Torquay Line-up Announced

 

The 74th South West Brass Band Association annual championship returns to the Riviera Centre in Torquay this weekend. 23 bands will take to the stage on Saturday 5th November to perform their own choice test-piece selections in a bid to impress adjudicators Nicholas Garman and Paul Norley, who will have trainee adjudicator Stephanie Binns alongside them. 

The Fourth/Ungraded Section will commence at 9.30am followed by the Third Section, Training Band and Second Section. The Open Section will commence following the results ceremony for the previous sections at approximately 2.00pm. The full line-up can be viewed below:

Open Section:
Camborne Town Band (Kevin MacKenzie)
Chalford Band (Steve Tubb)
Glastonbury Brass (David Hayward)
Lanner & District Silver Band (Aaron Harvey)
Roche Brass (Keith Maxwell)
Sherborne Town Band (J Lush-Camps)
Sidmouth Town Band (Adrian Harvey)
Soundhouse Brass (Lee Clayson)
South West Comms Band (Adam Glynn)
St Austell Town Band (Stuart Chappell)

Second Section:
Porthleven Town Band (Tom Basset)

Third Section:
Bideford Town Band (Mark Durham)
Bratton Silver Band (David Hayward)
Porthleven Town Band (Tom Basset)
Verwood Town Band (Kevin Smith)

Fourth/Ungraded Section:
Bideford Town Band (Mark Durham)
Indian Queens Band (Ben Martin)
Okehampton Excelsior Silver Band (Paul Pennicotte-Henrie)
Saltash Band (Neil Ellis)
St Breward Silver Band (Tom Howard)
St Stithians Band (James Burns)
Wincanton Silver Band (James White)

Training Band Section:
Soundhouse Training Band (Gary Thompson)

Supporter’s tickets will be available on the door priced at £10.
Concessions at £8 (children aged 9 and under are free when accompanied by a ticket holder). Card payments will be accepted.

 

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