The Skelmanthorpe Band claimed the honours at Morley on 16th June 2013.
There was an excellent turn out of competitors at the popular Morley March and Hymn Tune Contest and we had a head to head battle with our Yorkshire Championship Section rivals Marsden Silver for the £500 first prize.
We overturned a one point deficit from our march performance of ‘The President’ into an overall one point winning margin thanks to a fine rendition of the hymn tune ‘Praise My Soul’, which also gained us an extra £60 in prize money.
MD John Roberts said the decision to enter the contest for the first time had paid off in fine style for the band.
“It’s such a well run event that we felt we would give it a go this year. It’s a great contest, and with the fine weather it turned out to be a great day for the band too.”
Results
1. Skelmanthorpe (John Roberts): 191/192 = 383
2. Marsden Silver (Glyn Williams): 192/190 = 382
3. Yorkshire Imperial DUT (David Nesbitt): 190/187 = 377
4. Hade Edge (Simon Wood): 189/188 = 377
5. Drighlington (Jim Davies): 188/186 = 374
6. Kippax (David Lancaster): 186/184 = 370
7. Crofton Silver (Kevin Belcher): 185/183 = 368
8. Hade Edge Youth (Simon Wood): 182/180 = 362
9. Elmfield Brass (Stockport) (Jack Bennett): 181/181 = 362
10. Gawthorpe Brass 85 (John Edward): 183/176 = 359
11. Shirland Welfare Training (Dave Harvey): 180/177 = 357
12. Garforth Brass (Mark Wildie): 179/178 = 357
13. Harrogate (Craig Ratcliffe): 178/179 = 357
14. Tewit Youth Intermediate (Steve Heninghem): 177/175 = 352
