This year, The Camborne Band and Camborne Junior Contesting Band took part in the championships at the Riviera International Centre, Torquay.Steve Sykes conducted The Camborne Band to 4th place and produced a performance of Harmony Music that included a great deal of fine playing and, as 4BarsRest said, "...it was a performance with so much to enjoy". Our congratulations to the Flowers and Woodfalls Bands who will represent the West of England at the National Finals.
The Junior Contesting Band gave a very fine account of A Devon Fantasy under the direction of Alan Pope. On this occasion 4BarsRest and the adjudicators seemed to agree as the band claimed the top spot in a large field of 21 bands. 4BarsRest wrote:
"There was little doubt that there was a deserved winner, as the latest batch of amazing young talent to drop off the seemingly inexhaustible Camborne musical factory line claimed the title in splendid fashion under the direction of the inspirational Alan Pope. He told 4BR that the decision to concentrate on the next generation in the Camborne Junior Contesting Band after so many of his older players had left for university was one he felt was the right thing to do."
Alan Pope said: "We have another 50 players waiting in the wings... We have so many young players ready to play their part that it’s difficult to try and make sure we can do the things we want to do. It won’t stop us trying though—and the next stop is the National Youth Championships, where we can field a bigger band."