I have been fortunate to play with some of the best brass band and concert bands in the world and therefore achieved the following contest wins over a period 37 years, notably from 1989 onwards.
4 British Open Wins
6 National Finals of Great Britain Wins
4 European Championship Wins (of 7 contests).
9 Yorkshire Area titles.
4 English National titles (out of 5).
2 Welsh Area titles (out of 3).
2 Northwest Area titles (out of 2).
2 All England Masters titles (out of 5)
2 Australian National titles.
1 North American National titles (NABBA)
9 Whit Friday Overall Saddleworth Wins
4 Best Trombone Prizes at Wigan / Salford British Open Solo & Quartet Contest
4 British Open Championships, Free Trade Hall & Symphony Hall
1993 (Williams Fairey Band) Conductor Major P. 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 P. Parkes
2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2023 (Black Dyke Band) Conductor N. J. Childs
4 European Brass Band Championships, Various locations
1994 (Williams Fairey Band) Conductor Major P. Parkes
2005, 2012, 2015 (Black Dyke Band) Conductor N. J. Childs
2 Welsh Area Championships at Brangwyn Hall Swansea
2024 (off No. 1 Draw) and 2026 (off No. 1 draw) & best solo instrumentalist prize Conductor P. 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
2 Northwest Area Championships, Blackpool Winter Gardens
1996, 1997 (Automatic qualification in 1993, 1994, 1995) (Williams Fairey Band) Conductor Major P. Parkes4 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) As a guest. Conductor P. Holland
1 Spring Festival Grand Shield, Blackpool Winter Gardens
1998 (Flowers Band) Conductor B. Hurdley
(Solo Prize with Woodfalls in 2015) Conductor R. Childs
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 Kew Band, Melbourne, and solo prize Conductor M. Ford
2013 Brisbane Excelsior and solo prize Conductor H. Taylor
1 Yeovil Entertainment Contest,
2011 Woodfalls Band, (as a guest). Conductor G. Pritchard
Wigan British Open Solo Championships of GB Wigan Pier and Salford University
Best Trombonist and finalist 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Whit Friday with Black Dyke Band
Overall Saddleworth Champions 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2022 Conductor N. Childs
Whit Friday with Williams Fairey Band
Overall Saddleworth Champions 1996 Conductor Bryan Hurdley
Overall Tameside Winners 1993 Conductor Bryan Hurdley
Best Trombone Lydgate 1993, Best Trombone Stalybridge 1996
Stroud Brass Band Festival– Entertainment Programme
Flowers Band 1990 and 1991 Conductor David Williams
Reading Brass Festival – Freedom
Flowers Brass Band 1990 Conductor Derek Broadbent