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The Vernon Building Society (Poynton) Brass Band is a brass band from Poynton in Cheshire. As one of the North-West's premiere brass bands, Vernon Building Society (Poynton) Band is well known for its original and entertaining concert programmes, as well as being a regular prize-winner at contests throughout the country. == History == Started within the Poynton coal mining community, the Vernon Building Society (Poynton) Band, as it is now known, was supported by the mine owners, the Vernon family. It is not known for certain when the band began, but records from 1832 stating that new uniforms had been purchased by Lady Vernon suggest that it has existed for well over 160 years.〔http://www.poyntonband.co.uk/about/〕 Since 1988 the band has been proudly bearing the name of its sponsors the Vernon Building Society safeguarding the bands continued existence. == Contesting Honours == 2014 Wychavon Entertainment Contest (Championship) - 2nd Place Wychavon Entertainment Contest (1st Section) - 1st Place Whit Friday - 3rd Prize (Upper Mossley) North West Regional Championships (1st Section) - 4th Place Butlins Mineworkers Open Brass Band Festival (1st Section) - 2nd Place 2013 Northern Open Brass Band Championships (Championship) - 2nd Place Fleetwood Open Brass Band Championships (Championship) - 3rd Place Whit Friday - 7th Overall in Tameside Whit Friday - 1st Prize (Duckinfield) Buxton Brass Band Festival (Championship Section) - 2nd Place North West Regional Championships (1st Section) - 5th Place Butlins Mineworkers Open Brass Band Festival (1st Section) - 17th Place 2012 Buxton Brass Band Festival (Championship/1st) - 3rd Prize North West Regional Championships (Championship Section) - 10th Place 2011 Wychavon Festival of Brass (Championship Section) - 5th Place Bolsover Brass Festival (Championship Section) - 7th Place North West Regional Championships (Championship Section) - 9th Place 2010 Whit Friday - 12th Overall in Saddleworth North West Regional Championships (1st Section) - 4th Place Butlins Mineworkers Championships (1st Section) - 3rd Prize 2009 Bolsover Brass Festival (1st Section) - 1st Prize Wychavon Festival of Brass (1st Section) - 1st Prize Buxton Brass Band Festival (Championship/1st) - 2nd Prize North West Regional Championships (1st Section) - 7th Place Butlins Mineworkers Championships (1st Section) - 3rd Prize 〔http://www.poyntonband.co.uk/contestresults/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vernon Building Society (Poynton) Brass Band」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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