MARCHING & PERFORMING ARTS
UNITED KINGDOM
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Tel.. 0843 362 4836
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Website.. hllp:l/www.mpavk.org.uk
Regls1oF•d Chaflly No. 328J4 1
MPA:UK
ANNUAL
REPORT
AND
ACCOUNTS
2025
August 2026
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INCOME
Seasonal 2025
Advance Season 2026
Merchandise
Fan nehworf
MPAUK M8mbership 2025
Advance MPAUK M8mb8rship 2026
Clrcuil Membarshlps
Advan￿ Circuit Memb8rship 2026
DonalionslGrallts
Non WGUK Circuit entry
Refunds AccorDIDCE el
Event Floats
Clrcull Championships
Mlsc IPaypal lees &lcl
Circuit Coniasis & Ev8ntslSplnt8SIIc
DCUK Soundspart
Capilation
Deposit Tiansfer
18rasl
2,491.97
1.650.00
3,462.26
1,050.00
1,400.00
2,000.00
250.00
2,406.88
500.00
21,904.00
79.29
4,517.56
6,015.00
222.31
47,949.27
Sub Total £
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Merchandise
Fan neiwork
Websi19
Equipment
Insurance
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1,297.59
859.54
1,517.70
930.60
744.00
949.32
703.67
4,929.51
538.02
500.00
19,735.81
660.51
5,047.39
152.90
100.80
2,450.00
107.50
Sub Total £
42,643￿7
BALANCES
MPAUK
Brought Forward
Current IncomelExenditur8
34,824.48
5.305.30
Total
Account Details- Actual 1311101251
Current Account Balances
Deposit Account
Paypal Ac¢ounl
Petty Cash
Oulslanding ChqslPMTs
Oulslanding In¢omelcash
14.298.86
23.737.08
2,032.84
61.00
Total
TOTAL
40,129.78
1411112025

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Exarniner's Report
Report to the trustees
Marching and Performing Arts United Kingdom
On accounts for the year
ended
3111012025
Charltyi no
{If apy
328541
Set out on pages
I report to the tnjstees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ('Ihe Trust") for the year ended 31110 12025.
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in aGGordance with the requirements of the Ch8rities Act 2011
{"the Act").
I report In respect of my examlnatlon of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carrying out my examinatlon, I
have followed all the applicable Dlrection5 given by the Charity Commi8sion
under sectlon 145(5)(bl of the Act.
Responsibllllies and
basls of report
Independent I
examinerfs statement
I have compleled my examination. I confirm that no malerfal matters have
come to my attention in connection with Ihe examination
disdes•' which gives m8 cause to believe that in, any material
r8spect'.
the accounting records were not kept In accordance with section 130
of the Charities A¢t', or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts dld not comply ￿th the applicable requirements
concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fair. view whlch is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examlnation.
I have no concerns and have come across no olher matters In connectlon
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Ple8sg dolete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
2510812026
Name:
Mr Charlie Barker
Relevant professional
quallflcation{s) or body
IER
Oct 2018

(if any):
Addre66:
132 Winchester Road
Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh
Hampshlre, S053 2DS
Section B
Disclosure
Only cornplele if the examiner needs lo highlight material matters of concern
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and
guidance for examiners).
Glve here briof details of
any Items thal the
examlner wlshes to
dlsclose.
NONE
IER
Oct 2018

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WlniÈi Guard UniiÈ& Klnydu
CHAMPIONSHIPS
2026
INCORPOFiATING
50VND Il'LWr.
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PARTNER

WGUK
Ro
OF Honour
OPENCLASS
A CLASS
1983 Outlane Drum
Majorettes
1984 Avenger Guard
1985 Dragon Guard
1986 Reckless
1987 Leglonettes &
Sovereign5
1988 Guard Nouveau
1989 Waterlooville
1990 Mldnlght Revlew
1991 Challenger
Movement
1992 Dlamond Vanguard
1993 Roya15
1994 Northmen
1995 Anchormen Cadets
1996 Deep Purple
1997 SqUI￿s Cadet5
1998 Southern Knlghts
1999 Poynton
Commodores
2000 Thestatesmen
2001 Forgemen
2002 Storm
2003 Guardsmen Cadets
2004 Buttercups
2005 Alliance
2006 Avengers
2007 Southern Knlghts
2008 The Academy
2009 Southern Knlghts
2010 Southem Knights
2011 Southern Knights
2012 Southern Knlghts
2015 Mayftower
2014 Southern Knlghts
201S Northern Academy
2016 Maynower
2017 Maynower
2018 M8yfiower
2019 Northern Aeademy
20ZZ m￿¢wer
2023 Mayfiower
2024 Comrnodores
Z025 Ma5rtlower
JUNIOR CLASS
CADETCLASS
1980 Blue Eagles
1981 Green Lantrr5
1982 Green Lancer5
1983 Green Lantrrs
1984 Dagenharn CrusHdeI5
1985 Blue Eagles
1986 Blue Eagles
1987 Blue Eagles
1988 Blue Eagles
1989 Beechmen
1990 Warrlngton
1991 Southern Kn5ght5
1992 Mayfflower
1993 Prideof Brlstol
1994 BlueEagles
199S The Ststesmen
1996 ThurrockAcademy
1997 Maynower
1998 Blue Eagles
1999 Maynower
2000 Mtynower
2001 Maynower
2002 ThurrockAcademy
2003 ThurrockAcademy
2004 Maynower
2005 Southern Knlghts
2006 Maynower
2007 Northern Academy
2008 NorthernAcademy
2009 NorthernAcademy
2010 M3ynower
2011 Mayflower
2012 NorthernAcademy
2015 Oracle
2014 Kld5grove Scouts
2015 Southerll Knights
2016 Kldsgrove Scouts
2017 MaynoweT
2018 Klds9rove Scouts
2019 Northern Academy
2022 Northern Academy
2023 Southern Knights
2024 MMI Winterguard
Z025 Northern Academy
1996 Squires
1997 Prideof Bristol
1998 Southern Knights
1999 The Statesmen
2000 Forgemen
2001 Storm
2002 ThurrockAcaderny
Z003 Prlde of Brlstol
2004 Prlde Cadel5
2005 Southern Knights
2006 Prlde Cadets
2007 Anchormen
2008 Guardsmen
2009 Anchormen
2010 Southern Knights
2011 Southern Knlghts
2012 Southern Knlghts
2013 SPICE
2014 Anchormen
2015 Southern Knlghts
2016 Northem Acaderny
2017 Alliance
2018 Mayfiower
2019 Maffjower
2022 Mayftower
2023 Maynower
2024 Anchorme
202S Allian
1991 Lancastrians
1992 Anchormen
1993 Maynower
1994 Top3z
1995 Squlres
1996 Concordcadets
1997 ThurrockCub5
1998 Thurrockcubs
1999 Stomi Cadets
2000 Concord Cadets
2001 Statesmen Cadets
2002 Guardsmen Cadets
2003 Plnkchampagne
2004 Mayfiower
2005 SouthernKnlghtsRugrats
2006 SouthernKnlghtsRugrats
2007 StsuthernKnlghtsRugrats
2008 Southern Knlghts
Rugrats
2009 Mayflower
2010 SouthemKnlghtsRugrats
2011 Anchormen Cadets
2012 Anchormen Cadets
2013 Southern Knlghts
Rugrats
2014 South West
Academy
2015 Anchormen Cadets
2016 Oracle Cadets
2017 SpicÈC8dets
2018 Anehormen Cadets
2019 Avengercadets
2022 Allian￿ Cadets
2023 Or8ele
2024 Oraele
2025 Imperialwlnterguard
KIDS CLASS
2022 Southern Knights
Rugrats
2023 Anchormen
2024 Anchorrnen Klds
VIGVK INDOOR PERCUSSION
2008 Vlntage
2009 Vlntage
2010 Vlntage
2011 Senators
2012 The Company
WORLDCLASS
2026 WGUK BOARD
2026 DCUKBOARD.
2013 Maynower
2015 M8yflower
2016 Maynower
2018 Mayflower
2019 Mayfiower
2022 Mayfiower
2023 Maffjower
2024 Maffjower
2025 Maynower
WGUK Chalrman.. Mark Nlcholson
LeeJex* Mark Nicholson
lanLyall'.AdludicatlngCo-ordinator
Deputy Chalrman:8arryOavis
WGUK Board Members:
lan Butt. Sharon Cornesand Lauren FQeal
Jud9ing Co•ordin8tor'. Kelelgh MooTe
Co-optÈd Member$'.
Brennagh McGulnness IIMBALlalsonl
MPA:UK Board of Trustees
AlanThompson- Chalr
JoeF5I2P3lrlck- OeputyCh8lr
Mark Gutterldge- Treasurer
B3rry Davls, LeeJex, Mark NS¢holson.
Sharoncornes

CHAMPIONSHIPS
20.26
INtttRPoRAT￿
On behalf of the WGUK Board may
I welcome you to our 2026 Winter Guard
United Kingdom Championships Programme
& Yearbook.
WGUK Judging Team..
Co-ordinated by Kelel9h
Moore, for their hard work
and dedlcatlon throLJghout
the season, many hours are
freely glven ty ourJudges
sn relatlon totralnlngb show
preparatlon. $elf-refle¢tlon
and travelling.
WGUK EventTeam'.
Who undertake many key
roles In runnlng a show.. guard
T8ceptlon,tiGket & 50150 sales, arena &warm up stewards,
and event set up.. Sue Lyall. HeatherThompson. June
Fitzpatrick, Debbie Curtis, Mark Gutteridge, lan Holling,
Sharon Cornes. Joe Fltxpatri¢k. James Fenny. MarkJeffery,
Angela Chandler. Matt Sill, Anne Guiod & Helenonions.
UKFan Network.. Con9ratulatlonstrJ the UK Fan Network
Team on another5uccessfulyeaT offilmlng the Reglonal
Shows8nd today's Champlonshlps.
To myfellowWGUK Elected and Co-opt8d Board Member5
and In partScular our Deputy Chalr Barry Oavls forboth hls
andtheircontlnued supportand hard work overthepast
year. As 8 Board, wehave contlnued tofuytherdevelopthe
growth of ouractivity wlth5n the United Kingdom as well as
strengthenlng ourstrateglcalllances and partnershlpswlth
IMBA,CGNandWGI.
Flnally, I would Ilke tocongratulate811WlnterGuardsand
SoundSportTeams. deslgners, educattsrs and in particular
every performerfor bringing such amazingand innovatlve
produ¢tlon5tothe floor In 2026b ytsu arean Insplratlon and
credltto ouractlvlty. and welook forward to seelng you all
in 2027 and boyond.
Mark Nlcholson
Chalrman
Thi5 has been yet anotherseasonfull of energyt and farits5tic
Innovatlve productlonsfrom 27 competlng unltsrepresentlng
14 organisatlons based across our six competitive cl8sses.
In whlch we have seen such except1onal levels of sklll and
performance from our performlng members. Soundsport
wlthln It5 Second season a5 partof our indoorcompetitive
framework operatlng Sn conlunct5on w5th Drumcorps Unlted
Klngdom. has seen slgnlficantgrowth In the nLJmberof
partlclpatlng organ15atlon5from 11 to 17 forthe 2026 season
We are veryfortunatethat ourcircuitcontinue5to be
supported bythe followlng organlsatlons whohave sponsored
the slx reglonal shows end on behalfof the WGUK & DCUK
Boards, Winter Guard and SoundSportCommunitie5 a HUGE
THANKYOUto'.
Anchormen
Commodores
Winter Festival
Mayfitswer
North Bristol Independent
SoLtthern Knights
A Speclal Thankyou once again, mustgo outto ourfriends at
GUARDGEAR UKfortheSrcontlnued sponsorshlp of the 2026
Competitive Season, yoursupport Is g￿atlYaPprec1ated.
There are so rnènyheroeswlthln oura¢tivity. and I would Ilke
to take thls opportunltyof thanklng the followlngteams and
indlviduals..
WGUKSt)tr. MSke Hudson Icompetltlon Sultel. Danny
Cochrane, Sharron Patrlck & Tony Patrick (Arena Marsha151.
lan Lyall (Soundl and AlanThompsonforendless hours of
dedlcated workand supportaswell as belng the"V05￿,
of ovra¢tivlty.

A word from ourjudges. co-ordinator
As we reach the end ofthe 2026 season,
l just want to takea moment to say a huge
thankyou to so many people who make what
we do possible.
adlalogue-a constru¢tlve and collaboratlve conversatlonthathdps
Èveryonegrow8nddev6loptogether.
We alsosawaverysuccessfulchangetothe Klds Classthls year. mo￿n9
to anon-tornpetktive format, whereperformersare rewardedwlth
BronTr, SilverorGold. hashelped securewhattnatters mostatthat
level.. agenulnelove oftheartform. Seelng thoseyoungperformer5
enloylngthelrtlme on thefloorha5 beenincredlblyrewardlng.
Looking ahead, Splntastlewllltske placeon6thand 7th June.andlt
wouldbefantasilctoseeasmanyofyouthereasposslt4e.Listenlngto
the units. feedbackwe are looklngforward to runnlngadeslgnwothshop
èspartoftheweekend.aswell as contlnulngeonversatlonsaboutthe
future ofcdtlqueand howwekeepdeveloplng)t- together.
Anotherheartfeltth8nkyoug¢es toourludglngteam,who glveupso
much of thelrtlmenotonlytoodludlcateatevent5, butalsotosupport
units, reviewfeedback. andworkw5theach othertocontlnuallydevelop
thelrludgingtechnlque.Thatwilllngnessto ￿amand$upport0r
anotherls somethlngreallyspecla1.
Aswe reach the endofthe 2026season, Ilvstwanttotakeamomentto
saya hu9ethankyou tosomanypeoplewho makewhatwedo posslble.
tly, thankyou toour board,toourludges. andtoallofour unlts- the
staff. performers, parent$3ndsupporters.Thetlme. energyand passlon
thatgaeslntoèveryrehearsal. everyjourneytoa show, andevery
performance on thefloor never9oesunnotlced. It¥beenafabvlous
yearandonethat I havegenuSnety lovedbelng partof.
I dalsolikettsextend averywamiwelcometoanynewmembers,
performers, staff orunitswho havelolnedusthls season. It'salways
excitlngto see newpeople dlscoveringorreloinSngtheactlvllyand
brlngln9fresh energy.creatfvstyand enthusIasM￿ththem. We hope
you'veftltwelcomedlntothecommunltyand thatth5s Isthe startofa
longand enjtsyèbleloumeyw5thus.
Aspeclal thankyoumustgoto ournewtralneeludgeswhohave
gènerouslyglven upthelrtlmethlsyeartolearn,developandloln u$
on panels. It'sbeenw¢nderfu1 toseenewfatsscomlngthroughand
Investlngln thefutureofludglng.we would absolutelylovetowelcome
moretralnees nextyear, 50 bfthèt's somethlng you mlght belnterested
In. please d0get1ntouch￿th usatludges¢¥wgukLo.uk
One thlng I'mpartlcularlyproudof thls se8sonlsthecontlnued progress
wlthSn crI￿qUe.we8re constantlyworkingtodevelop ￿tIntOmOre0f
Forme, oneofthe highlightsofthlsyearhasbeenthegTOWthln
the performancesacross theclrcult. The5tandard. creatI￿tyand
commItmentwe￿ seenon thefloorhasbeen Incredlble. Pleaseknow
thatwearea1waysyourblggeslfan5.
Thankyouformaklngthlssuch arnemorableseason. IhopEyou&II have
anamazlng dayteday-whata superbwayto brfngthe2026seasontoa
close. Enloyeverymoment, onlandofflthefloorl
Kelelgh Mooro
Judges Co-ordlnator
2026 Championships Judging Team
General Effect
Desl9n Analy515
Rob Swlndells
Equlpment
Rlchard Gubby
Samml Gannaway-Pitts
Taylor Cartlidge
Movement
Keleigh Moore
Pete Llppiatt
88rry Davls
De￿k Glpson,
Chandler Maule
Karen Walsh
Ivan Balchln
Sarah Edmondson
Valerle Anjanoutt Itraineel
Phll Hargreaves

Long Service Awards
Theseawards arebasedon 5. 10, 15 and 20Yearse￿Ie8 onlyand are onlyawarded to marchlngmembers.
Servlct Isbased on performln9atWGUK events and nota5 PTevlou$ly8warded for servlce toan Indlvldual
organSsatlon. The awards are based on reglstratlondats and onlyavallable tomernbers of or4anlsatlonsthat
havesl9neduptothescheme. Belowlsa Ilstof award wlnnersfor2025:
5 Years
Ioyears
Ollle Burt
North Bristol
Independent
Freya Henley
Southern Knights
Madison Montinaro- Wait Impèrial Wlntergiard
Joni Quarrie
North Brlstol
Independent
Commodores
¥ Imperial Wintergiard
Mayfiower
Ella May Butt
Erin Gardener
Nlcole Hope
Ysee Rabarljaona
Darcy Sunderland
Elliewallbank
Erin Weafrr
Oracle
Ctsmmodores
Mayfiower
Commodores
Revolution
Northern Academy
Beech@s
Autumn Sawle
Polly Stubbs
Roc¢oThorpe
15 Years
Emlly Curnock
Charlotte Thwaltes
Mayfiower
Oracle
Dalsy Webb
Northern Academy E.".,
20Years
Carly Rogers
Roumina Safaei
Neena Slnha
Maynower
Northern Academy
Northern Academy

2026 Promotion
The ethos behlndthe promotion systemofwlnter Guard United
Klngdom IWGUKI reflects Its broader mls51¢n of celÈbr8tlng
8chlevement, encouraging development, and maintainingfair
artlstlc competltlonwlthlnthewlnterguardcommunlty.
Promotions 4re earned based upon measurable performance
st4ndards, nottenure orsubjective preference. Guardsthat
achleve the setswre thresholds atsetpoint5throughoutthe
COM￿tItIVeseaSon (Llverpool. Wfvenhoe, Dublin &WorcesterSt
Johns) thatmeètthe required score areeligible promotiontothe
nextcla55.
AttheWorcesterStJohns Sh¢)w'WlnterFestlval" 5¢0red above
the setscorethre5hold of 81 been reco9nised across all captions
an£twas du5ypromotedfrom JunlorClassto'A' Classforthe
ramalnderof the 2026 season.
Atchamplonshlps, we formally recognlseand ￿lebrate asat)
actlvltythe Promotlonof 'WlnterFestlval".
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The Gavin Woodhead Scholarship Fund was
established in February 2024. following Gavin's
tragic passing in March 2023.
Gavln's passlonwascolour9uJrd. Hewas Involved In the UK wlth
Southern Knlghts, Mayfiower, Autumn. BlackKnl9htS.8nd Encore.
TheG8vinWoodhead Scholarship Fund i5proudto announce
the suttessful appllcantforthe 2026 season todayatt
he WGUKfinals. L8Styearwe proudlyawardeda huge 66,000
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Gavlnachleved hls dream byperfomilng In Amerlcawlth Corona
atWGI. Madison Scoutsand The Cadets, at DCI. While
perforrnlngwlththe Cadets Drum Corps. hewas awarded Rookle
of the YeaT ènd recelved adlstlngulshed awardforoutstandin9
chievement. He used the knowledgeand skllls he learned In
America toteach Inthe UK and achleved notable succe5S.
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Thls experlencewlll glvethem valuableknowl8dgeand skillsthat
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World Class
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M3yfiower
72.00
74.30
75.QO
78.10
Openclass
Commodores
72.20
74.70
75.so
77.60
79.OD
Northern Academy
Orade
71.90
72.70
78.3Q
79.90
68.40
72.80
73.LXI
76.60
A c.lass
Beeches
67.16
69.26
73.78
75.59
Mtynower
RÉvolutlon
71.19
75.52
77.26
79.85
64.48
66.82
69.95
72.35
Southern Knlghts
WlnterFestlval
67.05
72.52
75.33
77.81
Promoté¢ltoAUas5
70.22
Clondalkln YouthB8ndllrel
64.92
Inbhearmorllrel
57.80
Junlor Class
Anchormen
68.07
69.28
75.43
Commodor85
60.51
64.32
69.25
Llberty
Mayflower
69.06
73.06
76.78
80.38
66.gs
73.13
75.10
76.20
North Brlstol Ind
62.42
64.68
66.42
68.21
Oracle
65.27
71.22
73.05
77.54
Ralders
63.90
67.96
71.81
WlnterFestlval
74.65
74.36
78.22
81.57-P
Celtlccrusaders Ilrel
62.85
Cadet Class
Aurora Academy
66.49
69.12
72.64
Beeches Cadets
59.65
64.72
65.18
Imperlalwlnterguard
Mayrtowercadets
72.05
74.97
80.18
80.91
67.44
70.04
72.50
74.20
North8r15tol Ind
72.17
75.87
80.40
82.06
NorthemAcadernyCadets
Revo Rockets
68.68
72.67
75.80
78.17
59.42
61.26
67.81
Southern Knlghts Rugrats
70.15
71.98
7S.74
76.02
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Posltlon
Junlor Class Prelims
Commodores
lo.ls
72.980
North Brlstollndependent
10.23
70.950
Ralders
10.31
77.280
Anchormen
10.39
7g.350
Mayflower
10.47
79.810
Oracle
10.55
81.350
Llberty
11.03
83.010
Interval..
11.11-11.Z6
A Class Prellms
Wlnter Festlval
11.26
73.160
Revolutlon
11.55
74.850
Beeche$
11.44
76.850
Southèrn Knlghts
11.53
79.640
Maynower
12.02
82.140
Open Class Prelims
Oracle
12.18
80.000
Commodores
12.27
83.000
NorthernAcademy
12.36
83.600
World Class Prellms
ma￿OWer
12.52
79.900
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15.02-15.45
Sounds
15tlbstotkScouts
13.45
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Warwickcorps ofDrums
13.57
Bronte
DruMSp1r￿lBEj
14.09
Gotdluigi
8eeches
14.21
Gold
East CoastEllte
14.33
Gold
Revolutlon
14.45
Exhibition
WarwlckAcaderny
14.57
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15.11
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15.18
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Revo Rockets
15.29
67.980
Beechescadets
15.36
68.380
Aurora Academy
15.43
74.250
Mayfiower
15.50
73.920
Southern Knlght5 Ru9rat5
15.57
78.240
NorthernAcadernyCadets
16.04
79.140
Imperfalwlnterguard
16.11
83.780
North8rlstollndependent
16.18
85.930
Soundsport, Klds &C?det Class Retr*•t
16.30
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17.46
69.270
Commodoreg
17.54
72.330
RaidErs
18.02
74.880
Anohormen
18.10
77.730
flowèr
18.18
79.870
Oraole
18.26
82.180
Libert
18.34
85.200
Exhlbltlon
SouthernKnlghts Stars
18.42
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18.soto 19.05
Aclass Flnals
Winter Feslival
19.05
73.770
Revolution
19.14
73360
BeEohÈ&
L9.23
78.410
goothÈrn Knl hlg
L9.32
81.640
flower
19.41
84.670
Open Class Finals
Oraole
19.57
79.200
Qommodore&
20.06
83.700
orthern Aeademy
20.15
83.100
World Class Finals
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20.31
83.100
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ORL
Mayflower
Billericay, Essex
Guard Dlrector.. 8arryDavls
Guard Captalns.. Carly Rogers& Kerry Dagger-smlth
And sew It goes
st*ff.. AnthonyGarcla, Rebecc3Buckky, Gregory Howard. Jena
Selklrk, Jesslca Brown,JohnKrègler, Krlssle Da￿$. Lauren Dawson,
Mlchael Shaplrq Rebecca Huls.
Guard Member$.' Camella Zekrl,Carly R0gers,C￿r1IeDa￿$en,
ConStan￿clegg. D3vid Fuller, Elk Jeffrey, Emllycurnock, Foxmay.
Gabrielle Clegg.GTaceRose. HayleyLemlng,Johanna Mason. Kerry
Da99er-Smlth, Kinsey Dance, Luty Emmerman. Mlchaelmatthews.
Martha Rose. NicoleHope.Ollva Hope, Plppa Dlllon, Savannah
Jeffrey. Sean Rodocker,SteeleJackson

OPEN
Commodores
Cheshire
Guard Dlr8ctor.' Karenmuskett
Guard Captaln.. ErnllyEdmondson
$t•ff., SarahEdmondson. Alli Deherty. lanKlrk, Rob Swindells, Belle
BradbUry.C(￿nOrjoneS,ehr￿s Prltchard, Paul Bertelli, K*te Hodgenla,
Sharon Lèe.
Northern
Academy
Guardmembers.. EmllyEdmondson, ErlnGardner, MelJonES Belle
Bradbury. Izzy61rch. Ma￿YMOOre. Ollvia SvAndells, Lucla swlndells.ysee
Rabarllaona.EmllyPrlt£l)ard. Becky Lee,Alllson Doherty, Leoswindells,
Jesse Moorè.
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Formed: November 2003
Exeeutlve Dirèctor.. J3sonWallace
Guard Directors.. lan Hollln9& Nlcolacockburn
Staff.. Laurencatt, NlcolaCockbvrn,lan Holllng, Bradleystlnton.
Jason Wèlkce, Erln Edkln5. Paul SIFnondbc& Mark Nlcholson
Our Di9ital World
Thls showexploresthemultifaceted raletechnologyplayslnourllves.
frompowerandcreatlvltyto Isolatlonandsupport. Itcapturesthe
brantenergyofdlgltal ¢onnectlon- a momentumof shared Idea5
thatcanfeelbothexhilaratingand overwhelmlng. These hlgh-energy
moments glvewaytoquletstlllness. refleetlngtheemotiorTral dlstan
thatexlstseven whilewererna5ntotheredtothe outsldeworld.
Guard Members.. Alex Cunt)Ingham. KleraBetts, LlllleParkln, Neen
Sinha, Rournina Safaei,Chloe Steadman, Thomas Flddarnan. Dalsy
Webb, KatherlneHowton, Calummltchell, Madl$on Lake. Elllecrouth,
Elllewallbank, SethGraham, Macle Creaser-Haynes, Rosewhales
Jade Wllson-Fenney & JasmlneW1150n.
Technologyalso actsasavessdformernory, evoklngbothloya
sadnesswhllernalntalnlng aconstantsenseofpresents. Asthe
program exatnlnestheevolution ofcommunlcatlon. Stvlewsthe
transStlonfrom oldtonew notas èloss.butas8 layèredcoexistence
ofpastand present. Benejththesecompley human expeden¢es Ilesa
slmplefoundation.. b5narycode.Thisbaslcon-off languageservesasthe
shared structureconneetlngeveryetnDtlori. Tnemory, and system Inour
Increaslngly sophlstlcateddlgltallandscape.
The Sides of Us
Lifemovesquickly,filledwlthmomentsthat passbeforewereallse
thelrmeanlng. Ourproductlon followsthelourneyof youth.
InrK>cence, andyounglove, capturlngthehlghsand lowsthatshape
ourldentltles. repre5entlngthe manysldes ofourselvesand theever-
changlng emotlonsofarelationship, shlftlngwltheverych0i￿and
connectlon. SettoSweetDlsposStlonbyTheTemperTra

TO
OPEN
ORACLE
Beeches
East & West Sussex
Birmingham
Dlrector: lan Buttand Nicolecook
Dlrector.. AmyFollow5
Stsff.. Laura sm￿h,GInaAshIey, Rory STnlth, Rhlanne Purthase,Chrls
Bradbury
Guard Member5: An)bel Dalllson,Ava-M3rle Fry, Chadotte R¢blnson,
Chloe Macrow, Cl¢werNash. Ellle-may Matts, Elor8 Hounsome, Erln
Weafer. Isabelcolley. JessLewl% Lu￿WestWOod, MotsyFry. Ruby
Hobbs. Imllow Nash
Guard Captalns.. Mollle Sweetlandand Lara Cook
Staff., lan Butt, Nlcdecook, T3mz Cle99.ThomasConway,Natslle
Chubb, Bobbie Clifford, Georgla Moranand SophieTutt
Guard Members.. Mollie S¥￿et18nd, Larècook. Erfn Benn, EmllyTucker.
AvaGravett, Loulse Moore. MlaGravett. Ella-MayButt, Gabbycook.
Lauravoice. CharlotteThwaltes, JessHollis, Sallycook, Getsrgia Meran,
Pheobecook, Harper Houghtonand Nlcole Cook.
For9lve us, Mother Nature
Room Six One One
Wearewoken bythe dawnchorus,foeuslngonthesoundsofnature,
both anlmallstlcand botanlcal. HlghlSghtlngthe¢rg8nlc natureofthe
naturalwoTld, emphaslslngthe9reeneryandaquatlcbeautythe planet
hastooffer. the show progresses Intoshomng theaudlencethepower
ofnaturewhen ht Is leftuntouched. Asthemuslcbulldswe beginto
5eethelmpactof humanln¢8rferenceon theplanetand howman Is
destroyln9the ￿anetratherth8nsaV[n9 St.On￿reallsln9 thelr seffish
mlstakes,humanspleadforforglvenessfromMotherNature,whtsgreets
themwlthflreand deStruc￿on. Is sheprepared toforglveus70rwlll she
make uslearn frornourown mi5takes7
Oraele¥2026productlon,'Rooffl Sixone One," drawsconceptual
Insplratlonfromthe chllllng UDcannypodca5tandclnematlccla5slcsllke
TheShlnlng,The Others. and The Slxth Sense.
Thestoryfollowsa protagonlstarrlvlng atHotel Delphl,a gr3nd
e5tabli5hmentabandoned slnce 1977. As theyprepareto cheekln.the
dust-thlckenedhotel stlrs,'long-dorrnant resldentsawakento observe
thelrnewestguest.A5 thecharacterlourneysdowna splne-chllling
corrldortoward Room 611, realliybeglristofracture.whatunfolds Is8
5erie50f unfathomable. dlsorlenting eventsthatfee1 strangelyfamlllar.
Desplte theterror, thegue5tfeels inexplleably athom?.
ultimately. aharrowln9truthernerge5.' thèhotel Is notmerelyhaunted,
ItSspersonal.Theguesth35 entered theSrown prlvatehell.transltyonlng
froma v151tortoa perFnanentresldentofHotd Delphl.

Mayflower A Revolution
Billericay, Essex
Queensbury, West Yorkshire
Dlrector: Harleycalver
Staff.. Gre9Howard. JenaSelklrk,CameliaZekri. Kerry Dagger-SmFth,
Grace Rose, LucyEmTnerrnan
Guard Member5'. Jemrna Hawkes,RubyMaynard,OllyJeffrty, Elsle
Rose,Caitlln Nuttall, Uamonksfleld. Mla May. CharlotteBllby. AblRlvas,
Kècle Mansfield
Dlrettors: Andrewsunderland l Erlnvarney
Cr¢atlve Director.. Leah Hetnming
Staff.. MichelleHaw. Caltlin Alexjones. AblHaw. Ball¢yArmltage, Erln
Varney5uzanne HemmSng.
Guard Members.. Emlly Haw, LlbbyRlchardson. Darcysunderland, Ell
Meredlth, EdenGIII,TlllyGraham, FreylaThackra, Lelgh-AnneDuke-
Scott.MeganMouncey, LaurenActon
World Withln My Room
Joln MayfiowerAlnthelrbusy, happyspace,wher•booksspark
Ima9lnatlon, phonesconnectyouwlththeout51deworld, ènddeliverfes
arrlve Ilkellttle glfts atthedoor.
Here.tlmesk)wsdownandtheroombecomesltsownpÈrfectwodd.
Comfort relgn5andeverythlng Islneasyreach. Getcosy, youmaynever
wanttole8vel
In The Chair
'IntheChalr'wllltdlyoUthetaleofSv￿t￿éYTodd.thedemonbarber0f
Fleet Street. Sweeneylsabarberwhomurdersthosewho sltlnhlschèlr.
Heworksalongside Mrs Lovettwhofills her meatp1è5w1thhls￿etIM5.
Thls leadstoacycleof escalatlng vlolence,obsesslon and madness that
consutnesthemall, endlng Intraglcdevastatlon.

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Southern
Knights
Winter
Festival
Brighton 6 Hove, East Sussex
Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland
Dlrectoy: GeorglaThompson & Lauien Neal
stiff.. GeorglaThompson, Lauren Neal, Neeve Ritchle,AtnandaTucker,
Jo Mason, Chris Law
Dlrector: Brennagh McGulnness
Staff..AmyNolan, Clalre Blsselt, AlneHalpln
Guard Members: AbbleO'Brfen,Ava Mccomiack. Cara O'ftourke.
Guard Mèmbers: Isabella Pear50n, Frey3 5tarner,Searlett Maysey, Holty Jesslca Day,Kayla Harmon,Lauren Dunne, Orla McAuley, Sadhbh
Gander, MaddyHale, Lydla Hale. K3tieSkinner, Ma99leTucker, Freya
Stevens
Henley.CrystalGomez.Wren Furneaux, Sofi-jostannard, JadeTille
AblgaSlWllllams
Unwrlttten
The SK Tavern
Our2026programlsaboultaking chargeof OUTlife, embraclngnew
posslbllltlesthrou9h self-exyresslon. Lettlng goofourfearsand
understandlog thatthefuture Is ourstocreate
Aremlnderthatnooneelse can Ilveyourllfe.That everydaylsafresh
stsrtandthestoryls¢urs towrlts
WelcometotheSKTavern, a 1970sbarwherethelukeboxhums.the
drinksflowand everyone Iswel£ome.We hopeth4twepro￿deYo￿ wlth
nostal9laofan e8siertlmewheretheonlyworrfeswero'."whatsong
next? And who'sround Isit?.
SKAwould Ilketothankeveryoneforthehugeamountof supportthey
have recelved thlssea50nonthemcwe upfromJuniotstoAguèrd.wlth
sorneperfomilng inthelrfirsteverseason orTeturnlng t0theact1￿tY
afteryearsaway.Ablgthankyouto alltheparents, Danlel PimNettand
Ellanle Fulbrook.

JUNIOR
The
Anchormen
Commodores
Cheshire
Guard Dlreetor.'KarenMuskett
HaliFax
$t¥ff. Rachel Swlnde11s, Kellymoore, MelSill,SergllandNbtallaTutaleva,
Elllotscott, Paul Povey.
Guord M•mbws'. Isla Sawle,Autumn Sawle. Bella Slll. mIaC￿re. Ellie
Cooper, Layla Mal Povey,VlktorlaTUtaieva.LldaTutai￿a, Lera Tutaleva,
ZoeStottandAliceScott
Guard Dlreetor.'DalsyWebb
St•ff.. Dalsywebb, Llndseymllton, SethGraham, SuzanneJordan. Tony
Lee5
Guard Members: RaynaFlemlrKJ,Mlcla Osborne, LaceyRouth. Oliwa
Walton, IslaMcDonagh, Nancysmith, Harrysrnith, Rubyclarke, Arneyl
Osbome
Welcorne to Spln & Save
Dreamln9 OF the Open Road
Ourdoors haven￿Yopefiedfor2o26IThe159htsare0n.thea1S1eS
areready.andlt'stlmefora br8nd-newday3tthe5upermarket. Our
Oreaffllngofthe Open Roadlsa st¢ryaboutadventure,Imaglnatlon, and perfomiersbecomethe shoppers and staff of Spln & Saveastheymove
bellevSng Inyourself.A5the dantrrstravellikea kltecarrledbythewlnd,
throughthe store, stockthe shelves. and ratsto keepupdurlng the
theydlscoverthatthe openroad Isfull ofexdtetnent.frlendshlp.and
buslest parts oftheday. Fun, energellcmovementbrlngsshopplng
endle5SP05sI￿llt1e
carts, checkout Ilnes. and everydayroutinesto lrfe.A5the daycotnes
toanend.the store beglnstoquletdi)wn.Thelastitemsarescanned,
thelSghts dSm,andSpln& Savecloses Itsdoorsforthe nlght. Thls Show
lebrates teamwork, Itnaglnatlon,andhoweven8 slmrAedayatthe
supermarketcanbefull offvnand exciternent.
SPIN
SPIN
AVE

JUNIOR
Liberty
Mayflower
Juniors
Northampton
Guard Dlrector'.ConnorRoss Jones
GuardCaptJlns.' Thea Nuttandsophle Harrls
Billericay, Essex
*xff.. MollieGover
Guard Dlre¢tor5.' Krlssle D￿5
Guard M•mbeY$.' Thea Nutt, Sophie Harrls, KaylaLewis, Franeesca Popa.
Izzy Cripps, Xa￿era Pere20'Connor, Emllycrlpps, Katle Honey
stthff. Jane Hope, G8bbyCleg9, Ella JeffreM kngela Kbvan8h, Lucy
Conway, SeanRodocker. Martha Rose
Guard Members.. Rocco Therpe, Rubysyrett, ScarlettHarri5, Matllda
Ellis,TlffanyJone* EvEe Hathorn,An31sftobin50n. Isla-RoseOnions,
Theodore Lotham,Athena Letham, Rupert Trent
Another Day OF Sun
The Forbidden Road
Ourlourneywetakeoften Includeroadswe sheuldn'tgodown.Thealm
Isthatwe learn. and overcome barrlers sowecanfind ourwaytothÈ sun,
ourhappyplace.

JUNIOR
North Bristol Oracle Winter
Independent Guard
Bristol
Sussex
Gy4rd Dlrettors.. 8rl¢SgetCovlter
Guard Captaln Nome.. Teylaftuble
staff.. BrfdgetCoulter,TerlVltkers, Emltycurnock, Ella-may Butt
Guhrd Members.. Ollle Burt, Klra-Lou15eGapper, Ashaiya-LeeMorley,
RosleQuarrle, ArthurRees,Teyla Ruble, Ablsèunders
Guard Dlre¢tr+rs.'lan Buttand NlcoleCoDk
Guard Captaln Name5'. Frankle Langandchloechannell
Staff.. lanButt, Nlcole Cook, Lara Cook. Mollle Sweetland. Cheryl
Poyntonand Jess Hollls
GuardMember5'. FrankiÈLèng. Chloechanndl. H¢llyBrown, Mla-Graco
Tomsett. CourtneyMorrSs, Max 8rown, Lola bulck, LucasChan(Jler,
MSnnle Brown, DdllahCole,MackenzleChbndler, Charfotte Morrls8*d
OIfva-Gra￿Ranger.
Amy
N8lJunlor5 wesenta tributetothe Iconl¢muslcofAryWneh¢use.
Pink Pony Club
Welcome toOraclÈJunlors'PinkPonyClubwherelma9lnatlon run$￿Id
andfunknows nobwnds.Aplatswhere boysand glrls can bewhoever
and whatevertheyw8ntiobel
Whathèppenswhen aponywantstod15¢0youask?Yougetthe magltal.
hlgh-ener9yworld of PlnkPonyClub-wheregllttermeetsgaSbp. and
dreamstakecentre st3ge.
Let¥saddleuwddeand dlscoall 5noneunforyettableadventurÈl
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JUNIOR
Raiders
Performing
Arts
Woking, Surrey
Guard Dlrector8.' Flona SplttleslPaul Newman
Guard Coptsln Njmes.. Emilia SwerytlRemyPfann Mcclean
Staff.. MandyNewman, Helen 8oume, MagdaBatorska
Guardmembers.. Emllia Sweryt. Remy Pf8nn Mcclean, MAceyElllott,
Georgia Elliott, oli￿a Batorska,Vlctorla Batorska, Zoe Palkova Plrle, Ruby
Palkova Plrle, Evelyn Knott, J05ephlneKnott. Kiara Nylcs. Hannah Banks,
Verena Chan, Lola Palumbo, ETnelia Parker,Alanna London, Phoebe
Ha￿11, Lucy Holland, Elina Raybone, DalsyTaylor
Operatlon Pled Piper
InspiredbytheVE Oaycelebratlonsof 202S. ourfir5tshowin Junlor
Clas5, Sultcases and Goodbyes pay5tributeto Operatlen PledPlper,
theevacuation ofLondon Inseptember 1939. Joln ourwartlmefarnilles
stheyfacetheoutbreakofwarandthe heartbreakof separatlon.
the strength of thechlldrenwhohbd toleavethelrfamS1Ses.andthe
powerof separatedparentsastheydealwlth I￿ewIthOutthelrChILdre￿.
Ourshowaimsto honourthosewhosufferedand 58crifitedtoglveus
ourfreedorntoday.

Aurora
Beeches
Academy OF Cadets
PerFormin9
Arts
Great Barr, Birmingham
Staff.. AnabelDalllson.Chloe Macrow. IsobelDallison,JacobMorton,
Willow Nash
Guard Members.'AvèRoseWoodward.AvrllGardn¢r, Bella Hlnton.
Connle Brlsband, Myra Man
Worthing, West Sussex
Guard Dlre¢tor'. Rebecca Huls
Staff.. Slan Frfcker. Hollyoartnell. Sutanne Paltner
Guard M•mb*rs.'S¢arletlJam¢s. RylerHlnksrnan, Flor￿C•wOodhaM5,
RubyHenley,Ida-Marle PeaTce. Ada Abbott, OwenHu15, VerltyHuls,
Oliver Fry,151a Frlcker,Annabelle Met¢alf. RosePtslmer, MerdtkaWSlllams.
Laceyclement, Phoebe-R3e Hob￿￿
Come Alive
Thlsyearmarksa speclal mllestone. asltls thefirstyearnotonlyforthe
performSng members butalsoforourstaff leadingthegroup.Together
weare buildingour cadet Program from thegrounduA learnlng
9rowlng8nddeveloplng oursklllsasate3m. WiththeteamsdedicatEon.
enthuslasmahdsenseofcommunlty. Beechescadetswlnterguard Is
settingthe foundatlonforwhatpromlsesto bea brlghtfuture.
When humanstuinzway, and the roc>m1sc￿ar.ThetOyb0xSt1rsWlth
nothing iofear. Hacedlust50,thÈdollsallwalt.asmuslc fillsthealr, tho
rnagltgrows beyond comparel ButtSme returnsand themoment end5,
theyfreezeagaln, as alllspretend.8ackto stillnes5 theYrnustdiveun￿I
It15tlmeto Come Alfvel
Breakln9 Free
Meetthe Nutcrackersoldierswhoaretlredof marchlngtothesame
old tune. TheydreaTn ofbreaklngtherules... belng fretand pushlng
thelrlimits ￿th movement, muslcand colour. Butcantheyllveout
thelrdreamoffreedornwlthoutbeing caught7JolnAuroraAcademyof
PerforrningArtsforthelr2026 performancÈ,'BreaklngFree'.Amaglcal
lourneylntoimaglnatlon,courage and self-dlscovery.

CLA
Imperial
Ma
Winter9uard Ca
Cadets
flower
ets
Billericay, Essex
Guard Dlre¢tor.' Lelgh Emmerman
South Gloucestershire
Staff.. JulleDoodes, LucyConway,LutyEmmerm3n, Martha Rose,
Lu Dononvan. Ella Jeffrey
Guardmembers.. Niahmonksfield, Sophle Donovan, Mla D3vls, Olivia
Bilby, Frey8 miller.lsla Davis, EmllyBllby
Guard Dlre¢tor.' Joannecoombs
staff.. SarahBoultori,JoanneCoornbs, EtnFna Eddy. NlckHlbbs. Carly
Rogers
Guard M•rnbers'. PoppyColston,Arabe11eCoombs, ma￿l￿a Coombs
Grace Cordlngley, Eleanor Eddy,Arla Emes, LellaLedSngham, Ruby
Mldlane,Madlson Montinarowalt, Pollystubbs
Follow A Dream
Ourfootballthemed showcomesallvew5ththebrightsp]rStof ytyJng
cdourguard memb6rs whoare growlng In confidence andabilitywlth
everyperformance.Withflagsswirflng likecarefullyplannedpltysand
Sabresglidlng thr¢ughthealrwthsteadyfocu% theteam showslust
howmuchthey've learned- and howmuch runtheY￿having along the
way.Thelrsmiles,hardwork, anddeterminationshlnèthrough each
moment, provln9thatw￿nyoUng peoplebellevelnthemsefves and
supportoneanother,theycan achlevetrulywonderfulthlngs
WHAT'S UP DANGER7
A 5e850nwheretheyh8ve sponaweb of courage, preclslon,and
unstoppable Splder-glrl eneryy.They've swunginioactlonwiththe bow,
sky-hlghconfidenceof true heroes,provingwhen dan9errises,thls
team r15e5 hlgher

Northern
Academy
Cadets
North Bristol
Independent
Bristol
Guard Dlrector.. Brldget Coulter
ShowCoordlnat•r: Terl Vlckersand Em51yCurnock
Guard Captaln: Joni Quarrle
Stjff.. Brldgetcoulter, Terf Vlckers, EtnityCurnock.Ella-May Butt
Guard Members: ElsleAllen,O1l￿a Hall, Jes51eaHIII. Edlth Lloyd,
Vlckella Ponthln,Jonl Quarrfe, Asha R8shld, RoseRees.Alte Rudman
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Executive Director.. Jason Wallace
Guard Dlrector: Jasonwallace
Staff.. ArnyH<>wton
Guordmembers: Charfottewhales, Evelyn Dootson, Hazelwoonton,
Jer5eyHamlln & Kyla-maycutts.
Moon River
The Weatherman
NBICadets havehada maglcal seasonperfomilng thelrshow
"Motrn River" andtaklngtheaudlenc¢to3 speclal placewheredreams
eome true.
Theforecastlsfora beautffulsunnyd8ybutdld theweatherrnan getthe
fore¢astcorrect7Setto B*Witched"Blarne iton theWe3therman"
Wlshln9all unlts,everysuccesslnChamplonshlps.

Revo Rockets Southern
Queensbury, West Yorkshire
Guard Dlreetor$.' Andrew Sunderlandl Erlnvarney
st•tr. Dar¢ySunderland. EdenGIII, Llbby Rlchardson, T111yGraham
Knights
Ru9rats
Guard Members.. Elslejagues. Grace Hargreèves, 015ver Har9reaves.
Ernay3Gurtsen, FreddleGS11, BerUeG111
Brighton & Hove, East Sussex
S'mores and More
Guard Director.. 8eckySklnner
statr. Becky Sklnner, MaggleTucker, HoltyGander,KatleNlchdls
GM•rdMomb•Ys'. Harper Hllchlngs, ElsleSaville,15abelleSawlle,
Slennastarmer, Hall￿ thjrnbrell, Amelia Pullen. Delllahwells
Welcome to Revo Carnpsbtewhe￿CaMpln9aoVent￿resC0metO I￿e.
Joln ourcadetsas they 5tartthelrhollday andexplorethe forest, roast
aTshmallows. ènddlsttsverthe1oysofthegreatoutdoo￿WfthpIayful
rnovesandplentyofexcltement, they brfngholldayfuntothestsgeln a
Joyfulathenturel
Lost in the Llbrary
Anadveriturethat be91nslnthequ￿tComerS0fafamlllarl5brary, whe
storlesdontlustllveonthe shelves... theymove. Wltheveryturn ofè
Page, theperf¢rmer5 representnewworlds.jumplng betweenthree
boldgenres.. adventure. scl-fi. andfantasy. Fromdarlng quests and
mysterlous dlscoverles lofuturlstlc encountersandmaglcal realrns,
each chaptsrbrlngs a fresh rhyihrn, 5tyle,and ernotlon. Butnornatter
howfarlmaglnatlon carrlesthem.theyarealwaysgvSdedbacktowhere
Itallstarted..the Llbrary( In aworldthatlive50nllnelt.snl￿tO rernetnber
thatstorrf50n thepagecanst111 corneto lifelfyou letthem.
SKRuggleswtyJldllketothankeveryonewhohassupported thern thls
yearanda specialthankyoutoourfloorcrewdtseveryihing thÈyhave
donethls sea50n. 2026hès beena yeartorememberl

Commodores Imperial
Cheshire
Guard Dlrector: Karen Muskett
Winter9uard
Kids
Stsff.. Belle Bradbury, Ysee Rabarll8¢nat
Guard Members: HarperNdson-Laffey. Mimi IAmelialBuck￿, Ir15
Batty, LexSCassldy, PollyBedfordand Plppo Bedford.
South Gloucestershire
The Dlnosaur Walk
Guard Dlrector.. Joanne Coombs
Staff.. sarahBou￿0￿,jtra￿n*C6tsmbS.Stsp￿te-RoS2c0O[nb$. Ernrna
Eddy. NlckHSbbs,CarfyRogers
Guard Members.. Ellza Colston. 5pencerEddy. April Hodder,1$4a Rose
Howes, Llly-Rose Keen, Roslemldlane, Flossle Pople, Maceyskuse
Ournewtyformed Kldspresentthelrshow"The Dlnosaurwalk" Get
readyto stomp,roar, and groovebacklntymel Ourkldsare taklngyou
onaJuras51cloumeyfullof rhythm.fun. anddlrio-slzedeneryy.Watch
asthese tlnyT-Rexes, rocklngrèptors, and danelngdlnos shakethelr
tailsand moveto thebeatlna performancfythalstrvlyprehlstorfc
perfectionl
Our Kid&staffand pèrentswlsheveryone an amazlngdayat
Champlonshlps.
Won't You Let Us Take You
On A Sea Cruise?
Oursallor5 InvlteyoutololnthelmperlalCrulseLlneastheylourney
acrossrolllngwavesandopen seas.
Thi5eneryetlccrew has mastered ase8-worthymlxofadventure,
tsamworkandpuresplash-filledfun, steering theshlpwlthconfidence
andfillln9everymomentwlthllfeat$ea.Alaboard-WON'TYOU LET
US TAKE YOUONA SEACRUISE7'

Southern
Kni9hts Stars
Brighton & Hove, East Sussex
Guard Dlrector.. 8eckySklnner
Staff.. Be¢kySklnner. HayleyLyall. ErSn Benn. KellyHenley. LlsaNewt¢)n
IAsslstants.' Freyastarmer. Katle Sklnnerl
Raiders Little
Stars
Just Dance
The SK St8rswas createdtobean Inc)Jslvespacewherechlldrenand
young adUltS￿th8ne￿rOdlverslty, disabllity,oraddltlonal needs wuld
shlne. UslngGuard858 platform toallowmembers t0bulldt0nfiden￿.
makelasting friendships. anddiscovertheloyofself-expresslon. Our
alm lstosupportedourmembers iolearnln9newskllls,growlngln
confidence,and becornlng thestarofthe show. Andwithopportunltie5
toperform In frontofanaudlence, everytnernbergetstheir mornentto
shlneandcelebratsthelrachlevementsl
Woking, Surrey
Gvard Dlrector: Flona Splttles
Guard Captalns.. Melissa Swerytlzalla ftaybone/EmltyLambert/Harper
Garner
stuff.. Ellsha Raybone.Jade Cousens. Shannon Garner
Guard Members.. Melissa Sweryt,ZaliaRaybone, H3rperGarner,Ernlly
Lambert, LlllleCousens.JesslcaSeal, Lda Maltman, scarlettMa￿mèn,
Rose McKle
SKStars havehadsomuchflJn thisseasonll Thlsyear'sshowwas
createdandchosen bythe SK Stsrsl Each prece of muslcwascarefu11y
selected byaperformlngmemberoftheteam. We hopeyou'veenjoyed
pPaylngJust DanceW￿huS thlsyearl
Roarsome
Watch u5trip0ver0urtails￿thexClterne￿t.jS￿e brlngyouourfirst
everKkls Classshow. Hearme Roarl Ourlittle Ilon hearted performers
cannotwallto showyouthelrperformance,whlchlspurefun,cok)urful
andtoially'Roarsome'l
Warwick
Academy
arwick
cadèmy
Wafwick, Warwickshire
Guard Dlrector.. Barbara Leach
Staff.. Barbara Leach, Je5slcaWyatt. lan Bun
Rainin9 In My Heart
WarwlckAcademywasformedln2025 andlspartofthewarwlckcorps
of Dwmsfam11yofperforrning groups. Today150urfirstWlnterGuardUK
performèncewherewearelnexhibltlonduetotheagesofthernember5
not3llgn1ngwlththec0mpe￿t1V¢¢la$Se$.w8 are performlng todayto
BuddyHolly'scla5sic'Rainlng In rnyHeart'andverymuch hopetobe
backnextyEarlnfull c(Ynpetitlon mode.

Drum Corps Unlted Klngdom
SOUNDSPORT.
Soundsport is nowcompleting its second year
as the indoor alternativeto DCUK'S outdoor
competition season. The second season has
been very successful. and has attracted an
increased number of competing units, with 15
units taking part during the season.
The aSms of Soundsport are to encourage performerstotake
partln creatln9 an enjoyable showto provide entertsinment
to the performers and their audience. The competitive side
of the activity runs very much third to thesetwo aims.
Thejudging of thls actlvlty alms to provlde feedback to the
performer5. and to categorise them simply into Bronze,
Sllver or Gold standard. We have 3 adjudicators looking at
the muslcal performance, the vis(Jal performance. and the
overall impresslon. Thls Is done very much from an effect
and entertainmentperspective. with much lessemphasls
on the individual performance. Thatway we can encourage
younger performerswho are maybe less proficient ontheir
Instrument5 to take partand have an enjoyable performlng
experience without the pr6ssure of detalled assessment
of thelr ablllties.
FollowSng a successful first season. we have also been able
to attract new adjudicators to the panel. broadening the
scope of feedback that can be provided tothecompetitors.
My thanks go to those that haveactively adjudicated during
the year. andto those new peoplewho have undertaken
trainlng during the season- Andy Horton, Clive Burd, Clive
Willlamson. Connor Maule. Doug Caldwell, Gary Roylance,
John Dimmlck. Ken Mansfield, Macaulay Scholefield.
Oliver Kershaw-Dixon. and Tom Dimmick. Havlng expanded
the numberof adjudicators, we do remain open to anyone
whowovld like toadjudicate, especiallythose with a
visual background.
Thanks again to WGUK for supporting and accommodatlng
Soundsport into thelr season. Hopefully you wlll agree
this is a great additionto an already ènt6rtalnlng event.
I very much hopeyou enloythe perforMan￿S today. and
glvethe performers, especially the youngerones. a Suitable
ovation. Thankyoufor your support in this second year,
andwe hopethis contintjes and grows in thé comlng
fewyears.
lan Lyall
Soundsportseason sofar
Stoke
18Jan
Uverpo
IFeb
Wlvenhoe
8Feb
Worcester Burge55HIII
Imar
15 Mar
Le*d$
22 Mar
Wvr¢¥$ter
4ApT
1st 8urntwoodGB12nd Burntwood BB
1st Ibstock Scouts
Slfver
Bronze
Yronze
515t135th BBIGB Northfield Brlgades
Beeches
Sllver
Gold18151 G(Ad IB151
Gdd IBIS)
Sllver
Gold
ConcordAIISt3r5
Drumsyrlt IBEI
East Coast Ellte
Lanesfield BBIGB
Gokl181SI
Gold
Sllver
Gold IBIS)
Sllver
Sllver
Sllver
Llberty
Phantom Knlohts
Ralder5
Bronze
Sllver
Slfver
Revolutlon
Sllver
BTon2e
Sllver
511ver
Slfver
Stsfford Orlgade5
The Pacemakers
Bronze
Sllver
Sllver
Soundwell Brass Ensemble
Watwlckcorpsof Drurns
Sllver
Bronze
Bronze
BIS =8estlnShow

WHAT IS SOUNDSPOR
Drumcorps Unlted Kln9domls proudtobe8 strate9lcpartnerofDrum
Corps Inlernationalto brlng Soundsporttothe UK. Soundsport Isan
Instrumentalrnuslcprograrnde519nedforensernble50f anytype, a9P,
orlnstrurnentatlon.
Rising from 11 Soundsportgroupsln 2025we are extremelypleased
thatfor 2026 16groups have taken part..
15tBumtwotsdG812ndBurntwoodB8IBumtwood, Stèffsl
IstlbstockScout511bstock, LeI￿Ster$hsre>
Keyfeatureslnclude..
Small En5etnblÈs.' Itrequlresasfewas Iomembers (￿thatYplCaI
maxlmum of 25-401, maklng Iteasierforlocalgroupstoformand
sustainthemselvescomparedtotraditlonal 50+ membercorpswhleh.
espeelallyslnce COVID, have dlmln1sheddraw￿tl¢8l1y.
Relaxed Environment.. Thefocus Is onentertalnrnentand audlence
Slst135thBB/GBNorthfteld8rlgado$lBlrmlnghaml
e¢¢h¢s P¢rformlttgArt5 IBlrmlnghJml
ConcordAIIStarslSheffieldl
DrtsmsplrltlDadi￿le, Belgluml
EastCoastElltelLlncolnshlrel
engagementratherthan hlgh-stskeseompetltlon. Eachshowhas
threeAdludlcators coverlng, Mu51c, Vlsualandoverall PerformaTh￿,
whosupply recorded comments&nd rbteeachgroupwhlch inturn
awardsthema Bronze. Sllveror Gold Awardratherthan an actual
numbered score.
L¥nesneld8B/GBBandlWolverharnptonl
LihrtylNorthamptonl
Phantom KnlghtslAtherstone,WarwlekshiTel
R•lders Iwoklng, Surreyl
RevolutlonlQueensbury. Yorkshlrel
staffordBrlgadeslStaffordshlrel
Th• Pacem•k•rslSt Marys Cray, Kentl
rheSoundwellBrnssEnsemblelSoundwell. Bri$tolJ
Versatile Venues.. Perfortnancescurrentlytskep1a￿ Indoors a5
partoftheWGUK wlnterseasoneventsalbwSng alowernumberof
performlng unitstotake partwlth nor15kofanyevent being non-
vlableand beingcancelled.
Lower Costs.. Entryfees¥resignlficanttylowertoencourage
partlclpation.
w•rwl¢lCorpsofDrumslWarwl¢k,Wan￿Ck5hlr¢)
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SOUNDSPORT.
Ibstock Leicestershire
Dlrector.. RobAndrews
Papa's Got& Br&ndNew Plgb•g1 Sevon N&tlonArmyi
W¢ll4rman,Top G¥n
51st Birmin9hamBoys'
Brigade135th Birmingham
Girls, Bri9ade
.-4 . :,1i>_J Northfield, Birmingham
Dlrector.. HarrlettTaylor
Wetakegreatprfdelncurètlngadfverseand engaglngrepertolrethat
5pansmultlple mu51caleras ensurln9anenloyableexperlen￿fOrall
audlentss. Althoughwearearelatlvely sma11and youthful ensemble,
weare deeplycomrnltted tonurturing and developing ourmernbeTS'
muslealtalents. whlle recegnlslng and celebratingthelrdedlcatlonand
commltmenttotheband.Thlsyear'sprogrammefeatureswell-loved
classic5 5ucha5 SugarSugar.Can'tHelpFallinglnLove,Wipeout. and
SheLoves You.
Burntwood BB GB
StaFFordshire
Dlre¢tor'. Oebwood
Burntwood Brigadesentered Soundssportatworcesterforthe 2nd
tlme after8 ￿]￿en10Yab1e event 2025.Thisyearwe8ddedmarthing
tothe programmeandaddltlonaltunestoo ranglno from tradltlonal
marchlng songs to Dlsneyclasslcs. All membersthoroughlyenloyedthe
experience andwearereallyproud to haveupgraded ourbron2et08
sllverthlsyè8r.Welldonetoall unitswhohavetaken partthlsyear. See
uln 2027.

SOUNDSPORT.
Beeches
Concord
AIIStars
Birmingham
Dlreetor.'AndrewDalli50n
Drum M4ior.' CharlotteReardon
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
A Illtle bltforeveryone.
Beeches2026productlon Isafunandengaglng programmethat
5howca5e5theversatilityof ourmembersthrougharnlxof DrumCorp5
classlcs, thesplrltofJazz,the storytelllnganddramaof MuslcalTheat
andtheenergyand famlllarltyofpopfavourltes. Wlthsomethlng for
everyllstener,the showblendsenergy, 5ty4eandfarniliarmelodiesto
create an enteTtalnlng experlentrforaudlencesofall age
Dlrector.. Glyn8oylngton
Drum Major.. Summer Haynas
Let Me Entertaln You.SuperTrouper.Ba99yTrouseTS
InTha HallofthA Mountaln Klng
We8reherètoentertalnyou,takeyoubècktothe summerof 1980 ènd
the sound ofAB8Aand Madness,finlshln9 off atAltonTowers¢nthe
runawayrollerc03Ster..4eton baard. strapinltsgonnabeahell ofa
Allourperformers are under 18yearsdd, theyrehearselusl2 haur
perweek ènd In most cases had no musltalordance experlence prlor
tololnlng. ConcordAIIStsrscontlnues thelong bluellne 0ftrad￿lOn
established in 1984. Concordhasthedlstlnctlonofthelongestunbroken
run UKOrumCorps contest5.
Drumspirit
Dadizele- Belgium
Dlrector.. Xander Beekman
BatteryPowerlntroducesa revolutionaryconceptthattakes
entertslnmentto newhelghts.wlthourplllarsof dlsclpline,
entertalnrnent,qualityand per£us5ion, we createan unrlvalledhybrld
experience Inwhlehwecomblnelndoorpercusslonwltheleetronle
effectsand choreography. Insh¢rt'. adrumllne thatlsltsown DJI Wlth
ourdistinctlveMsion,we have ￿ftthec1asslcIndoorcIrcultbeh[￿d and
movedontoènewapproaehthatrelnforcesthe essenceofourldentity.
Prepareyourselfforanexciting experiencewhere dynarnic beats,
groundbreaklng perforrnants5 andthe pureenergyofayoungand
vlbrant9roupcometogether.Weare breaking newgroundandpavlng
thewayforthefuiureofentertalnment.

SOUNDSPORT.
East Coast Elite Lanesfield
Performance
BBIGB Band
Ensemble
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Dlreetor: Julla Rfvett
North East Lincolnshire
Drum Major.. Danlel Rlvett
Dlrector.. Lee &TonyJex
EastCoastEllte's 2026 Soundswrt show, settoBohemlan Rhapsody,
tellsthestoryof ayoungboywhtsse lifeisforeverchanged afterheklllsa
man,tsklngtheèudlence throughhSslourney,astheyquestlon hlsgullt
orlThnocence.
ASpan15hthemeddrumcorpsshowthatcapturesthe passlonand
dramaofspanlshculture.
Mu51cal 5electlon5 Indude:'Mlsorlou',an orlglnalcomposluon.
'Cot)¢lertotleAranlya2'aftd'EIToTo'
PartOne.'The storybe9lns.
Parttwo'.Confesslon tohlsrnother.
Partthree.. Thecourtroorn.
Partfour.. Consequences.
Partfive.'Reflectl¢n.
WewouldllketothankWGUKforwelc¢mlng us andtheother
Soundsport unlts Into thelrevents and tothe spectator5forthe
receptlonwe have contlnuedtobeengwen.Wedalsollke tothankour
rnetnbers, staff.parentsforthelrcontlnued support.
Goodluckto4llperforfflingunitl
Northampton
Dlrector.. Dale WlllSs
Protestl
GlvePeacea Chance
OdetoJoy
Llbertyhave been reallypleasedto sharewts l and2 ofwhatwlll
becomeour2026 Summersho
Iciy i

SOUNDSPORT.
Phantom
Kniohts
Atherstone Warwickshire
Director.. Carl Harris
Drum MaJor.'Amella Baghurst-cart
¢yph•rs Shadow$
Astoryofa hlgh-stskes mlsslon whereldentitlesconstanuyshlftand
nothlng can betrusted atfirstglance.Throughoutthe perfarmance.
performersmovebetween the rolesof secretègents ènd rlval operatlve5
aStheYr￿tOProtectacrltI¢3I brSefcase thatwuld determlnethefatE
oftheworld. Settomusic Insplred bylconlcspysoundtracks,the show
followsthelourneyfrommlsslonbrfefing.topursult. toapparentfailure,
andfinallytoadr8matlclHStstand.Welnvlteyouto watch and Ilsten
closelyastheyearunfold5, because Inthlsworfdeverythlng Isnot3s It's
seenorheard.
Raiders
PerFormin9 Arts
Woking UK
Dlreetor. Paul Newrnan
Drum Major.. Paul Newman
Cyphersandshadows
Ralders Performlng Artswasformedln Septsmber2021
The almrightfrom thebeginnlngwastoofferourmembersa placetofit
Inandfeelpartof group, l&arnandplaymuslc,palnflags. Perform. but
ab¢)veall, havefun. Current1yv￿haVe92 rnembersacr0s5 the bandand
colourguards.
Wehavèdippedourtoelntothe 2026Soundsportclrcultfdl¢wln9the
Coburguard enterln9Wlnterguard in 2Q25.andafteTayèars plannlng
wehopethateveryoneenl¢ys ourshowas muchaswedoperfomiing
It. Ourshc>wlsa rnix ofrnuslcthatthe kldslovetoplay,andwhlch
challengesthematdlfferentlevels.

Revolution
Queensbury, West Yorkshire
Dlre¢tor.' Ollver Rlchard50n
Drum MaJor.' Emma Arnett
SOUNDSPORT.
Jukebox
Doyoueverwonderwhattheoldlukebox Inthecornerofyourlocalhas
witnessedovertheyear$7Jolnus asweturn and ￿tthe rnernorles
ay. From the pjrtlesand rock n'roll ofthe 70sand80% throughdrunk
karaoke inthe 90s,andintothe toe-tappin9hltsofthe 2000$, ¢)vr
Jukebox splnsthesoundtracktodetadesofgood t1me&Thedan￿flo0r
Is open-comeandloln usl
The Soundwell
Brass Ensemble
Wewould liketodedicateourFinal$perforrnancetoourmuch-l¢wed
corpsdlrector. Ollver Rlchardson.who Ss currentlyunwÈll andunableto
performwith ustoday. Ple3selolnus In wlshlng hlma speedyrecoveryl
Wewould alsollketoextendourthanksto the instiuctionaltearn,who
haveall steppedupto keepthe bandand alllts sectl¢nsrunnin9ln
Ollvers Bbsence.Theyarealltrue bandspeople andgreatexamplesof
whataband famllylsallabouti
Bristol
Dlre¢tor'. Martln Srnlth
Conductor'.Tlm Parker
WartnUp.'TheScoulHyrnn
Bohemlan RhapsodylPalntlt Bla¢k Iln¢l.Wel¢omotothoBlo¢k Parade
&WhoWantstoLlveForeverl
Somewher8
Maskofzorio
Iia*l The Soundwell Brass Ensemblewereformedln2016and unti118StyÈaT
wereknowna5'The Old Crocs". Membershlpcomprlsesalumnland
frlend5 ofthe 37th Kingswoodscouts Drurn &Bugle Corpswith many
membetsstlll plawng anactfveTo1e￿thInth￿s ScoutGroup.Theyenjoy
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Drum MaJoT.' Rlchard Woodford
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