City of Hull Band

COHB Awards:

 President's Award for Outstanding Contribution:

The 'President's Award for Outstanding Contribution' is decided upon by a secret ballot of band members. First presented in 1993, this award was conferred on four occasions before the awards evening was missed  for 10 years being reinstated in 2006.  The awards evening was missed a further two more times (in 2020 and 2021) due to COVID.


The winners of the Award, including current holder, are as follows:


1993 Dixon Laing

1994 David Fox

1995 Maurice Metcalfe

1996 David Boyes

2006 Kirsty Fox

2007 Melanie Kennedy

2008 Mark Unsworth

2009 Mark Unsworth/Tony Newiss - Joint Award

2010 Mark Unsworth

2011 Trevor Kendall

2012 Tony Newiss

2013 Tony Newiss

2014 Tony Newiss

2015 Julia Mathews/Maria Sanderson - Joint Award

2016 Tony Newiss

2017 Tony Newiss

2018 Tony Newiss

2019 Tony Newiss

2022 Tony Newiss

2023 Wendy Orr


 Musical Director's Award:

Initially named 'Most Improved Player' it was re-named in 2019 as 'The Musical Director's Award' and is decided upon by the Band's Musical Director. First awarded in 2006, it was not presented in 2008 as the Band at that time didn't have a permanent MD in post to make the decision.


The winners of the Award, including the current holder, are as follows:


2006 Shaun Davey

2007 Stephen Gibson

2008 [no award - no permanent MD in post]

2009 Alistair Shipman

2010 Sam Ringrose

2011 Bradley Hanson

2012 Bradley Hanson/Natalie Morrison - Joint Award

2013 Alex Smith

2014 Lizzie Connell

2015 Carl Robinson

2016 Karen Bannister

2017 Debbie Agnew

2018 Wendy Orr

2019 Andrea Grace

2020 [not awarded due to COVID]

2021 [not awarded due to COVID]

2022 The Horn Section: Wendy Orr, Gary Oglesby, Alan Summers and Fiona Staples

2023 Melanie Ornsby


The Clive Thornes Memorial Shield for Players' Player of the Year:

The "Players' Player of The Year Award" is again decided by band members in a secret ballot. This award was first presented in 2008.


In 2023 this award was given the additional name of "The Clive Thornes Memorial Shield" in memory of Clive Thornes, a long standing and dedicated supporter of the band, who sadly passed away in 2023.


The winners of the Award, including the current holder, are as follows:


2008 Stewart Kennedy

2009 Kathy Newiss

2010 Kirsty Fox

2011 Neil Johnson

2012 Bradley Hanson/Neil Johnson/Mark Unsworth - Joint Award

2013 Bradley Hanson/Neil Day/Kathy Newiss - Joint Award

2014 Kathy Newiss

2015 Neil Day

2016 Neil Johnson

2017 Melanie Ornsby

2018 Melanie Ornsby

2019 Wendy Orr

2020  [not awarded due to COVID]

2021  [not awarded due to COVID]

2022 Bridget Scott

2023 Russ Orr


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