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British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)

Sun 03 May 2026



Format: Test Piece Contest
Test Piece: Star Crossed Lovers 2025
Adjudicators: Anne Crookston , Stephen Roberts
Venue: Town Hall, Birmingham

Position Band Conductor Draw
1 Milnrow Christopher Binns 16
2 Hepworth Ryan Watkins 8
3 Desford Colliery Ian Porthouse 1
4 Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 11
5 GUS Christopher Bond 19
6 Ebbw Valley Matthew Rowe 2
7 Friary Andrew Porter 7
8 Camborne Town Gareth Churcher 15
9 Whitburn Nicholas Childs 17
10 Ratby Co-Operative Glyn Williams 14
11 Redbridge Chris Bearman 4
12 Stannington Sam Fisher 12
13 Northop Silver Ben Dixon 20
14 Pemberton Old Wigan DW Thomas Wyss 6
15 Fishburn Chris Bentham 18
16 St. Dennis Darren R. Hawken 5
17 NASUWT Riverside David Morton 13
18 Wantage Silver Chris King 3
19 Elland Silver David McGlynn 10
20 City of Bradford Lee Skipsey 9

Best Soloist: Jack Wilson, Soprano cornet, GUS

Milnrow and Hepworth were promoted and received an invitation to the 2026 British Open Championship.
NASUWT Riverside, Wantage, Elland Silver and City of Bradford were relegated and received an invitation to the 2027 Senior Cup contest.

Bands that declined an invitation to compete: Oldham (Lees)

Elland Silver (5th in the 2025 Senior Cup), were invited to the 2026 Grand Shield contest to take the place declined by Oldham (Lees).





Printed from https://brassbandresults.co.uk/