Contest crew: 2004

Contest crew: 1979

The picture above represents something of a turning point in the Band's history. The photograph was taken on Sunday 11th February 1979 in Chapeltown. It was the day of the Fourth Section Regional Qualifiers at Bradford which the Band won. It was the day that the Band broke from the 4th Section and started its upward march. Next Sunday, 7th March, 2004, we reach the culmination of that journey as we take the stage in the Championship Section in the same contest.

On the picture above, left to right (read the list top to bottom twice):

Danny Bellingham - 2nd Horn
Neville Wilkinson - Sop
Norman Kirk - BBb Bass
Shaun Almond - 2nd Cornet
Ian Wainwright - Bass Trombone
Nigel Firth - Repiano
Andrew Gray - Solo Trombone
Chris Davies - Solo Cornet (just visible)
Philip Parkin - Solo Cornet
Peter Gowers - 2nd Baritone
Maurice Thompson - Conductor
Kevin Hodgson - 2nd Cornet
Paul Wilkinson - Flugel

Athol Higgins - Eb Bass
Kay Bagshaw - 3rd Cornet
David Flather - Solo Euphonium
Susan Davies - 1st Horn
John Laws - 3rd Cornet
Alan Hurley - 2nd Trombone
Jim Watkinson - Principal Cornet
Colin Clegg - 2nd Euphonium
Kevin Tomlinson - Solo Cornet
John Fullelove - Solo Horn
David Morton - Eb Bass
Stan Watkinson - 1st Baritone

The three names picked out in red above will be playing with the Band on stage on Sunday. Chris will be playing Third Cornet, Colin will be playing percussion and Paul will be playing Flugel. (Thanks to Chris Davies for the loan of the photo).