Competition Information

Our Achievements

Here is a list of all the achievements that we have obtained over the years. This list includes information on contests that were entered by the band before the first world war!

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Date	Contest Details	Section	Results	Piece(s) Played	Remarks
14th March 2010	Event West of England Regional Championships @ Torquay Director Derek Johnston	2nd	8th	The Kingdom of Dragons by 'Philip Harper'
7th November 2009	Event SWBBA 63rd Annual Championships at Torquay Director Derek Johnston	2nd	3rd	The Aeronauts by 'Goff Richards'
5th September 2009	Event SWBBA Exmouth Brass Band Festival 2009 Director Derek Johnston	2nd	5th	The Fanfare of Daffodils Brass Ablaze by 'Goff Richards' Don't Doubt Him Now arr. 'Craig Woodland' Ballet a Egyptian Reflections in Nature Dark Side of the Moon by 'Paul Lovatt-Cooper'
20th June 2009	Event 85th Annual Bugle Contest 2009 Director Derek Johnston Other Awards Best Player Award 'Steve Andrews'	2nd	1st 88pts	Brass Ablaze by 'Goff Richards
20th June 2009	Event 85th Annual Bugle Contest 2009 Director Derek Johnston Other Awards Best Player Award 'Steve Andrews'	2nd	1st 88pts	Partita (Postcards From Home) by 'Philip Wilby'
4th April 2009	Event 54th Cornish Brass Championships @ Tremough Campus, Penryn Director Derek Johnston Other Awards Best Instrumentalist 'Sharon Hollywood'	2nd	1st 189pts	New World Sketches by 'Dan Price'
4th April 2009	Event 54th Cornish Brass Band Championships Open Entertainment Contest Director Derek Johnston Other Awards Best Solo Cornet Player of the Day 'Sharon Hollywood'	Open	2nd 184pts	'Sing Sing Sing' by Louis Prima arr. Ray Woodfield 'How Deep is the Ocean' by Irving Berlin arr. Derek Broadbent 'Ballet Egyptien Themes' arr. Jack Helyer 'Psalm 91' by Stuart Watson 'Dark Side of the Moon' by Paul Lovatt-Cooper
14th March 2009	Event West of England Championships @ Torquay Director Derek Johnston	2nd	4th	New World Sketches by 'Daniel Price'
15th November 2008	Event SWBBA 62nd Championships 2008 Director Derek Johnston	3rd	4th 178pts	Episodes for Brass by 'Gareth Churcher'
6th September 2008	Event SWBBA Exmouth Brass Band Festival Director Derek Johnston Other Awards Winning the 'Best Overall Entertaining Band of the Day' Winning 1st Overall	3rd	1st	Sing Sing Sing arr. 'Ray Woodfield' Don't Doubt Him Now arr. 'Craig Woodland' There's Nothing Like a Dame Lord is Gracious by 'Norman Bearcroft' Dark Side of the Moon by 'Paul Lovatt-Cooper'
21st June 2008	Event 84th Annual Bugle Contest Director Derek Johnston	2nd	3rd 184pts	Three Saints arr. by 'Goff Richards'
21st June 2008	Event 84th Annual Bugle Contest (Hymn) Director Derek Johnston	2nd	Unknown	Crimond arr. by 'Goff Richards'
5th April 2008	Event Truro Open Entertainment Contest Director Derek Johnston Other Awards Best Overall Solo Cornet of the Day 'Sharon Hollywood'	Entertainment	2nd 188pts	Toccata in D Minor arr. by 'Jan Van Kraeydonck' Cornet Solo - Don't Doubt Him Now arr. by 'Craig Woodland' The Mill in the Dale by 'S Cope' The Lord is Gracious arr. by 'Olaf Ritman' An American Trilogy arr. 'Goff Richards' Can Can arr. by 'Goff Richards'
9th March 2008	Event West of England Regional Championship @ Torquay Director Derek Johnston	3rd	4th 179pts	The Dark Side of the Moon by 'Paul Lovatt-Cooper'
19th January 2008	Event Butlins Mineworkers Open Brass Band National Festival Director Derek Johnston	3rd	2nd 183pts	Symphony for Brass by 'Victor Ewald' Arr by 'Michael Hopkinson'
3rd November 2007	Event 61st Annual Championships of the SWBBA @ Torquay Director Derek Johnston Other Awards Best Horn Section Heidi Worth,Angie May,Liz Bawden,Becky Noall.	3nd	1st 195pts	Three Memories for Brass by 'William Relton'
1st September 2007	Event Exmouth Brass Band Festival Director Derek Johnston Other Awards Winning the 'Best Overall Entertaining Band of the Day' Being 2nd Overall	3rd	1st	Restormel by 'W.E. Moyle' My Love is Like a Red Red Rose Arr by 'Gordon Langford' The Mill in the Dale by 'S.Cope' The Lord is Gracious By 'Darren Bsrlett' arr 'Olaf Ritman' American Trilogy arr by 'Goff Richards' Can Can arr by 'Goff Richards'
16th June 2007	Event 83rd Annual Contest @ Bugle (Test Piece) Director Derek Johnston Other Awards Best Player of the section, Sharon Hollywood	2nd	1st 187pts	Henry the Fifth by 'R. Vaughan Williams'
16th June 2007	Event 83rd Annual Contest @ Bugle (March) Director Derek Johnston	2nd	1st 89pts	Restormel by 'W.E. Moyle'
31st March 2007	Event 52nd Annual Band Contest at Truro Methodist Church Director Derek Johnston	Open	5th 179pts	Henry The Fifth by 'Vaughan Williams' edited by 'Roy Douglas' The New Colonial March by 'R.B Hall' My Love is Like a Red, Red, Rose Arr by 'Gordon Langford' The Mill In The Dale by 'S.Cope' The Caliph of Bagdad by 'Boieldieu' Arr 'W.Rimmer'
10th March 2007	Event Torquay Area Contest Director Derek Johnston	3rd	6th 178pts	Prelude and Jubilate by Darrol Barry
20th January 2007	Event Butlins Mineworkers Open Brass Band Festival (Skegness) Director Derek Johnston	3rd	1st 184pts	Edwin of Northumbria (Keith Wardle)
4th November 2006	Event The 60th Annual Championships of the SWBBA @ Riviera Centre Torquay Director Derek Johnston	2nd	3rd 186pts	Kaleidoscope Composed by 'Philip Sparke'
9th September 2006	Event Exmouth Entertainment Competition Director Derek Johnston	2nd	3rd	War of the Celts/Lord of the Dance: 'Arr Frank Bernaerts' Vitae Lux: 'Arr Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen' The Waltonian: 'Arr By Thomas Wyss' Kell's water: 'Peter Graham' Blades of Toledo: 'T.L.Sharpe' Toccata in D minor: 'Arr Jan Van Kraeydonck' Proper Job
17th June 2006	Event 82nd Annual Contest @ Bugle Director Derek Johnston	2nd	3rd 185pts	Diamond Heritage by 'Darrol Barry'
22nd April 2006	Event Truro Open Entertainment Contest Director Derek Johnston	Open	2nd 183pts	Gaelforce By 'Peter Graham' I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen By 'Alan Fernie' Ballycastle Bay By 'Bob Barratt & Edrich Siebert' The Irish Blesing By 'Joyce Eilers Bacak arr. Stephen Bradnum' The War Of The Cults 'Arranged By Frank Bernaerts' and Lord Of The Dance 'Arranged By Frank Bernaerts' Soldier Song (Irish National Anthem) 'Arranged By Derek Johnston'
5th November 2005	Event The 59th Annual Championships of the SWBBA @ The Riviera Centre in Torquay Director Derek Johnston	3rd	3rd 180pts	St Austell Suite (Kenneth Downie)
18th June 2005	Event 81st Annual Contest @ Bugle (Set Piece) Director Derek Johnston	3rd	2nd 92pts	Halsmere Suite by 'Peter Graham'
18th June 2005	Event 81st Annual Contest @ Bugle (Hymn) Director Derek Johnston	3rd	3rd 91pts	Plentious Grace by Kenneth Pelmear
9th April 2005	Event 50th Annual Band Contest @ Truro Director Derek Johnston Other Awards Best Player of the section, Steve Andrews	2nd	1st 178pts	Tam O'Shanter's Ride by 'Denis Wright'
9th April 2005	Event Truro Entertainment Contest Director Derek Johnston	Open	3rd 186pts	Great and Glorious Arr by 'Derek Johnston March: Salvation Army by 'John Philip Sousa Arr by 'Ray Steadman-Allen' Candle of the Lord By 'Petter Graham' Arr Derek Johnston Greater Things by 'Olaf Ritman' Inperfect Peace by 'Kenneth Downie', Star Lake by 'Major Eric Ball'
12th March 2005	Event The Regionals at Torquay Director Derek Johnston	3rd	3rd 181pts	Tam O'Shanter's Ride by 'Denis Wright'
6th November 2004	Event 58th Annaul Championships at Torquay Director Derek Johnston Other Awards Best Horn Section	3rd	1st 176pts	Simon Called Peter 'Gilbert Vinter'
12th September 2004	Event The National Finals @ Harrogate Director Derek Johnston	3rd	14th 173pts	Diamond Heritage by 'Darrol Barry'
19th June 2004	Event 80th Annual Contest @ Bugle (Set Piece) Director Derek Johnston Other Awards Best Player Award (James Burns) Deportment 1st Place (92 pts)	2nd	1st 189pts	The Aeronauts by 'Goff Richards'
19th June 2004	Event 80th Annual Contest @ Bugle (Hymn) Director Derek Johnston	2nd	1st 188pts	Amazing Grace arr. 'William Himes'
28th March 2004	Event West of England Championships @ Torquay Riviera Centre Director Derek Johnston	3rd	2nd 184pts	Vizcaya by 'Gilbert Vinter'
6th March 2004	Event 49th Annual Band Contest @ Truro Director Derek Johnston Other Awards Best Player Award (James Burns)	3rd	1st 173pts	The Three Musketters
8th November 2003	Event 57th Annual Championships of the South West @ Torquay Riviera Centre Director Derek Johnston Other Awards Best Basses (Matthew Nicholls, Stephen Matthews, Malcolm Tonkin, Rodney Matthews)	4th	1st 178pts	Devon Fantasy by 'Eric Ball'
20th September 2003	Event National Championships of Great Britain @ Caird Hall, Dundee Director Derek Johnston	4th	7th 180pts	Call of the Sea by 'Eric Ball'
6th September 2003	Event Exmouth Brass Band Festival Director Derek Johnston	4th	1st	Malaguena by 'Ernesto Lecuona' arr. 'Mark Freeh' Breezing Down Broadway arr. 'Goff Richards' Demelza by 'Hugh Nash' arr. 'James Burns' Chihuahua by 'Louis Oliveira' & 'Ray Gilbert' arr. 'Frank Bernaerts' Cossack Dance by 'Goff Richards' Hymn Tune - Treskerby by 'Monty Pearce' arr. 'Peter West' Farendole ("L'Arlesienne") by 'Bizet' arr. 'Drake Rimmer'
21st June 2003	Event 79th Annual West Of England's Brass Bandsmen's Festival @ Bugle Director Derek Johnston Other Awards Best Player Award (Simon Gill)	Class D	1st 174pts	Simon Called Peter by 'Gilbert Vinter'
5th April 2003	Event West of England Championships @ Torquay Riviera Centre Director Derek Johnston	4th	1st 183pts	Lydian Pictures by 'Simon Dobson'
1st March 2003	Event 48th Annual Band Contest @ Truro Director Derek Johnston	3rd	4th 183pts	Coral And Variations
21st September 2002	Event Nation Brass Band Championships Of Great Britain @ Torquay Riviera Centre Director Derek Johnston	4th	3rd 177pts	A Cambrian Suite by 'Michael Ball'
15th June 2002	Event 78th Annual West Of England's Brass Bandsmen's Festival @ Bugle Director Derek Johnston Other Awards Best Horn Player (Heidi Worth)	Class E	2nd 176pts	Winters Tale by 'Reginald Heath'
15th June 2002	Event 78th Annual West Of England's Brass Bandsmen's Festival @ Bugle Director Derek Johnston Other Awards Best Horn Player (Heidi Worth)	Class D	2nd 180pts	Facets Of Glass by 'Gordon Langford'
19th May 2002	Event 34th Annual Brass Band Contest @ Weston Super Mare Director Derek Johnston	4th	1st 179pts	Images For Brass by 'Stephen Bulla'
6th April 2002	Event West of England Championships @ Bristol Student Union Director Derek Johnston	4th	2nd 184pts	Suite In Bb by 'Gordon Jacob'
2nd March 2002	Event 47th Annual Band Contest @ Hall For Cornwall, Truro Director Derek Johnston Other Awards Best Percussion Section (Alex Richards, Michael and Paul Hollywood) Best Player In Section (James Burns)	4th	1st 180pts	Images For Brass by 'Stephen Bulla'
10th November 2001	Event 50th Annual Championships for SWBBA @ Torquay Riviera Centre Director Derek Johnston	4th	1st 192pts	Episodes For Brass by 'Ronald Hanner'
28th October 2001	Event Pontin's Brass Band Championships @ Wales Director Derek Johnston	4th	15th	Serius
8th September 2001	Event Exmouth Brass Band Festival Director Derek Johnston Other Awards Best Percussion Section (Alex Richards, Michael and Paul Hollywood)	4th	1st	Kalinka arr. 'Woodfield' Adagio Albinoni arr. 'Bernaerts' Share My Yoke by 'Joy Web' arr. 'Bosanko' Mambo No 5 by 'Perez Prado', 'Lou Bega' & 'Zippy' Lord Of The Dance by 'Hardiman' arr. 'Bernaerts'
16th June 2001	Event 77th Annual West Of England's Brass Bandsmen's Festival @ Bugle Director Derek Johnston Other Awards Best Player Award (Simon Gill Euphonium)	Class E	1st 89pts	Four Fours For Brass
1st April 2001	Event West of England Championships @ Torquay Riviera Centre Director Derek Johnston	4th	9th 170pts	Sinfonietta Pastorale by 'Henry Geehl'
16th June 1990	Event 66th West of England Bandsmen’s Festival Director J. Sharman Other Awards Best Player Award 'Amanda Rothero' Flugel	Class C	2nd 80pts	Own Choice Hymn
16th June 1990	Event 66th West of England Bandsmen’s Festival Director J. Sharman Other Awards Best Player Award 'Amanda Rothero' Flugel	Class C	2nd 180pts	Scottish Festival Overture by 'Eric Ball'
20th June 1987	Event 63rd West of England Bandsmen’s Festival Director C. Harris	Class B	4th 178pts	Academic Festival Overture by 'Brahms' Arr. 'D Wright'
20th June 1987	Event 63rd West of England Bandsmen’s Festival Director C. Harris	Class B	3rd 180pts	Own Choice March
16th June 1984	Event 60th West of England Bandsmen’s Festival Director C. C. Harris	Class C	8th 175pts	First Suite in Eb by Gustav Holst Arr. S Herbert
21st June 1980	Event 56th West of England Bandsmen’s Festival Director A. M. Toy	Class C	3rd 76pts	Own Choice Hymn
21st June 1980	Event 56th West of England Bandsmen’s Festival Director A. M. Toy	Class C	5th 75pts	Swiss Festival Overture by 'Eric Ball'
16th June 1979	Event 55th West of England Bandsmen’s Festival Director A. M. Toy	Class C	1st 185pts	Othello by 'Drake Rimmer'
16th June 1979	Event 55th West of England Bandsmen’s Festival Director A. M. Toy	Class C	4th 79pts	Own Choice Hymn
17th June 1978	Event 54th West of England Bandsman's Festival @ Bugle Director Other Awards Best Player 'John Ralph' (euph)	Class C	1st 86pts	A Czech Fantasy by A.H. Jakeway
18th June 1938	Event Redurth Mining Division Contest Director S Coombes	3rd (Hymn)	2nd	Own Choice
18th June 1938	Event Redurth Mining Division Contest Director S Coombes Other Awards Cornet Prize (N Roskilly)	3rd (Test)	1st	Round The Camp Fire (Maynard)
20th June 1931	Event Redurth Mining Division Contest Director S Coombes Other Awards £6	3rd	3rd	Classic Moments
July 1929	Event St Ives Band 8th Annual Contest Director John Tanner	Open (Test)	2nd	Labour and Love (Percy Fletcher)
July 1929	Event St Ives Band 8th Annual Contest Director John Tanner	Open (March)	4th	Own Choice
July 1929	Event St Ives Band 8th Annual Contest Director John Tanner	3rd (March)	Unknown	Good Luck
July 1929	Event St Ives Band 8th Annual Contest Director John Tanner Other Awards Horn Prize (F Gregor)	3rd (Test)	4th	A Souvenir of the Opera (Rimmer)
22nd June 1929	Event Redruth Mining Division Contest Director John Tanner	Open (March)	Unknown	Own Choice
22nd June 1929	Event Redruth Mining Division Contest Director John Tanner	Open (Test)	Unknown	Labour and Love (Percy Fletcher)
18th May 1929	Event Penzance Band 3rd Annual Contest Director John Tanner	Open (Test)	Unknown	Labour and Love (Percy Fletcher)
18th May 1929	Event Penzance Band 3rd Annual Contest Director John Tanner	Open (March)	Unknown	Own Choice
2nd August 1928	Event St Ives Band 7th Annual Contest Director John Tanner Other Awards £15 Porcupine Cup	Open (Test)	2nd	Semiramide (Rossini)
2nd August 1928	Event St Ives Band 7th Annual Contest Director John Tanner Other Awards £10	Open (March)	2nd	Own Choice
22nd July 1928	Event West Kerrier Contest Director John Tanner Other Awards £5	Open (Test)	3rd	Semiramide (Rossini)
22nd July 1928	Event West Kerrier Contest Director John Tanner	Open (March)	3rd	Own Choice
22nd July 1928	Event West Kerrier Contest Director John Tanner Other Awards £8 Cornet Prize	2nd (Test)	2nd	L'Elebro
22nd July 1928	Event West Kerrier Contest Director John Tanner	2nd (Hymn)	2nd	Own Choice
26th May 1928	Event Penzance Band 2nd Annual Contest Director John Tanner	Open (Hymn)	Unknown	Sandon (Purday)
26th May 1928	Event Penzance Band 2nd Annual Contest Director John Tanner Other Awards £8	Open (Test)	3rd	Semiramide (Rossini)
20th August 1927	Event West England 11th Annual Contest Director John Tanner	Class B (March)	Unknown	Royal Trophy (Rimmer)
20th August 1927	Event West England 11th Annual Contest Director John Tanner	Class B (Test)	Unknown	The Magic Flute (Mozart)
9th July 1927	Event Stenlees Band 6th Annual Contest Director John Tanner	2nd (Hymn)	2nd	Edwinstone
9th July 1927	Event Stenlees Band 6th Annual Contest Director John Tanner	2nd (Test)	3rd	Operatic Beauties
29th June 1927	Event St Ives Band 6th Annual Contest Director John Tanner	3rd (Test)	Unknown	Poetic Fancies
29th June 1927	Event St Ives Band 6th Annual Contest Director John Tanner	3rd (March)	Unknown	Own Choice
29th June 1927	Event St Ives Band 6th Annual Contest Director John Tanner Other Awards £10	Open (Test)	3rd	Operatic Beauties
29th June 1927	Event St Ives Band 6th Annual Contest Director John Tanner	Open (Hymn)	Unknown	Own Choice
3rd June 1927	Event Penzance Band 1st Annual Contest Director John Tanner Other Awards £4	3rd	3rd	Casino Tanze
3rd June 1927	Event Penzance Band 1st Annual Contest Director John Tanner Other Awards Flugel Horn Prize	Open (Test)	4th	Operatic Beauties
3rd June 1927	Event Penzance Band 1st Annual Contest Director John Tanner	Open (March)	4th	The Exile
31st July 1926	Event St Ives Band 5th Annual Contest Director John Tanner Other Awards £1 Harry Preston Shield	Open (Hymn)	1st	Own Choice
31st July 1926	Event St Ives Band 5th Annual Contest Director John Tanner Other Awards £15 Trombone Prize (J Tanner)	Open (Test)	2nd	Carmen No.2 (Bizet)
10th July 1926	Event Stenalees Band 5th Annual Contest Director John Tanner	2nd Section (Hymn)	Unknown	Sovereignty
10th July 1926	Event Stenalees Band 5th Annual Contest Director John Tanner Other Awards £8 Nicholls Challenge Shield Soprano Prize (Stanly Coombes) Euphonium Prize (Cyril Williams)	2nd Section (Test)	3rd	Carmen No.2 (Bizet)
10th July 1926	Event Stenalees Band 5th Annual Contest Director John Tanner	3rd Section (Test)	Unknown	Melodious Gems
10th July 1926	Event Stenalees Band 5th Annual Contest Director John Tanner	3rd Section (March)	Unknown	Flying Squadron
11th July 1925	Event Stenalees Band 4th Annual Contest Director John Tanner Other Awards £9 Stenalees Old Boy's Cup	3rd Section (Test)	2nd	Lurline (Wallace)
11th July 1925	Event Stenalees Band 4th Annual Contest Director John Tanner	3rd Section (March)	Unknown	Own Choice

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