Malton Brass Contest

This listing shows 1^st, 2^nd and 3rd placings in each class, but does not show other placings or any special prizes.

*Year/Class*	Adjudicator	Position		*Band*	*Conductor*
At the inaugural contest in 1988 all bands played in a single class. Eight bands entered and played a concert programme of 25 minutes.
1988	Roy Benton (Grimsby)
			1st	York Railway Institute	Derek Warley
			2nd	Kirkbymoorside Town	Les Maw
			3rd	Harrogate	Peter Wells
			4th	York R.I. Golden Rail	John Warley
The Format of the contest was changed. Class “A” had to present a 25 minute programme and Class “B” one of 17 minutes (this was increased to 20 minutes in 1990)
1989	Dennis Wilby (Wakefield)
Class “A”	5 bands entered and played		1st	East Yorkshire Brass	Graham Townsend
			2nd	York Railway Institute	Barry Thompson
			3rd	Yorkshire Evening Post	Malcolm Simpson
Class “B”	8 bands entered, 6 played		1st	Ripon City	John Large
			2nd	York R.I. Golden Rail	John Warley
			3rd	Swinton & District Excelsior	Geoffrey Emerson
1990	Alan Exley (Leeds)
Class “A”	7 bands entered, 6 played		1st	Wallace Arnold (Rothwell)	John Roberts
			2nd	British Steel Stainless Dodworth	Graham O’Connor
			3rd	Harrogate	Peter Wells
Class “B”	8 bands entered, 6 played		1st	Cottingham	James Gossip MBE
			2nd	Ripon City	Christopher Banks
			3rd	Theakston Wakeman Brass	Dennis Lonsdale

1991	Stan Lippeatt (Mansfield)
Class “A”	6 bands entered, 5 played	1st	Kirkbymoorside Town	Les Maw BEM
		2nd=	East Yorkshire Brass	Tony Whittaker
		2nd=	Harrogate	Peter Wells
Class “B”	9 bands entered, 8 played	1st	Hatfield Main Colliery	Ken Johnson
		2nd	Tingley	David Essex
		3rd	Rothwell Temperance “B”	Glyn Kearsley
1992	Graham O’Connor (Sheffield)
Class “A”	8 bands entered, 8 played	1st	East Yorkshire Brass	Tony Whittaker
		2nd	Hatfield Main Colliery	Ken Johnson
		3rd	York R.I. Intercity	David Flatman
Class “B”	6 bands entered, 5 played	1st	Swinton & Disrtict Excelsior	Paul Jones
		2nd	Thurcroft Welfare	David Neal
		3rd	Stape Silver	Michael Breckon
1993	David Horsfield (Bradford)
Class “A”	7 bands entered, 6 played	1st	Kirkbymoorside Town	John Woodward
		2nd	Wakefield Metropolitan	Stephen Wood
		3rd	East Yorkshire Brass	Tony Whittaker
Class “B”	8 bands entered, 7 played	1st	Rothwell Temperance	Richard Grantham
		2nd	Stape Silver	Michael Breckon
		3rd	Wetherby & District Silver	Anthony Hall
1994	Roy Bentham (Grimsby)
Class “A”	6 bands entered, 5 played	1st	British Steel Teesside	John Roberts
		2nd	Kirkbymoorside Town	John Woodward
		3rd	York R.I. Intercity	Mark Sidwell
Class “B”	4 bands entered and played	1st	Rothwell Temperance	David Roberts
		2nd	The Harrogate Band	David Lancaster
		3rd	Stape Silver	Michael Breckon
1995	Derek Broadbent (Bradford)
Class “A”	5 bands entered and played	1st	Yorkshire Co-op Jayess	Steven Longden
		2nd	Wakefield Metropolitan	Brian Dyson
		3rd	Kirkbymoorside Town	John Woodward
Class “B”	8 bands entered, 7 played	1st	Marsden Silver	Alan Widdop
		2nd	Harrogate	David Lancaster
		3rd	Knottingley Silver	Ian Colley

1996	Alan Hope (Washington)
Class “A”	8 bands entered, 5 played	1st	Lingdale Silver	Mark Sidwell
		2nd	Hatfield Coal Co.	Malcolm Simpson
		3rd	Barnsley Building Society	S. Phillips
Class “B”	6 bands entered, 5 played	1st	Knottingley Silver	Ian Colley
		2nd	Stape Silver	Michael Breckon
		3rd	Billingham Silver	Vaughan Evans
1997	John Roberts (Barnsley)
Class “A”	6 bands entered and played	1st	Kippax R.I.B.	Ian Colley
		2nd	Chapeltown Silver	John Kendall
		3rd	East Yorkshire Brass	Robin Tait
Class “B”	8 bands entered and played	1st	Marsden Silver	Alan Widdop
		2nd	Knottingley Silver	Kevin Belcher
		3rd	City of Sheffield	D.L.Brock
In 1998 the format was again changed to include Class “C” for ungraded Bands
1998	Geoffrey Whitham (Halifax)
Class “A”	8 bands entered, 5 played	1st	Rothwell Temperance	David Roberts
		2nd	British Steel Teesside	(unconfirmed)
		3rd	Marsden Silver	Alan Widdop
Class “B”	6 bands entered, 5 played	1st	Knottingley Silver	Kevin Belcher
		2nd	Billingham Silver	Vaughan Evans
		3rd	Langbaurgh Brass	Tim Oldroyd
Class “C”	3 bands entered and played	1st	Sherburn & District	Tom Wright
		2nd	Clifton & Lightcliffe Youth	John Clay
		3rd	Gawthorpe Brass	Richard Larder
1999	David Horsfield (Bradford)
Class “A”	9 bands entered and played	1st	Marsden Silver	Alan Widdop
		2nd	Rowntree	Chris Hirst
		3rd	Kirkbymoorside Town	John Woodward
Class “B”	8 bands entered and played	1st	Horbury Victoria	John Hudson
		2nd	Wetherby & District Silver	Glyn Kearsley
		3rd	Billingham Silver	L.Bartram
Class “C”	3 bands entered and played	1st	Bedale Brass	George Lundberg
		2nd	Clifton & Lightcliffe Youth	John Clay
		3rd	Sherburn & District	Tom Wright
2000	The Contest was cancelled because of local flooding

2001	Derek Broadbent (Bradford)
Class “A”	7 bands played	1st	Marsden Silver	Alan Widdop
		2nd	South Yorkshire Police	David Lever
		3rd	Nestle Rowntree	William Rushworth
Class “B”	7 bands played	1st	Wetherby & District Silver	Glyn Kearsley
		2nd	Stape Silver	Michael Breckon
		3rd	Thurcroft Welfare	Philip Dickens
Class “C”	2 bands played	1st	Clifton & Lightcliffe “B”	John Clay
		2nd	Tingley Youth	G. Fowler
2002	Roy Roe (Leeds)
Class “A”	9 bands entered and played	1st	Drighlington	Colin Hardy
		2nd	Harrogate	David Lancaster
		3rd	Nestle Rowntree	William Rushworth
Class “B”	8 bands entered and played	1st	Lockwood Brass	Nigel Barnes
		2nd	Billingham Silver	Vaughan Evans
		3rd	Stape Silver	Michael Breckon
Class “C”	1 band entered and played	1st	Bilsdale Silver	Peter Richardson
2003	Roy Sparkes (Crewe)
Class “A”	7 bands played	1st	Harrogate	David Lancaster
		2nd	Yorkshire Co-operatives	John Roberts
		3rd	Drighlington	Colin Hardy
Class “B”	6 bands played	1st	Lockwood Brass	Nigel Barnes
		2nd	Wetherby & District Silver	Glyn Kearsley
		3rd	Billingham Silver	Vaughan Evans
Class “C”	3 bands played	1st	Nestle Rowntree “B”	Audrey Brown
		2nd	Bilsdale Silver	Peter Richardson
		3rd	Dinnington Colliery Training	Joanne Brookes-Wright
2004	Stan Lippeatt (Mansfield)
Class “A”	8 bands entered and played	1st	Cottingham	Graham Walker
		2nd	Chapeltown Silver	Ian Scott
		3rd	Kirkbymoorside Town	John Woodward
Class “B”	6 bands entered and played	1st	Lockwood Brass	John Roberts
		2nd	Barrow Concert	A. Garbutt
		3rd	Billingham Silver	Vaughan Evans
Class “C”	4 bands entered and played	1st	Golcar	John Clay
		2nd	Northallerton Silver	Jacqui Crilly
		3rd	Thurcroft Training	Philip DIckens

2005	Geoffrey Whitham (Halifax)
Class “A”	10 bands entered and played	1st	Stocksbridge Brass	Stan Lippeat
		2nd	Lockwood Brass	John Roberts
		3rd	Harrogate	David Lancaster
Class “B”	8 bands entered and played	1st	Emley Brass	Gary Hallas
		2nd	Billingham Silver	Vaughan Evans
		3rd	Barrow Concert	A. Garbutt
Class “C”	4 bands entered and played	1st	South Milford Brass	Richard Wilton
		2nd	Northallerton Silver	Jacqui Crilly
		3rd	Shepherd Building Group Concert	Audrey Brown
2006	Ray Farr (Durham)
Class “A”	7 bands entered and played	1st	Shepherd Building Group Brass	Tim Oldroyd
		2nd	United Co-op Yorkshire	William Rushworth
		3rd	Kirkbymoorside Town	John Woodward
Class “B”	9 bands entered and played	1st	Stape Silver	Nigel Sutherland
		2nd	Barrow Concert	Brian Marwood
		3rd	Emley Brass	Gary Hallas
Class “C”	2 bands entered and played	1st	Leyburn	George M. Lundberg
		2nd	Bilsdale Silver	Kevin Moxon
2007	Roy Roe (Leeds)
Class “A”	3 bands entered and 2 bands played	1st	Kirkbymoorside Town	John Woodward
		2nd	United Co-op Yorkshire	William Rushworth
Class “B”	9 bands entered and played	1st	Stape Silver	Michael Breckon
		2nd	South Milford Brass	Richard Wilton
		3rd	Emley Brass	Garry Hallas
Class “C”	2 bands entered and played	1st	Knaresborough	Rob Ilsley
		2nd	Golcar	Ann Bartholemew

2008	Sydney Swancott
Class “A”	7 bands entered and played	1st	Yorkshire Co-op	William Rushworth
		2nd	Shepherd Building Group	Tim Oldroyd
		3rd	York Railway Institute	Derek Warley
Class “B”	9 bands entered and played	1st	Stape Silver	Michael Breckon
		2nd	Rockingham	Frank Hoyland
		3rd	Emley Brass	Garry Hallas
Class “C”	3 bands entered and played	1st	Knaresborough	Rob Ilsley
		2nd	Golcar	Ann Bartholemew

2009	Alan Hope
Class “A”	4 bands entered and played	1st	Kirkbymoorside Town	John Woodward
		2nd	York Railway Institute	David Lancaster
		3rd	Grange Moor	Michael Howley
Class “B”	4 bands entered and 3 played	1st	Stape Silver	Michael Breckon
		2nd	South Milford Brass	Richard Wilton
		3rd	Swinton & District Excelsior	Nigel Sutherland
Class “C”	2 bands entered and 1 played	1st	Knaresborough	Rob Ilsley

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