Adjudicator:- Sam Fisher
Trainee adjudicator:- Dean Jones
1 Ferryhill Town Band Jonathan Fenwick
2 GT Group Band Peterlee John Roberts
3 Billingham Silver Band Vaughan Evans
4 Cockerton Silver Band Andy Hunter
5 Trimdon Brass John Bell
6 Durham Miners Associaction Band Stuart Gray
7 Houghton Brass Aidan Hodgson
8 Ashington Colliery Brass Band Nigel Stedman
9 Spennymoor Town Band Fiona Casewell
10 Dunston Silver Band Fraser Hodgson
11 Penrith Town Band Ian Butterworth
12 Houghton Area Youth Band Glenis Smith
13 Backworth Colliery Band Chris Travis
14 Craghead Colliery Band Stephen Goddard
Best Euphonium - David Clough - Ferryhill Town Band
Best Trombones - Ferryhill Town Band
Best Bass section - GT Group Band Peterlee
Best Principal Cornet - David Gillson - Cockerton Prize Silver Band
Best Percussion - Spennymoor Town Band
Best middle of the band - Ferryhill Town Band
Best Soprano - Phillip Tait - GT Group Band Peterlee
Highest placed Youth Band - Houghton Area Youth Band
Highest placed 4th section band - Billingham Silver Band
Highest placed 3rd section band - Spennymoor Town
Highest placed 2nd section band - Ferryhill Town Band
It was lovely to see Councillor Audrey Laing the Mayor of Peterlee Town Council who came along to present some of the prizes.
Many thanks to (in no particular order)
- the staff at East Durham College
- the bands and conductors
- the adjudicator
- all volunteers
- friends from Broadnib Music who produced a recording for each competing band
- the audience for your support
- Durham Music Shop
- Durham Miners Association Band for the loan of all of the percussion