Saturday 26th January

The Verwood Training Band and Verwood Youth Ensemble once again took part in the Wessex Brass Band Association contest and were absolutely thrilled to have played well and come away with some of the prize winners silverware.

Overall between them they were awarded six prizes plus a silver award for the Youth Ensemble and gold award for the Training Band. Plus of course retain the title of Wessex Champions!

Conductor Mike Dunnings was also over the moon and said “Very very proud of these lovely people! Well done all of you and well done to all of the other bands, you are all winners!”

Couldn’t agree more.

Congrats and very well done to all.

The full results were as follows:

Training Band Section

  1. Verwood Training Band
  2. Downton Training Band

Combined Section

  1. Verwood Training Band
  2. Verwood Youth Ensemble

Best Hymn Tune
Verwood Training Band

Deportment
Downton Training Band

Best Bass Section
Andover Training Band

Best Cornet Section
Andover Training Band

Best Instrumentalists
New Forest Cornet Duet

Best Soloist
Archie Musselwhite
Verwood Training Band

Best Ensemble
Verwood Youth Ensemble

Youngest Player
George Sampson
Downton

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