1964 British Open Championship Winners

On the 5th September Fodens became the British Open Champions at Belle Vue, Manchester winning £200

Test Piece was  “Lorenzo” by Dr Thomas Keighley.

Adjudicators Tom Atkinson, Drake Rimmer, Alex Mortimer

1st) Fodens Motor Works (drawn 18th)

2nd) Lindley (drawn 23rd)

3rd) Morris Motors (drawn 10th)

BAND MEMBERS (in order from the Band Signing in Book – Instrument Loans)    December 1964              

                                INSTRUMENT        PLAYER                                LOAN INSTRUMENT

                                Conductor             Rex Mortimer  

                                Soprano Cornet   Granville Jennings               3110321 (New Sept 1962)  

                                                                                                               Was 128437 (until Sept 1962)

                                Principal Cornet   Edward / Ted Gray              135953

                                                                                                                127615 Besson ECHO CORNET 

                                Cornet                    Desmond Thomas               Cornet 127177  

                                Cornet                    Doug Connolly                     Cornet 124376   

                                Cornet                    Marcus Newton                   Own Cornet 135273

                                Cornet                    Geoff Whiston                     Cornet 127184 

                                Cornet                    Jimmy Charles                     Cornet 100848  

                                Cornet                    George Bailey                      Cornet 1125341 

                                Cornet                    J Feehan                                Cornet 124376

                                Cornet                    Michael Davies                    Cornet 139459

                                Cornet                    David Lewsley                     Cornet 128364

                                Tenor Horn           David Newton                     Horn 129477

                                Tenor Horn           Ellis Shufflebotham            Horn 127499

                                Baritone                James McDean                    Baritone 128847 (Besson 1933) 

                                Baritone                Arthur Webb Jnr                  Baritone 122560 (Replated 1951)

                                Euphonium           Denis Smith                         Euphonium 76355

                                Euphonium           Arthur Mullock                    Euphonium 75730 

                                Trombone             Arthur English                      Trombone HP290354 

                                Trombone             Bill Kitson                             Trombone HP291571    

                                Trombone             A Morton                              Trombone 371001 

                                Bb Bass                 Ted Swindles                        Bb Bass 127500   

                                Bb Bass                 Jack Millington                     Bb Bass 124685  

                                Eb Bass                 Roy Sparks                            Eb Bass 124049  

                                Eb Bass                 Edgar Spurr                          Eb Bass 124075 (Replated 1950)

                                SPARES

                                Cornet                    Robert Shepley                  Cornet  99379

                                Soprano Cornet   Charlie Cook                        Sop 91218

                                Tenor Horn 124617

                                Echo Cornet 74612