After drawing a blank in all three of his area contests this year, Nick Childs must wait at least another year to try to close the gap on Major Parkes' record haul of championship section victories. Robert Childs and Garry Cutt also missed out this year with their sole attempt, and Melvin White attempted the rare (and remarkable) feat of conducting three bands in the SAME area (London & SC) but to no avail.

It is therefore 'as you were' in the table of conductors with 10 or more area titles to their name as shown below:

30 wins - Major Peter Parkes

24 - Dr Nicholas Childs

16 - Harry Mortimer, Walter Hargreaves

15 - Howard Snell

13 - Alex Mortimer

12 - Melvin White

11 - Eric Ball, Stanley Boddington, Dr Robert Childs

10 - Dr Keith Wilkinson, Richard Evans, Garry Cutt

Congratulations to Dave Lea and Alan Duguid for winning their first top section titles this year. This year's other winning conductors, and their total wins, are as follows:

5 - Ray Farr
4 - Ian Porthouse
3 - Paul Holland
2 - Phillip McCann, Michael Bach, Steve Sykes