I have been fortunate to play with some of the best brass bands and therefore achieve the following contest wins over a period 35 years, notably from 1989 to 2023.
4 British Open Wins,
6 National Finals of Great Britain Wins,
4 European Championship Wins.
9 Yorkshire Area titles,
4 English National titles,
2 All England Masters, (Cambridge)
2 Australian Nationals,
1 North American Nationals (NABBA).
4 British Open Championships, Free Trade Hall & Symphony Hall
1993 (Williams Fairey Band) Conductor Major Parkes
2005, 2006, 2014, 2023 (Black Dyke Band) Conductor N J Childs
6 British National Finals, Royal Albert Hall
1993 (Williams Fairey Band) Conductor Major Parkes
2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2023 (Black Dyke Band) Conductor N J Childs
4 European Brass Band Championships,
1994 (Williams Fairey Band) Conductor Major Parkes
2005, 2012, 2015 (Black Dyke Band) Conductor N J Childs
1 Welsh Area Championships at Brangwyn Hall Swansea
2024 (off No. 1 Draw) Conductor Philip Harper
9 Yorkshire Area Championships, Bradford & Huddersfield Town Halls
2001, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 (Off No. 1 draw) (Black Dyke Band) Conductor N J Childs
4 English Nationals, Preston Guildhall and Birmingham Symphony Hall
2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 (Black Dyke Band) Conductor N J Childs
2 All England Masters, Cambridge, Corn Exchange:
1996 and 1997 (Williams Fairey Band) Conductor J Gourlay
1 Brass in Concert, Spennymoor Town Hall
1996 (Williams Fairey Band) (As the featured soloist) Conductor J Gourlay
1 Butlins Mineworkers Contest, Skegness
2016 (Flowers Band) Conductor P Holland
1 Spring Festival Grand Shield, Blackpool Winter Gardens
1998 (Flowers Band) Conductor B Hurdley (Solo Prize with Woodfalls 2015) Conductor R Childs
2 Northwest Area Championships, Blackpool Winter Gardens
1996, 1997 (Automatic qualification in 1993, 1994, 1995) (Williams Fairey Band) Conductor Major P Parkes
1 North American Brass Band Championships (NABBA), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
2016, (Fountain City Brass Band, Kansas City) Conductor J Parisi
2 Australian National Championships, Adelaide
2005 (Brisbane Excelsior Band), Conductor H Taylor
2013 (Kew Band, Melbourne) Conductor M Ford
2 Australian Open Championships (FABB), Tweed Heads:
2010 with Kew Band, Melbourne, Conductor M Ford
2013 Brisbane Excelsior and solo prize in 2013 Conductor H Taylor
1 Yeovil Entertainment Contest,
Yeovil 2011 Woodfalls Band Conductor G Pritchard
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