| 02 May 1992 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
14 | The Essence of Time 1989 | 1 | Colin Cranson |
| 20 Apr 1992 |
Pontins Southport (Championship Section)
|
W | Symphony of Marches 1963 | Colin Cranson | |
| 22 Mar 1992 |
North West Area (First Section)
|
12 | Celebration [Ball] 1971 | 2 | Colin Cranson |
| 01 Feb 1992 |
CISWO Nottinghamshire (First Section)
|
4 | Celebration [Ball] 1971 | Colin Cranson | |
| 01 Apr 1991 |
Pontins Southport (Championship Section)
|
14 | Journey into Freedom 1967 | 1 | Colin Cranson |
| 24 Mar 1991 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
18 | Journey into Freedom 1967 | 14 | Colin Cranson |
| 05 May 1990 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
5 | Trittico [Curnow] 1988 | 5 | Colin Cranson |
| 25 Mar 1990 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
8 | The Beacons 1987 | 14 | Colin Cranson |
| 04 Nov 1989 |
Whitehaven Contest (Class A)
|
2 | Colin Cranson | ||
| 06 May 1989 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
17 | Ballet for Band 1983 | 7 | Colin Cranson |
| 27 Mar 1989 |
Pontins Southport (Championship Section)
|
4 | Variations on the Shining River 1958 | 10 | Colin Cranson |
| 19 Mar 1989 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
14 | Prisms 1986 | 4 | Colin Cranson |
| 07 May 1988 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
13 | Un Vie de Matelot (A Sailor's Life) 1975 | 24 | Colin Cranson |
| 04 Apr 1988 |
Pontins Southport (Championship Section)
|
15 | Ballet for Band 1983 | 9 | Colin Cranson |
| 27 Mar 1988 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
13 | Ballet for Band 1983 | 12 | Colin Cranson |
| 09 May 1987 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
The Accursed Huntsman 1973 | 21 | Colin Cranson | |
| 29 Mar 1987 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
14 | Diversions on a Bass Theme 1986 | 12 | Colin Cranson |
| 16 Nov 1986 |
Northern Open (Championship/First Section)
|
W | Spectrum [Vinter] 1968 | Unknown | |
| 01 Nov 1986 |
Whitehaven Contest (Class A)
|
1 | 2 | Colin Cranson | |
| 10 May 1986 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
The Wand of Youth [arr. Gay] | 23 | Colin Cranson | |
| 02 Mar 1986 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
9 | Variations on a Theme by Haydn | 1 | Colin Cranson |
| 02 Nov 1985 |
Whitehaven Contest (Class A)
|
1 | 2 | Colin Cranson | |
| 04 May 1985 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
Journey into Freedom 1967 | 16 | Colin Cranson | |
| 08 Apr 1985 |
Pontins Southport (Championship Section)
|
Oceans 1984 | 9 | Colin Cranson | |
| 17 Mar 1985 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
Contest Music 1973 | 11 | Colin Cranson | |
| 19 May 1984 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
Le Roi d'Ys 1959 | 4 | Colin Cranson | |
| 23 Apr 1984 |
Pontins Southport (Championship Section)
|
Le Roi d'Ys 1959 | 3 | Colin Cranson | |
| 18 Mar 1984 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
Waverley | 5 | Colin Cranson | |
| 30 Oct 1983 |
Pontins (Championship Section)
|
10 | Le Carnaval Romain [arr. Wright] 1966 | 12 | Colin Cranson |
| 03 Apr 1983 |
Pontins Southport (Championship Section)
|
2 | The Accursed Huntsman 1973 | Colin Cranson | |
| 27 Mar 1983 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
Images [McCabe] 1977 | 8 | Colin Cranson | |
| 15 May 1982 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
2 | Festival Music (Symphonic Suite) 1956 | 6 | Colin Cranson |
| 21 Mar 1982 |
North West Area (Championship Section)
|
6 | Essay for Brass Band [Gregson] 1970 | 13 | Colin Cranson |
| 19 Apr 1981 |
Pontins Southport (Second Section)
|
The Aeronauts 1978 | Colin Cranson | ||
| 22 Mar 1981 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
5 | Concertino [Lane] 1979 | 7 | Colin Cranson |
| 01 Nov 1980 |
Pontins (Second Section)
|
11 | La Forza del Destino (The Force of Destiny) - Overture [arr. F. Wright] 1962 | 9 | Colin Cranson |
| 04 Oct 1980 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
Culloden Moor 1978 | 6 | Colin Cranson | |
| 06 Apr 1980 |
Pontins Southport (Second Section)
|
2 | Scheherazade | 17 | Colin Cranson |
| 30 Mar 1980 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
1 | Concert Overture for Brass Band | 6 | Colin Cranson |
| 01 Apr 1979 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
Introduction, Elegy and Caprice 1978 | 11 | Colin Cranson | |
| 02 Apr 1978 |
North West Area (Third Section)
|
4 | Call of the Sea 1953 | 1 | Colin Cranson |
| 08 Oct 1977 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final)
|
Rhapsody on British Sea Shanties 1977 | 8 | Rex Mortimer | |
| 22 May 1977 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Trophy)
|
First Suite in Eb [arr. Herbert] 1921 | 4 | Colin Cranson | |
| 03 Apr 1977 |
North West Area (Third Section)
|
2 | Rococo Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky [Street] 1967 | Colin Cranson | |
| 09 Oct 1976 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Fourth Section Final)
|
3 | A Czech Fantasy 1970 | 20 | Rex Mortimer |
| 09 May 1976 |
British Open Spring Festival (Junior Cup)
|
2 | The Young in Heart 1964 | 9 | Colin Cranson |
| 17 Apr 1976 |
Pontins Southport (Fourth Section)
|
Indian Summer 1950 | Colin Cranson | ||
| 28 Mar 1976 |
North West Area (Fourth Section)
|
1 | Voices of Youth 1968 | Rex Mortimer | |
| 10 May 1975 |
British Open Spring Festival (Junior Cup)
|
Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals 1949 | 19 | Colin Cranson | |
| 29 Mar 1975 |
Pontins (Fourth Section)
|
W | Indian Summer 1950 | 13 | Colin Cranson |
| 23 Mar 1975 |
North West Area (Fourth Section)
|
The Seasons [Carr] 1971 | Colin Cranson | ||
| 05 Oct 1974 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Fourth Section Final)
|
Youth Salutes a Master 1970 | Marcus Cutts | ||
| 24 Mar 1974 |
North West Area (Fourth Section)
|
3 | Four Little Maids 1962 | Colin Cranson | |
| 05 May 1973 |
British Open Spring Festival (Junior Trophy)
|
Lindum Suite 1972 | 2 | Colin Cranson |