Annual Entertainment Contest
Next Contest: Sunday 8th February 2009

Date: Sunday 8th February 2009
Venue: Forest Theatre, RFDC, Five Acres, Coleford, Gloucestershire.
Adjudicator: Richard Evans
Compere: David Hayward

Contest Format
The Contest will be organised under the GBBA Contesting Rules and will consist of two sections.

SECTION 1 Cash awards of £100 plus trophies will be presented to the Highest placed band of each of the national grades, with additional trophies for the Second and Third placed bands.
SECTION 2 Gold, Silver and Bronze awards will be presented.

Special award to the Most Entertaining Band (i.e. Deportment, General Appearance, Presentation and Programme Content).

Special Awards to the Best Soloist and the Youngest Player.

Bands competing in each section will be permitted to play a maximum of 30 Brass Instrumentalists and 3 Percussionists.

Open adjudication.
A split draw will be used for this event.

Each band will play a programme not to exceed 20 minutes playing time.
The programme is to include a solo item.

Borrowed Players
SECTION 1 - Bands will be allowed to borrow up to three players if needed; Championship Section Bands from any section, First Section Bands from First Section or below, Second Section Bands from Second Section or below, Third Section Bands from Third Section or below, Fourth Section Bands will be allowed to borrow from the Fourth or Third Sections if needed.

SECTION 2 - Bands competing in Section 2 (Youth/Training/Un-registered Bands) will not use Registration Cards, but will complete and return the Contest Registration Form supplied.

Percussion
The following large items will be provided, no substitutions will be allowed with the exception that players may use their own side drum:
Four timpani
Concert Bass Drum and cradle
Marching Bass Drum
Tam-Tam
Vibraphone
Five piece Drum Kit with Cymbal
Any other instruments required will be the responsibility of the Band concerned, as will ALL STICKS and beaters etc. Please indicate on your entry form if you will require either Tubular Bells or Xylophone.

Entry Fees
SECTION 1 £50 / £60 Non GBBA Bands
SECTION 2 £30

Closing date for entries 19th December 2008, or sooner if the maximum number of bands permitted for the Contest is received.

Cheques to be made payable to the GBBA and returned with the entry form to: W.H.Poulton, Ivydene, Tufthorn Road, Milkwall, Coleford, Glos GL16 8PY.
Telephone 01594 833899.

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RESULTS

Overall Result

First Prize      Mid Rhondda Band   190 pts

Second Prize  Phoenix Brass Crewkerne   189 pts

Third Prize    Tylorstown (Arriva Trains)  188 pts

Most Entertaining Band         Phoenix Crewkerne

Special Awards

Youngest Player        David Crowe (9)         Bream Silver

Best Soloist               Matt Read                   Phoenix Brass Crewkerne

First Section

First Prize        Mid Rhondda Band    190 pts

Second Section

First Prize        Phoenix Brass Crewkerne       189 pts

Second Prize   Tylorstown (Arriva Trains)     188 pts

Third Section

First Prize        Blaenavon Town      187 pts

Second Prize   Ynyshir (Clarity Digital Office Supplies)186 pts

Third Prize      Ogmore Valley      185 pts

Fourth Section

First Prize        Bream Silver    184 pts

Second Prize   Phoenix Brass    183 pts

Third Prize      Nailsworth Silver    182 pts

Youth, Training and Un-registered Section

Forest of Dean Area Youth Band      Gold Award

Chepstow Town                               Gold Award

Lydbrook Training Band                   Silver Award

Frampton on Severn                         Silver Award

Cheltenham Training Band                Silver Award

Tewkesbury Training Band               Silver Award

Best Soloist        Brendan Gudgeon      Chepstow Town          Xylophone

Youngest Player        Erin Shorey (7)    Chepstow Town

Entertainment Contest Results
A great day was had on Sunday 4th February 2007 at the RFDC Theatre, Coleford when 11 bands came to compete at the GBBA Entertainment Contest. The contest was split in to two sections; an unregistered / training / youth section and an open section. The results were as follows:

Section 2 (Youth, training or unregistered bands)
1st Usk Youth 179 pts
2nd Lydbrok Training 177 pts
3rd Frampton-on-Severn 176 pts
4th Berry Hill SIlver 173 pts
5th Parkend Silver 172 pts

Best Soloist Rhyddian Griffiths - Percussion - Lydbrook Training
Youngest Player Stephen East - Lydbrook Training

Section 1 (Open Contest for all registered bands)
1st Tylorstown (Arriva Trains Wales) 185 pts
2nd Blaenavon Town 184 pts
3rd Bream Silver 181 pts
4th Wotton & District 180 pts
5th Crosskeys Silver 178 pts
6th Marshfield 174 pts
7th Nailsworth 172 pts

Most Entertaining Band Blaenavon Town James
Whitson Trophy - Winning Conductor Gary Davies
Best Soloist Joanne Corcoran - Flugel - Blaenavon Town
Youngest Player Ellis Davies - Crosskeys Silver
Highest Placed Second Section Band Tylorstown (Arriva Trains Wales)
Highest Placed Third Section Band Blaenavon Town
Highest Placed Fourth Section Band Bream Silver