On Saturday 4th September the Kidsgrove Scouts became the first UK Corps in 20 years to compete at the Drum Corps Associates World Championships (held in Rochester, New York) and after being seeded 9th they jumped up to 6th Place after the Preliminary competition securing their place in the World Championships Finals on Sunday 5th September.

DCA Open Class Prelims Scores:

Buccaneers	97.500
Minnesota Brass	96.563
Empire Statesmen	96.175
Hurricanes	94.350
Caballeros	93.713
Kidsgrove	89.238
Alliance	89.113
Renegades	87.238
CorpsVets	87.188 (0.9)
Bushwackers	86.513
Kilties	83.613

As well as this success, a number of the Corps also took part in the Individuals & Ensembles contest on Friday 3rd September and came away with 3 Silver Medals and 2 Gold Medals.  Congratulations to all.

For full details and recaps of all these events visit the DCA website