Festival honours go to the cooperation band

the cooperation band took the honours at the Fife Brass Band Festival yesterday. Twelve bands, representing all contesting sections, had entered the event which took place in the Lochgelly Centre, Lochgelly.

Adjudicator was Anne Crookston and entertainment judges were Jill Gillespie and Madeleine Baker. Compere for the day was Susan Chown.

Bands were required to play an own-choice entertainment programme, which included a solo item. 

Kirkintilloch Youth Band put on a short concert while the results are being prepared, which were as follows:

1.  the cooperation band [John Hinkley] (Championship) – 98pts

2.  The Kirkintilloch Band [Hedley Benson] (First Section) – 97pts

3.  Bathgate Band [Craig Anderson] (First Section) – 96pts

4.  Kingdom Brass [Paul Drury] (Championship) – 94pts

5.  Campbeltown Brass [Neil Samuel] (First Section) – 93pts

6.  Clackmannan District Band [Paul Drury] (Second Section) – 92pts

7.  Coalburn Silver Band [Gareth Bowman] (First Section) – 91pts

8.  Lochgelly Band [Chris Shanks] (First Section) – 90pts

9.  Shotts St. Patrick’s Band [Andy Shaw] (Third Section) – 88pts

10. McTaggart Scott Loanhead Band [Peter Holmes] (Fourth Section) – 86pts

11. Buckhaven & Methil Miners Band [Steven Craig] (Fourth Section) – 85pts

12. Dunfermline City Brass [Andy Shaw] (Fourth Section) - 84pts

Most entertaining band was Campbeltown Brass and best soloist was Jim Hayes, principal cornet of the cooperation band.

Trophies and a voucher awarded to the highest placed band in each section. First, second and third placed bands overall received a trophy and £150, £100 and £75 respectively.

the cooperation band on stage during their winning performance at the Fife Brass Band Festival