The band lists for all finals are now complete! Many thanks to Derek J Thomas from Manchester who supplied the final missing piece of the jigsaw with the Manchester band from 1982. It’s taken a while but we’ve got there at last!
However, there are still a number of significant gaps on this website so if anyone does have any of the information listed below, I should be very glad to receive it.
- 1977 final at Southwark
- Conductors for Bristol, Leicester, Reading, SRCY
- 1982 final at Manchester
- Band placing for St Paul’s
- Conductors for Birmingham, Bristol, St Paul’s, SRCY
- 1979 eliminator at Leicester
- Any information at all!
The figures for the following test pieces are missing:
- 2001 Final (South Petherton) – 285 Stedman
- 1994 Eliminator (Bow & Cornhill) – Stedman
- 1989 Final (Redliffe) – Stedman
- 1989 Eliminator (Leicester, Ipswich & Chelmsford) – Stedman
- 1987 Final (Cambridge) – Stedman
- 1987 Eliminator (Luton & Bedford) – Stedman
- 1985 Eliminator (Nottingham) – Stedman
- 1984 Final (St Paul’s) – Stedman
- 1984 Eliminator (Bow & Southwark) – Stedman
- 1982 Final (Manchester) – Stedman
- 1982 Eliminator (Croydon & Southwark) – Stedman
- 1980 Final (York) – 401 Stedman
- 1980 Eliminator (Redcliffe) – Stedman
- 1977 Final (Southwark) – 399 Stedman
- 1976 Final (Leicester) – 410 Stedman & Cambridge
In addition to the above, there are many missing peal speeds and orders of ringing which I am less than hopeful of ever managing to track down.
As ever, any other memorabilia connected with the contest is very welcome, particularly photographs and copies of certificates. Also any personal memories of events, factual, humorous or otherwise.
Many thanks are due to Simon Humphrey, John Fielden, Derek Thomas, Linda Garton, Mike Chilcott, Stephanie Warboys, Phil Orme, Olly Cross, Garry Mason, Stephanie Pattenden, Andrew (Fred) Mitchell, John Cornock, Chris Rogers, Harold Rogers, Peter Sanderson, Jim Diserens, Roy LeMarechal, Phil Rogers, Anthea Lansberry, Maurice Edwards, Stuart Hutchieson, Dickon Love, Paul Mounsey, Rod Pipe, Martyn Marriott, John Hughes-D’Aeth, Charles Botting, Mike Orme, Frank Rivett, Carol Franklin, Adrian Udal, Andrew Keech, Paul Jopp, Patrick Brooke, Heather Kippin, Eleanor Kippin, Martin Turner, Becky Bruce, Geoff Sparling and Neil Buswell who have helped fill in so many gaps.
DGH