HISTORICAL CONTEST RESULTS
MONTH |
YEAR | CONTEST | SECTION | TEST-PIECE |
ADJUDICATOR |
PLACE |
| INFORMATION ON CONTESTING IS SOUGHT FOR THIS PERIOD | ||||||
| Grateful thanks to Ron Bligh for providing information from this date until May 1964 - Ron's contribution to the band was enormous. He played the Flugel, was band secretary for many years and later (with Reg Spreadbury) formed the junior band which went onto become Woodfalls Concert Brass. His brother David was Principal Cornet and his father Arthur played percussionist with the band. | ||||||
| 1948 | West of England Area | 2nd Section | 1st | |||
| 1949 | West of England Area | 2nd Section | 1st | |||
| 1952 | West of England Area | Championship | 2nd | |||
| CONDUCTOR - SYDNEY L. CLARKE | ||||||
| November | 1952 | National Finals (Empress Hall) | Championship | The Frogs of Aristophanes | Herbert Bennett & Harry Hayes | unplaced |
| 1953 | West of England Area | Championship | 2nd | |||
| October | 1953 | National Finals (Empress Hall) | Championship | Diadem of Gold | J. Greenwood & T.J. Powell | 12th |
| May | 1959 | West of England Area (Bristol) | 2nd Section | Yorkshire Ridings Suite | Eric Ball | 3rd |
| At this point there were two contesting bands in Woodfalls (S denotes Senior Band, J denotes Junior Band) | ||||||
| June | 1959 | Verwood | Championship (S) | Devon Fantasy | George Thompson | 1st |
| " | " | " | March (S) | not known (own Choice) | George Thompson | 1st |
| " | " | " | Open Hymn (S) | not known (own Choice) | George Thompson | 1st |
| CONDUCTOR - CLIFF KINGSHOTT | ||||||
| " | " | " | Grading (J) | Melodies of Britain | George Thompson | 2nd |
| " | " | " | March (J) | not known (own Choice) | George Thompson | 2nd |
| " | " | " | Open Hymn (J) | not known (own Choice) | George Thompson | Unplaced |
| CONDUCTOR - SYDNEY L. CLARKE | ||||||
| October | 1959 | National Finals (Seymour Hall) | 2nd Section (S) | Romeo & Juliet (Gounod) | Harry Hayes & Lt, Col. F.J.Harris | Unplaced |
| CONDUCTOR - CLIFF KINGSHOTT | ||||||
| November | 1959 | Reading | 4th Section (J) | In Switzerland | Tom Powell | 3rd |
| CONDUCTOR - SYDNEY L. CLARKE | ||||||
| December | 1959 | Wessex B.B.A. (Bournemouth) | Championship (S) | Scheherazade | not known | 1st |
| CONDUCTOR - CLIFF KINGSHOTT | ||||||
| December | 1959 | Wessex B.B.A. (Bournemouth) | 4th Section (J) | not known | not known | 1st |
| December | 1959 | Wessex B.B.A. (Bournemouth) | March (J) | not known | not known | 1st |
| The above is the last contest of the senior band and the junior band became the principal band | ||||||
| May | 1960 | west of England Area (Bristol) | 4th Section | Princess And The Poet | E.S.Brown | 2nd |
| June | " | Brighton | 4th Section | Princess And The Poet (own choice) | Frank Wright | 1st |
| June | " | Brighton | 3rd Section | In Switzerland (own choice) | Frank Wright | Unplaced |
| June | " | Verwood | Section 2 | Princess And The Poet (own choice) | Tom Powell | 1st |
| June | " | Verwood | Hymn | not known (own choice) | Tom Powell | 1st |
| June | " | Verwood | Section 1 | In Switzerland (own choice) | Tom Powell | 1st |
| July | 1960 | Wessex B.B.A. (Tisbury) | Selection | In Switzerland (own choice) | Walter Hargreaves | 1st |
| " | " | " | March | not known (own choice) | Walter Hargreaves | 1st |
| October | 1960 | National Finals | 4th Section | In Tudor days | Harry Hayes & Enos Brown | Unplaced |
| December | 1960 | Wessex B.B.A. (Bournemouth) | 2nd Section | Devon Fantasy | Eric Ball | 1st |
| February | 1961 | Staverton (Glos) | 3rd Section | Galantia | Sam B. Wood | 3rd |
| May | " | West of England Area (Bristol) | 4th Section | Suite in Bb (Purcell) | Harry Nutall | 1st |
| " | " | Brighton | 4th Section | Devon Fantasy (own choice) | Lt. Col. F.J.Harris | 2nd |
| " | " | " | 3rd Section | Devon Fantasy (own choice) | " | 2nd |
| CONDUCTOR - WILLIAM SCHOLES William Scholes was the conductor of the Rushden Temperance Band and
gained seven top six placings with them at the British Open Championships at Belle Vue, Manchester. In 1969 he was awarded the Iles Medal by the Worshipful Company of Musicians for significant contributions to the brass band movement. It is unusual to have two conductors at the same contest but I assured that this was the case. |
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| " | " | " | 2nd Section | Coriolanus (own choice) | " | 4th |
| CONDUCTOR - CLIFF KINGSHOTT | ||||||
| June | " | Verwood | Section 2 | Devon Fantasy (own choice) | Bert Sullivan | 1st |
| " | " | " | Section 1 | Coriolanus (own choice) | " | 2nd |
| " | " | " | Open March | not known (own choice) | " | 1st |
| " | " | " | Open Hymn | not known (own choice) | " | 3rd |
| " | " | Crewkerne | Section 2 | Suite in Bb (Purcell) | Harry Hayes | 1st |
| " | " | " | Section 1 | Salzburg Suite | " | Unplaced |
| " | " | " | Open March | not known (own choice) | " | 2nd |
| July | " | Wessex B.B.A. (Shrewton) | Section 2 | Recollections of Mendelsohn | Fred Roberts | 2nd |
| " | " | " | Section 2 March | not known (own choice) | " | 2nd |
| " | " | " | Open March | not known (own choice) | " | 1st |
| " | " | " | Open Hymn | not known (own choice) | " | 1st |
| October | " | Oxford | Section B | In Switzerland | William Skelton | Unplaced |
| October | " | National Finals (Hammersmith) | 4th Section | Three Days | Alfred Ashpole & Tom Atkinson | Unplaced |
| November | " | Reading | 3rd Section | Salzburg Suit | Capt. J. Howe | not known |
| December | " | Wessex B.B.A. (Bournemouth) | Section 2 | Cavalleria Rusticana | Walter Hargreaves | 1st |
| " | " | " | March | not known (own choice) | " | 1st |
| " | " | " | Hymn | not known (own choice) | " | 1st |
| CONDUCTOR - SYDNEY L. CLARKE | ||||||
| May | 1962 | West of England Area (Bristol) | 3rd Section | Three Character Pieces | Lt. Col. F. Harris | Unplaced |
| CONDUCTOR - CLIFF KINGSHOTT | ||||||
| June | " | Brighton | 2nd Section | Coriolanus (own choice) | Eric Ball | Unplaced |
| " | " | " | 3rd Section | Coriolanus (own choice) | Lt. Col. F. Harris | 1st |
| June | " | Crewkerne | Section 2 | Contest day | Tom Atkinson | 2nd |
| " | " | " | Section 1 | Three Character Pieces | " | 1st |
| " | " | " | March | not known (own choice) | " | Unplaced |
| CONDUCTOR - SYDNEY L. CLARKE | ||||||
| July | " | Verwood | Championship | Cavalleria Rusticana | Ted Butress | 1st |
| " | " | " | Hymn | not known (own choice) | " | 1st |
| " | " | " | March | not known (own choice) | " | 1st |
| September | " | Godalming | 2nd Section | Princess And The Poet | Harry Mortimer | 1st |
| " | " | " | Hymn | " | 1st | |
| November | " | Exeter | Championship | Peter Schmoll | Maj. C.H.Jaeger | 1st |
| " | " | " | Hymn | Sovereignty | " | 1st |
| CONDUCTOR - CLIFF KINGSHOTT | ||||||
| " | " | Devizes | Championship | Peter Schmoll | J.R.Major | Unplaced |
| CONDUCTOR - SYDNEY L. CLARKE | ||||||
| December | " | Wessex B.B.A. (Bournemouth) | Championship | Snowdon Fantasy | Tom Powell | 2nd |
| " | " | " | March | not known (own choice) | " | 1st |
| CONDUCTOR - GEORGE THOMPSON | ||||||
| May | 1963 |
West of England Area (Bristol) | 3rd Section | The Rivals | Frank Wright | 3rd |
| CONDUCTOR - CLIFF KINGSHOTT | ||||||
| June | " | Hove | First Section | not known (own choice) | Trevor Walmsley | 2nd |
| " | " | Verwood | Section B | In Switzerland | Cyril Yorath | 2nd |
| " | " | " | March | not known (own choice) | " | 1st |
| " | " | " | Section A | Entertainment Programme | " | 2nd |
| July | " | Wessex B.B.A. (Shrewton) | Championship | Barber of Seville (Selection) | Fred Roberts | 1st |
| " | " | " | March | not known (own choice) | " | 1st |
| " | " | " | Open | Peter Schmoll | " | 1s |
| " | " | " | Hymn | not known (own choice) | " | 1st |
| CONDUCTOR -MAURICE CLARK Maurice Clark played the clarinet in the Royal Engineers Band from 1947. In 1956 he went to Kneller Hall and became a Director of Music in the Army. He composed some twenty novelty pieces for band, one of the most popular being "Tyrolean Tubas". He conducted Woodfalls at the 3rd Section National Finals in 1963 and this was his only appearance with the band. | ||||||
| October | " | National Finals (Fulham) | 3rd Section | The Ancient Mariner | Jack Mackintosh & Tom Atkinson | 5th |
| CONDUCTOR - SYDNEY L. CLARKE | ||||||
| November | " | Exeter | Championship | Scheherazade | Harry Mortimer | Unplaced |
| " | " | " | Entertainment | Entertainment Programme | " | Unplaced |
| Grateful thanks to David Bligh for providing information from this date until March 1987 - the tenure of David's service to the band! David continues his involvement with the band as a regular guest player! During his service, David played principal cornet on many occasions, especially at many of his later contests, his brother Ron played Flugel and his father Arthur was a percussionist with the band. | ||||||
| CONDUCTOR - DOUG JUDD Mr.Judd was very well known in Wessex banding circles as the long time conductor of Handley Silver Band. He conducted Woodfalls on one occasion only, this being the Wessex Association Contest at Bournemouth in January 1964. | ||||||
January |
1964 |
Wessex B.B.A (Bournemouth) |
Championship |
Othello |
Cyril Yorath |
2nd |
" |
" |
" |
Hymn Tune |
Blaenwern (own choice) |
Cyril Yorath |
4th |
| CONDUCTOR - BERT SULLIVAN Bert Sullivan was a very well known figure in the brass band world and from the 1920’s onwards was considered the finest euphonium player of his generation. He had periods playing with many bands including the famous St. Hilda’s Colliery and he was for many years the euphonium soloist and bandmaster at Munn & Feltons / G.U.S Footwear Band. Mr.Sullivan conducted Woodfalls at only three contests but had a very good record. He was engaged to conduct the band at the West of England Area Second Section Contest in 1964 where he won 1st prize and this meant that Woodfalls had regained their position in the Championship Section. He conducted Woodfalls at the area contest in 1965 in the Championship Section and was awarded 3rd prize. His final appearance with the band was at the Wessex Association Summer Contest at Beaminster in 1965 and this resulted in another victory. | ||||||
May |
1964 |
West of England Area (Bristol) |
2nd section |
The Great City |
Walter Hargreaves |
1st |
| CONDUCTOR - ALBERT DAVIES | ||||||
May |
1964 |
Wessex B.B.A (Sherborne) |
Championship |
New World Symphony |
Walter Hargreaves |
1st |
" |
" |
" |
Open Section |
Scheherazade |
Walter Hargreaves |
1st |
" |
" |
" |
March |
Cossack (own choice) |
Walter Hargreaves |
1st |
June |
1964 |
Verwood |
Championship |
entertainment programme |
E.C.Buttress |
2nd |
June |
1964 |
Crewkerne |
Championship |
Scheherazade (own choice) |
Bert Sullivan |
2nd |
" |
" |
" |
March |
Cossack (own choice) |
Bert Sullivan |
1st |
October |
1964 |
Oxford |
Championship |
Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals |
Alex Mortimer |
3rd |
October |
1964 |
National Finals (Kensington) |
2nd section |
Oasis |
Tom Powell & Jack Mackintosh |
9th |
November |
1964 |
Reading |
2nd section |
Sirius |
Alfred Ashpole |
5th |
December |
1964 |
Wessex B.B.A (Bournemouth) |
Championship |
Les Preludes |
Eric Ball |
1st |
| CONDUCTOR - BERT SULLIVAN | ||||||
May |
1965 |
West of England Area (Bristol) |
Championship |
Themes from Symphony no.1(Beethoven) |
Eric Ball |
3rd |
May |
1965 |
Wessex B.B.A (Beaminster) |
Championship |
Coriolanus |
Fred Roberts |
1st |
" |
" |
" |
March |
Cossack (own choice) |
Fred Roberts |
1st |
" |
" |
" |
Hymn Tune |
All In The April Evening |
Fred Roberts |
3rd |
| CONDUCTOR - COURTNEY BOSANKO - click for more information | ||||||
June |
1965 |
Verwood |
Championship |
entertainment programme |
Cyril Suckling |
1st |
July |
1965 |
Downton |
Championship |
Les Preludes (own choice) |
Fred Roberts |
2nd |
November |
1965 |
Swindon |
Championship |
Sinfonietta Pastorale |
Cliff Edmonds |
2nd |
" |
" |
" |
Hymn Tune |
not known |
Cliff Edmonds |
1st |
November |
1965 |
Reading |
Championship |
Themes from Symphony no.1 (Beethoven) |
Harry Mortimer |
3rd |
December |
1965 |
Wessex B.B.A (Bournemouth) |
Championship |
Overture To An Epic Occasion |
Frank Wright |
1st |
" |
" |
" |
March |
Balmashanna (own choice) |
Frank Wright |
3rd |
" |
" |
" |
Hymn Tune |
not known |
Frank Wright |
3rd |
| CONDUCTOR - SYDNEY L. CLARKE | ||||||
May |
1966 |
West of England Area (Bristol) |
Championship |
La Forza Del Destino |
Frank Wright & Wesley Johnstone |
5th |
June |
1966 |
Brimscombe |
Championship |
Themes from Symphony no.1 (Beethoven) |
Rex Mortimer |
3rd |
October |
1966 |
Downton |
Championship |
Labour and Love (own choice) |
Fred Roberts |
3rd |
" |
" |
" |
March |
The Bombardier (own choice) |
Fred Roberts |
1st |
November |
1966 |
Swindon |
Championship |
Lorenzo (own choice) |
Bert Sullivan |
unplaced |
| CONDUCTOR - COURTNEY BOSANKO - click for more information | ||||||
December |
1966 |
Wessex B.B.A (Bournemouth) |
Championship |
Lorenzo |
Harry Mortimer |
2nd |
" |
" |
" |
March |
Balmashanna (own choice) |
Harry Mortimer |
3rd |
April |
1967 |
West of England Area (Bristol) |
Championship |
Festival Music |
Jack Mackintosh |
1st |
June |
1967 |
Verwood |
Championship |
entertainment programme |
E.C.Buttress |
1st |
July |
1967 |
Cirencester |
Championship |
Scheherazade |
E.C.Buttress |
1st |
" |
" |
" |
March |
Knights Of Wessex (own choice) |
E.C.Buttress |
1st |
July |
1967 |
Wessex B.B.A (Oakmead) |
Championship |
entertainment programme |
E.S.Brown |
1st |
October |
1967 |
National Finals (Royal Albert Hall) |
Championship |
Journey Into Freedom |
Eric Ball, Gilbert Vinter & Frank Wright |
17th |
December |
1967 |
Wessex B.B.A (Bournemouth) |
Championship |
Kenilworth |
Fred Roberts |
unplaced |
" |
" |
" |
March |
The President (own choice) |
Fred Roberts |
1st |
March |
1968 |
Cardiff |
Championship |
Themes from Symphony no.8 (Beethoven)(own choice) |
Arthur Kenney & David Thomas |
unplaced |
April |
1968 |
West of England Area (Bristol) |
Championship |
Themes from Symphony no.8 (Beethoven) |
F.J.Harris & Wesley Johnstone |
3rd |
June |
1968 |
Brimscombe |
Championship |
Themes from Symphony no.8 (Beethoven) |
Eric Ball |
4th |
" |
" |
" |
March |
The Bombardier (own choice) |
Eric Ball |
1st |
| " | " | " | Hymn Tune | Penlan (own choice) | Eric Ball | 1st |
June |
1968 |
Verwood |
Championship |
entertainment programme |
Cyril Yorath |
1st |
October |
1968 |
National Finals (Royal Albert Hall) |
Championship |
Prelude, The Mastersingers |
Roger Barsotti,Drake Rimmer & Frank Wright |
unplaced |
November |
1968 |
Reading |
Championship |
Rhapsody in Brass |
Walter Hargreaves |
4th (joint) |
November |
1968 |
Swindon |
Championship |
Rhapsody in Brass |
Cliff Edmonds |
3rd |
December |
1968 |
Wessex B.B.A (Bournemouth) |
Championship |
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik |
Eric Ball |
2nd |
April |
1969 |
West of England Area (Bristol) |
Championship |
Diadem of Gold |
Frank Wright |
5th |
May |
1969 |
Weston Super Mare |
Championship |
Scheherazade (own choice) |
George Thompson |
unplaced |
June |
1969 |
Verwood |
Championship |
entertainment programme |
F.J.Beckingham |
1st |
| CONDUCTOR - CLIFF KINGSHOTT | ||||||
July |
1969 |
Wessex B.B.A (Chard) |
Championship |
entertainment programme |
E.J.Williams |
1st |
| CONDUCTOR - COURTNEY BOSANKO - click for more information | ||||||
November |
1969 |
W.D.& H.O.Wills Area (Plymouth) |
Championship |
The Frogs of Aristophanes |
John Carr |
4th |
December |
1969 |
Wessex B.B.A (Bournemouth) |
Championship |
A Downland Suite |
Eric Bravington |
2nd |
1970 |
Swindon |
Championship |
Prelude, The Mastersingers (own choice) |
Geoffrey Brand |
unplaced |
|
April |
1970 |
West of England Area (Bristol) |
Championship |
The Corsair |
Eric Ball |
unplaced |
May |
1970 |
Weston Super Mare |
Championship |
The Corsair (own choice) |
Sam B.Wood |
4th |
June |
1970 |
Verwood |
Championship |
entertainment programme |
Bram Wiggins |
1st |
September |
1970 |
Plymouth Mayflower contest |
Championship |
Blackfriars (own choice) |
Drake Rimmer |
1st |
" |
" |
" |
March |
Castell Caerffili (own choice) |
Drake Rimmer |
1st |
November |
1970 |
W.D.& H.O.Wills Area(Cheltenham) |
Championship |
Embassy Suite |
John Baldwin |
1st |
December |
1970 |
Wessex B.B.A (Bournemouth) |
Championship |
Themes from Symphony no.1 (Beethoven) |
Eric Ball |
1st |
February |
1971 |
Swindon |
Championship |
Embassy Suite (own choice) |
Geoffrey Brand |
unplaced |
March |
1971 |
Cardiff |
Championship |
Resurgam (own choice) |
Geoffrey Brand & Bram Wiggins |
3rd |
April |
1971 |
W.D.& H.O.Wills Final (Royal Albert Hall) |
Championship |
Essay |
John Carr |
3rd |
May |
1971 |
Weston Super Mare |
Championship |
Essay (own choice) |
Harry Mortimer |
2nd |
September |
1971 |
Plymouth Mayflower contest |
Championship |
James Cook Circumnavigator (own choice) |
Cyril Yorath |
1st |
December |
1971 |
Wessex B.B.A (Bournemouth) |
Championship |
Resurgam |
Wesley Johnstone |
1st |
February |
1972 |
Swindon |
Championship |
Resurgam (own choice) |
E.C.Buttress |
unplaced |