Third Section

	BANDS	2019	2020	2022	Total	Position
1	Raunds Temperance	1	2	3	6	1
2	Pleasley Colliery Welfare	4	3	4	11	2
3	Towcester Studio	3	7	6	16	3
4	Stourport on Severn	8.5ar	5	5	18.5	4
5	City of Birmingham	8.5av	8.5ap	2	19	5
6	Ratby Mid	8.5ap	14	1	23.5	6
7	Long Eaton	10	8	7	25	7
8	Daventry Brass	12	6	8	26	8
9	Ireland Colliery Chesterfield	8.5av	8.5ar	12	29	9
10	Melton	8.5av	8.5ap	13	30	10
11	Shipston Town	8.5ap	11	11	30.5	11
12	Cubbington Silver	9	9	14	32	12=
13	Arrow Valley	7	16	9	32	12=
14	Newhall	14	10	10	34	14
15	Bakewell	8.5ar	12	15	35.5	15
	No.of Bands (Playing)	16	16	15
	Average Position	8.5	8.5	8.0
	No.of Bands (Prog)	16	16	15

NOTE  –  (*)  –  Band did not play at the Contest

Please note that in accordance with the Grading Rules of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain, the 2022/23 Gradings for the Third Section are produced in the Table above. Accordingly –

Raunds Temperance & Pleasley Colliery Welfare|
are promoted to the Second Section from the 1st January 2023

Bakewell & Newhall
are to be relegated to the Fourth Section from the 1st January 2023

As Grading Rule (r) states, any band with a complaint about the way in which the Grading Rules have been applied to it can appeal to its relevant Regional Committee. Current Rules can be downloaded at http://www.nationalbrassbandchampionships.com 

Yours sincerely

Lesley Bentley

Regional Secretary – 077866 04552