Patricia Woodings has won first prize in the Open Instrumental Class at the Coalville Festival of Music held at the Newbridge High School, Coalville on 12 May 2012. Patricia played Variations on a Welsh Theme by Peter Kneale and was awarded a Distinction by the Adjudicator Peter Wells for an excellent performance technically and artistically.
Trophy for first prize at the Open Instrumental Class at the Coalville Festival of Music
Newhall Band has won third place at the Midlands Area Brass Band Championship, and an invitation to the national finals in Cheltenham in September.
Trophy for third place at the Midlands Regional Brass Band Championship
Patricia Woodings, Shiela Dixon, Jo Priestley and guest Sam Lear won first prize in the open brass ensemble class by playing Peter Graham's quartet 'Timepiece' at the 28th Coalville Festival of Music held at Newbridge High School on Saturday 14 May 2011.
Coalville Festival of Music 2011 - open brass ensemble trophy
Shiela Dixon and Jo Priestley won first prize in the open brass duet class with E Swift's cornet and euphonium duet arranged from Rossini's 'William Tell'.
Coalville Festival of Music 2011 - open brass duet trophy
Shiela Dixon and Jo Priestley won first prize in the open duet class on Sunday 17 April with a cornet and euphonium duet based on Donizetti's 'Lucia Di Lammermoor' arranged by E Newton.
Leicestershire Brass Band Association Paul Hewins Memorial trophy
The band's bass players caught the judges' ears at the North East Midlands Brass Band Association contest, hosted by Rolls Royce in Derby on Sunday 20 February and won the trophy for best bass section. Bass players on the day were Patrick Marklew, Julian Hackett, Colin Clulow and Simon Collison. The test piece was the 2011 4th section area test piece; Prelude, Song and Dance by John Golland.
North East Midlands Brass Band Association Bass section trophy
Newhall Band won third prize in the fourth section at the North East Midlands Brass Band Association contest, hosted by Rolls Royce in Derby on Sunday 20 February. The test piece was the 2011 4th section area test piece; Prelude, Song and Dance by John Golland.
North East Midlands Brass Band Association fourth section third place trophy
Soprano cornet player Gary Stokes won best soloist at the annual West Midlands Brass Bands Association Contest, held at Leamington Spa on Sunday, 21 Nov 2010. At this own-choice contest, Newhall chose to play The Four Noble Truths by Philip Sparke.
West Midlands Brass Bands Association Contest 2010 - best soloist trophy
Newhall Band won this trophy for third place at the Battle of the Bands hosted by Ireland Colliery on Sunday, 27 Jun 2010
Battle of the Bands third place trophy
Patricia Woodings, the band's solo horn player, won first prize in the Open Slow Melody class by playing Demelza by Hugh Nash
City of Coventry and Warwickshire Brass Festival Open Slow Melody trophy
Patricia Woodings, Shiela Dixon, Jo Priestley and Sharron Timperley-Smith won first prize in the open brass ensemble class by playing Peter Graham's quartet 'Timepiece' at the second day of the 27th Coalville Festival of Music held at Newbridge High School on Saturday 15 May 2010.
Coalville Festival of Music 2010 - open brass ensemble trophy
Shiela Dixon and Jo Priestley won first prize in the open brass duet class with Gordon Langford's cornet and euphonium duet 'Foxtrot Between Friends'.
Coalville Festival of Music 2010 - open brass duet trophy