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Alan Lawton awarded MBE

Alan Lawton has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.

Alan Lawton began his brass band career playing with local bands in the Saddleworth area. He became a member of the Fairey Aviation Works Band in 1956 and for the next 20 years Alan was part of Faireys’ famous front row cornet section that enjoyed many contest successes such as the British Open Championship “hat trick” in 1961/62/63. He was also a member of the Kings of Brass and Harry Mortimer’s All-Star and Men O’ Brass combinations.

Alan was the band manager at Faireys for 10 years and was also the band’s resident conductor, a position that he relinquished in 1991. Since then, he has been guest conductor with many of the country’s top bands and coached Faireys, Leyland and Ransomes to success at the British Open, English Masters and National Championships and holds the record as the most successful conductor at the Whit Friday March contests. He has also conducted the BT Band and enjoyed many contest successes with them.

Alan is a member of the National Association of Brass Band Adjudicators and has adjudicated at many solo and band competitions throughout Great Britain as well as presiding at the Dutch National Championships.