| Format: | Entertainments Contest |
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| Adjudicators: | Tom Davoren , Ryan Watkins |
| Venue: | Riverfront Theatre, Newport, Newport County, Wales, UK |
Music Adjudicator: Tom Davoren
Entertainment Adjudicator: Ryan Watkins
Most Entertaining Stage Presentation (Porthcawl Town Council Cup and £300): Wantage
Highest Placed First Section Band not in Main Prizes (Eifion W. Rogers Cup and £300): Tylorstown
Invitation to the 2026 British Open Spring Festival: Filton Concert Brass
Best Soloist (Secretary's Rosebowl): Oliver Hodgkiss, Euphonium, Ebbw Valley
Best Soprano (4barsrest Cup and £50): Tom King, Brunel Brass
Best Cornet (Arthur Batten Memorial Cup): Russell Jackson, Wantage
Best Horn Section (Jean Gardiner Cup): Filton Concert
Best Baritone (Jonathan Bound Memorial Trophy): Imogen Fewster, Wantage
Best Euphonium (Madeleine Moon Cup): Oliver Hodgkiss, Ebbw Valley
Best Trombone Section (Ciswo Cup): Ebbw Valley
Best Tuba Section (David Evans Memorial Shield): Goodwick
Best Percussion (Yorweth & Megan Gowing Memorial Cup): Brunel Brass
Youngest Player (Rosemary Deere Shield): Tomos Joseph, BTM (13)
Winning band receives the South Wales Miners Challenge Cup and £1000
Musical Director of the winning banding receives the Miners Eisteddfod Cup
2nd placed band receives the Tower Colliery Cup and £500
3rd placed band receives the Wales T.U.C Challenge Cup and £300
Qualification event for the 2026 British Open Spring Festival Senior Trophy
Bands eligible for Spring Festival invitation:
BTM, Filton Concert, Forest of Dean, Kidlington Concert, Medway