Seventh place for the cooperation band in British Open

Members of the cooperation band are well pleased with their top half finish in yesterday’s British Open Brass Band Championships in Birmingham.

The band posted on its Facebook page: “the cooperation band are happy to have finished 7th at The British Open!  Thank you to everyone who supported us in the hall today!

“Congratulations to all our soloists and a massive thank you to Glenn Van Looy on his debut as musical director of the band.”

The full results of the contest were:

1. Brighouse & Rastrick (Prof David King)

2. Foden's (Russell Gray)

3. Aldbourne (Ivan Meylmans)

4. Cory (Philip Harper)

5. Tredegar (Ian Porthouse)

6. Grimethorpe Colliery (Michael Bach)

7. The cooperation Band (Glenn Van Looy)

8. Black Dyke (Prof Nicholas J. Childs)

9. Northop Silver (Gareth Brindle)

10. Hammonds (Morgan Griffiths)

11. Leyland (Thomas Wyss)

12. Flowers (Paul Holland)

13. NASUWT Riverside (Dr Ray Farr)

14. Paris Brass Band (Laurent Douvre)

15. WFEL Fairey (Arsene Duc)

16. Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Allan Withington)

17. Desford Colliery (LMTF) (Michael Fowles)

18. Rothwell Temperance (David Roberts)