On Top of the World!

We have ended the year where we started it; at the top of the British Bandsman World Rankings. BB editor, Kenny Crookston attended our recent concert in Huddersfield to present Bob Childs with a specially engraved trophy. This is the third year in succession that we have achieved this feat.

Here are the British Bandsman World Rankings for 2009.

World Rankings Dec-2009

1 Cory

2 Foden's
3 Black Dyke
4 Grimethorpe Colliery
5 Brighouse and Rastrick
6 Leyland
7 Rothwell Temperance
8 Stavanger
9 Fairey
10 Desford Colliery
11 Brass Band Treize Etoiles
12 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery
13 Hepworth (Cookson Homes)
14 Tredegar
15 Reg Vardy
16 Co-operative FuneralCare
17 Eikanger-Bjørsvik
18 Whitburn
19 Brass Band Willebroek
20 Kirkintilloch
21 Hammonds Saltaire
22 Flowers
23 BTM
24 Fountain City Brass Band
25 Brass Band Rijnmond
26 Virtuosi GUS
27 Wingates
28 Pemberton Old Wigan DW
29 Mount Charles
30 Brass Band Fribourg
31 Brass Band Oberösterreich
32 Buizingen
33 Tongwynlais Temperance
34 Camborne Town
35 Beaumaris
36 Lyngby Taarbaek
37 Brisbane Excelsior
38 Burry Port Town
39 Redbridge Brass
40 Wire Brass
41 Northop
42 EYMS
43 Manger Musikklag
44 Skelmanthorpe
45 Festival Brass Band
46 Newstead Brass
47 Marsden Silver
48 Kingdom Brass
49 Burgermusik Luzern
50 Kew Band Melbourne
51 Fishburn
52 Oslo Brass Band
53 Aeolus
54 Gunnedah Shire Band
55 Windcorp
56 Woolston Brass
57 Cwmaman Institute
58 Ensemble de Cuivres Valaisan A
59 Krohnengen
60 Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel
61 Aveley & Newham
62 Brass Band of Central Florida
63 Molde Brass Band
64 Concord
65 Sovereign Brass
66 Newbridge Celynen
67 Chicago Brass Band
68 Bon-Accord
69 Stockholm Brass Band
70 Dalmellington
71 Newtongrange Silver
72 Dalewool Auckland Brass
73 Pontardulais
74 Oslofjorde Brass
75 Brass Band de Wâldsang
76 Warringah Concert Brass
77 Powerfuel Hatfield Colliery
78 United Co-op Milnrow
79 Unison Kinneil
80 SWT Woodfalls
81 Thoresby Colliery
82 James Madison University
83 Staffordshire
84 Blackburn & Darwen
85 United Co-op Crewe
86 Point of Ayr
87 Barton Town
88 Parc & Dare
89 Wakefield Metropolitan
90 Marlborough District Brass
91 1st Old Boys Association Silver
92 Freckleton
93 Oldham Band (Lees)
94 Laganvale (Metal Technology)
95 Wrexham Brass
96 Felling
97 Aarhus
98 Zone One Brass
99 Brass Band Berneroberland
100 Brisbane Brass
101 City of Holroyd
102 Murley Silver
103 Ila Brass
104 Solna Brass
105 Ashton-under-Lyne
106 Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass
107 Provinciale Brassband Groningen
108 National Band of New Zealand
109 Jaren Hornmusikkforening
110 Noord Limburgse
111 Metropole Brass Band
112 Clackmannan & District
113 Ratby Co-operative
114 Jaguar (Coventry)
115 Lydbrook
116 Atlantic Brass Band
117 RAF St. Athan Voluntary
118 Johnstone Silver
119 Tylorstown
120 Bayerische Brassband Akademie (3BA)
121 City of Cardiff (Melingriffith)
122 Timperley
123 Stannington Brass
124 Abergavenny Borough
125 St. Dennis
126 Kibworth
127 Norfolk Brass
128 Bazuin-Oenkerk
129 Nord-Pas-de-Calais
130 Illinois Brass Band
131 Vernon Building Society Poynton
132 Drogheda Brass Band
133 Friary Guildford
134 Markham and District
135 Footscray-Yarraville City
136 Yorkshire Co-op
137 St. Kilda Sentinel Brass
138 K&N Spring Gully Brass
139 Arklow Shipping
140 Nordvestjysk Brass Band
141 North Shore Brass
142 Easington Colliery
143 Uppermill
144 Brass Band Schoonhoven
145 Betlehemskyrkans Brass
146 Sandefjord Brass Symposium
147 Brass Band Columbus
148 St. Austell Town
149 Hade Edge (J&E Dickinson)
150 Stocksbridge
151 Strata Brass
152 Waratah Brass
153 Poulton-le-Fylde
154 Ascot Park Hotel of Invercargill
155 Malmo Brass
156 Penclawdd Brass
157 Derwent Brass
158 Glossop Old
159 Oberaargauer Brass Band
160 Ensemble de Cuivres Mélodia
161 Bo'ness & Carriden
162 Kirkbymoorside Town
163 Goodwick Brass
164 The Trusts Waitakere Brass
165 Silkeborg Blaeserne
166 Drighlington
167 Harrogate
168 Deiniolen
169 NASUWT Riverside
170 Tyldesley
171 Soli Brass
172 Staines Brass
173 Haslingden & Helmshore
174 Rogerstone
175 Brassband Limburg
176 Rainford
177 Pelorus Trust Wellington Brass
178 Phoenix West Midlands Brass
179 Aldbourne
180 Brass Band Kortrijk
181 St Mary's Band Club
182 Helston Town
183 Willoughby City
184 Bournemouth Concert
185 Poole Borough
186 Askøy Brass Band
187 Tertnes Brass
188 East London Brass
189 Blaenavon Town
190 Camborne 'B'
191 Newmilns & Galston
192 Roberts Bakery
193 Haverhill
194 Longridge
195 Ohio Brass Band
196 Dobcross Silver
197 Yeovil Town
198 Kidlington Concert
199 Frickley South Elmsall
200 Thomas Coaches Mid-Rhondda