Contest: The National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain
Date: 28 September 2008
Location: Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate
Section: First
Test Piece: The Saga of Haakon the Good by Philip Sparke
Adjudicator: Melvin White and Steve Sykes
PositionBandConductorDrawnPoints
1 Beaumaris Gwyn Evans 8 192
2 Innovate Skelmanthorpe John Roberts 10 191
3 Kirkbymoorside Town John Woodward 7 189
4 Helston Town John Hitchens 11 188
5 Blackburn and Darwen Nick Sheppard 12 187
6 Glossop Old Jon Davies 15 185
7 Hathern Dave Newman 6 183
8 Otterbourne Brass Lt Col Chris Davis OBE 9 182
9 Newbridge (Celynen) Paul Holland 2 181
10 Stannington Brass Band Derek Renshaw 5 180
11 Phoenix West Midland Brass David Maplestone 14 179
12 Roberts Bakery Colin Cranson 16 178
13 Bo'ness and Carridens Mike Marzella 3 177
14 Clackmannan & District Paul Kiernan 17 176
15 Ipswich and Norwich Co-op Robin Norman 1 175
16 Jersey Premier Brass Tim Pritchard 13 173
17 Wansbeck's Ashington Colliery Nigel Steadman 4 172

Contest: North East Derbyshire Invitation Entertainment Contest
Date: 20 September 2008
Location: SharleyPark Leisure Centre,Clay Cross
Section: Open
Adjudicator: Barry Thompson
PositionBandConductorDrawnPoints
1 Stannington Brass Band Derek Renshaw 3 188
2 Shirland Welfare Band Andrew Dennis 2 184
3 Hopkins Solicitors Blidworth Welfare Kevin Steward 1 180

Contest: Battle of the Bands Entertainment Contest
Date: 22 June 2008
Location: Speedwell Rooms, Staveley
Section: Open
Test Piece: Own Choice Entertainment
Adjudicator: Simon Kerwin (Music), Martin Thacker MBE (Entertainment), Michael Bagshaw (Deportment)
PositionBandConductorDrawnPoints
1 Stannington Brass Band Derek Renshaw 5 133
2 Shirebrook Miners Welfare (Unison) Band Mark Wilcockson 4 128
3 Strata Brass David Hirst 1 127
=4 Deepcar Brass Band Gavin Somerset 3 119
=4 Hopkins Solicitors Blidworth Band Malcom Bevan 2 119
5 Cresswell Colliery Andy Furmidge 6 107

Contest: Yorkshire Regional Qualifying Championships
Date: 02 March 2008
Location: St George's Hall, Bradford
Section: First
Test Piece: James Cook Circumnavigator by Gilbert Vinter
Adjudicator: Dr. Robert Childs and James Scott
PositionBandConductorDrawnPoints
1 Innovate Skelmanthorpe John Roberts 11 189
2 Stannington Brass Band Derek Renshaw 9 187
3 Wakefield Metropolitan Nornam Law 13 185
4 Old Silkstone Alan Exley 12 184
5 Yorkshire Co-Op Michael Fowles 1 183
6 Hebden Bridge Dennis Hadfield 5 182
7 Drighlington Kevin Belcher 6 181
8 Grange Moor Kevin Wadsworth 14 180
9 Barnsley Building Society William Rushworth 10 179
10 Hade Edge Simon Wood 8 178
11 South Yorkshire Police Ian Scott 3 177
12 Knottingley Silver Dr. Owen Wedgwood 2 176
13 Meltham and Meltham Mills Stuart Fawcett 1 175
14 Lindley Neil Jowett 4 174

Contest: Butlins Mineworkers Open Brass Band National Festival
Date: 19 January 2008
Location: Butlins, Skegness
Section: First
Test Piece: Plantagenets by Edward Gregson
Adjudicator: Malcolm Brownbill and Paul Cosh
PositionBandConductorDrawnPoints
1 Innovate Skelmanthorpe John Roberts 12 191
2 United Yorkshire Co-Op Michael Fowles 6 190
3 Vernon Building Society Poynton Kevin Gibbs 21 189
4 Ipswich & Norwich Co-Op Robin Norman 17 188
5 Stannington Brass Band Derek Renshaw 7 187
6 City of Cambridge Peter Bassano 22 186
7 Markham and District Colliery Nigel Seaman 18 185
8 Pontardulais Town Paul Jenkins 20 184
9 Carlton Brass Walter Ritchie 4 183
10 Foresters Brass 2000 Peter Collins 19 182
11 Becontree Brass Graham Chamber 5 181
12 Old Silkstone Alan Exley 3 180
13 The Egham Band Gareth J Green 10 179
14 Gresley Colliery David Hirst 24 178
15 Jackfield Elcock Reisen John Maines 11 177
16 Bedworth Brass Steven Tighe 15 176
17 Sandhurst Silver Ian Peaple 1 175
18 Shirland Welfare Training Marie Smith 23 174
19 GT Group Peterlee Stephen Malcolm 2 173
20 Wansbeck's Ashington Colliery Nigel Steadman 9 172
21 NW Ellington Colliery Alan Fernie 13 171
22 Cawston Band Colin H. Swaep 8 170
23 Hopkins Blidworth Colliery Geoff Hawley 14 169
24 Ibstock Brick Brass Graham Sutton 16 168


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