| Champions 2008 |
| Held at the Arts and Leisure Centre in Stevenage on the 16th March 2008
Test Piece: Festival Music - Eric Ball Adjudicator: David Horsfield Result: 1st Place Led by professional musical director, Rob Wiffin, the band retained the title �Champion Band of the London and Southern Counties region for 2008�. Additionally the following players had personal successes. - Best Solo Cornet: Ralph Brill - Best Solo Horn: Simon Jones "...A performance which is close to how I remember the music of Eric Ball. Thank you." David Horsfield - Adjudicator Area Contest 2008 |
| The Winning 2008 Contest Team
Rob Wiffin - Musical Director Bob Stradling - Soprano Ralph Brill - Principal Cornet Clive Miller - Solo Cornet Phil Littlemore - Solo Cornet T-Jay - Solo Cornet Amanda Fitch - Repiano Cornet Jane Flower - Cornet Manuel Vogtli - Cornet Kathy Sutton - Cornet Trevor Stubbington - Cornet Alan Roberts - Flugel Simon Jones - Solo Horn Megan Morgan - 1st Horn Fiona Roberts - 2nd Horn Lisa James - Solo Euphonium Lauren Petritz-Watts - 2nd Euphonium Sarah Lenton - 1st Baritone Paul Skinner - 2nd Baritone Jayne Murrill - Solo Trombone Dave Wallace - 2nd Trombone Tim Morgan - Bass Trombone Chris Gilbert - Eb Tuba Simon Lloyd - Eb Tuba Graham Patterson - BBb Tuba Tony Willis - Bbb Tuba James Sear - Percussion Alex Brangwyn - Percussion Bobbie Sullivan - Percussion |
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| Ralph Brill - Best Solo Cornet |
| Simon Jones - Best Solo Horn |
| The band celebrate their win |
| Kathy Sutton accepts the trophy from Phillip Morris |
| London and Southern Counties Regional Champions 2008 |