Band Honours

Fairlop have entered Brass Band competitions since the very early days of the band. Arguably the band's greatest achievement so far has been winning the National Brass Band Championships (3rd Section) in October 1995. But they have always impressed. This is a band that has achieved some amazing results when you consider that the band retains a core of players that were in the founding Junior school band, that they only practice once a week, and that they are willing to give chances to beginner musicians so readily...

DateContestPositionSection
November 1985 Reading Brass Band Guild2nd4th
November 1986Reading Brass Band Guild3rd4th
April 1987Pontins Brass Band Championships - Hemsby Qualifying Heat3rd4th
September 1987Clacton-on-Sea Brass Band Festival - Highest placed 4th Section Band in 3rd Section1st3rd
April 1988Pontins Brass Band Championships - Hemsby Qualifying Heat3rd4th
September 1988Clacton-on-Sea Brass Band Festival2rd3rd
October 1989SCABA Autumn Contest - Folkestone1st4th
October 1989SCABA Autumn Contest (Hymn) - Folkestone1st3rd
April 1990Pontins Brass Band Championships - Hemsby Qualifying Heat1st4th
October 1990SCABA Autumn Contest - Folkestone3rd4th
March 1991Pontins Brass Band Championships - Hemsby Qualifying Heat1st4th
October 1991SCABA Autumn Contest - Folkestone3rd3rd
April 1992Pontins Brass Band Championships - Hemsby Qualifying Heat2nd3rd
October 1992SCABA Autumn Contest - Folkestone1st2nd
April 1993Pontins Brass Band Championships - Brean Sands Qualifying Heat1st3rd
March 1994National Brass Band Championships - Qualifying Heat3rd3rd
April 1994Pontins Brass Band Championships - Brean Sands Qualifying Heat1st3rd
May 1994SCABA Entertainment Contest - Crawley (Highest placed 1st section Band)Presidents TrophyChampionship & 1st
October 1994SCABA Autumn Contest - Folkestone1st1st
March 1995National Brass Band Championships - Qualifying Heat1st3rd
May 1995SCABA Entertainment Contest - Crawley (Highest placed 1st section Band)3rdChampionship & 1st
October 1995National Brass Band Championships - Finals1st3rd
May 1996SCABA Entertainment Contest - Crawley (Highest placed 1st section Band)3rdChampionship & 1st
October 1996SCABA Autumn Contest - Folkestone1st1st
March 1997National Brass Band Championships - Qualifying Heat2nd2nd
May 1997SCABA Entertainment Contest - Crawley (Highest placed 1st section Band)Presidents TrophyChampionship & 1st
March 1998National Brass Band Championships - Qualifying Heat2nd2nd
May 1998SCABA Entertainment Contest - Crawley (Highest placed 1st section Band)Presidents TrophyChampionship & 1st
April 2005SCABA Spring Contest - Hove2nd1st
October 2008SCABA Autumn Contest - Folkestone1stChampionship & 1st
March 2009National Brass Band Championships - Qualifying Heat3rd2nd
April 2010SCABA Spring Contest - Hove1st1st
April 2010SCABA Spring Contest (March) - Hove2nd1st
October 2012SCABA Autumn Contest - Crawley3rd1st
April 2013SCABA Spring Contest - Crawley3rd1st
May 2016SCABA Spring Contest - Crawley3rd2nd
May 2016SCABA Spring Contest (Hymn) - Crawley3rd2nd
March 2017National Brass Band Championships - Qualifying Heat3rd3rd
March 2023National Brass Band Championships - Qualifying Heat3rd3rd