Contesting
Not all bands enter competitions and there are some which shun the contest stage, preferring to concentrate their efforts in providing music for local events. For most players, though, contesting has always been an important part of brass banding, the reason that they spend so many hours trying to perfect their art. It provides them with the opportunity to test their musical skills against others and, of course, to bring home that silverware.
This section includes brass band contests which have taken place in Cornwall. I doubt that all are here, and there are certainly some results missing, but, over time, it is hoped that it will become a comprehensive record of all Cornish Contests.
1970
1st Mayflower (Plymouth) Contest
The Guildhall, Plymouth
Organised by SWBBA
27th September 1970
Adjudicator: Drake Rimmer
Championship section test piece: Own choice
| Placed | Conductor | Points | |
| 1 | Woodfalls | ||
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1971
2nd Mayflower (Plymouth) Contest
25th September 1971
Used as a qualifier for the W D & H O Wills contest
Championship section test piece:
| Placed | Conductor | Points | |
| 1 | Woodfalls | ||
| 2 | St Austell | ||
| 3 | Camborne | ||
Second section test piece: Rufford Abbey (Drake Rimmer)
| Placed | Conductor | Points | |
| 1 | St Pinnock | J Armstrong | 189 |
| 2 | British Rail Exeter | 187 | |
| 3 | Burnham & Highbridgetown | 186 | |
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Second section test march:
| Placed | Points | |
| 1 | St Pinnock (Glemdene by John R Carr) | 187 |
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1972
3rd Mayflower (Plymouth) Contest
The Guildhall, Plymouth
23rd September 1972
Adjudicator: Major H Arthur Kenney
Championship section test piece: Own choice
| Placed | Conductor | Points | |
| 1 | Woodfalls | ||
| 2 | Plymouth Silver | ||
| 3 | St Pinnock | ||
Championship section test march: Own choice
| Placed | Conductor | Points | |
| 1 | Woodfalls | ||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
Second section test piece:
| Placed | Conductor | Points | |
| 1 | Plymouth Silver | ||
| 2 | Newton Abbott Town | ||
Third section test piece:
| Placed | Conductor | Points | |
| 1 | Lostwithiel Youth | Mervyn W Sweet | |
| 2 | Crewkerne Concert | ||
Fourth section test piece:
| Placed | Conductor | Points | |
| 1 | Lymstone | ||
| 2 | Lostwithiel Youth | M W Sweet | |
Juvenile section test piece:
| Placed | Conductor | Points | |
| 1 | Lostwithiel Youth | M W Sweet | |
Compiled by Tony Mansell (Bardh Kernow)