I have been fortunate to play with some of the best brass bands and therefore achieve the following contest wins over a period 35 years, notably from 1989 to 2024.

BB Signature

4 British Open Wins,

6 National Finals of Great Britain Wins,

4 European Championship Wins.

9 Yorkshire Area titles.

4 English National titles.

1 Welsh Area title.

2 Northwest Area titles.

2 All England Masters.

2 Australian Nationals.

1 North American Nationals (NABBA)

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Nationals

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

1 Welsh Area Championships at Brangwyn Hall Swansea

2024 (off No. 1 Draw) 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

4 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) Conductor P. Holland

1 Spring Festival Grand Shield, Blackpool Winter Gardens

1998 (Flowers Band) Conductor B. Hurdley (Solo Prize with Woodfalls 2015) Conductor R. Childs

2 Northwest Area Championships, Blackpool Winter Gardens

1996, 1997 (Automatic qualification in 1993, 1994, 1995) (Williams Fairey Band) Conductor Major P. Parkes

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 with Kew Band, Melbourne, Conductor M. Ford

2013 Brisbane Excelsior and solo prize in 2013 Conductor H. Taylor

1 Yeovil Entertainment Contest,

Yeovil 2011 Woodfalls Band, Conductor G. Pritchard

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