2012 Contest Winners
1st June 2012
The weather:
Perfect - the sun came out as the contest started, dry, gentle breeze.There were 125 bands playing.
Oldham & Saddleworth Area Prize
| 1st Prize | Black Dyke | |
| 2nd Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 3rd Prize | Marsden Silver | |
| Local | 1: Oldham Band (Lees) | (8 mile radius of Uppermill) |
| 2: Milnrow Band | ||
| 3: Delph Band | ||
| Youth | 2nd Rossendale Scouts |
See here for how the results are aggregated to determine the area prize winners.
Delph
| 1st Prize | Black Dyke | 81 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 3rd Prize | Marsden Silver | |
| 4th Prize | Grimethorpe Colliery | |
| 5th Prize | Milnrow | |
| 6th Prize | Hammonds Saltaire | |
| 7th Prize | Cecilia Chemignon (Switzerland) | |
| Local | 1: Delph | |
| 2: Diggle | ||
| Saddleworth | Tie: Dobcross Silver / Diggle | |
| Best non-Championship | Salvo Brass | |
| 3rd/4th Section | Elland Silver | (before 9pm) |
| Youth | 1: 2nd Rossendale Scouts | (before 9pm) |
| 2: Tewit Youth | ||
| Cornet | Black Dyke | |
| Sop Cornet | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Euphonium | Marsden Silver | |
| Bass Section | Black Dyke | |
| Trombones | Milnrow | |
| Deportment | Cheshire Constabulary |
Denshaw
| 1st Prize | Black Dyke | 52 bands played. |
| 2nd: | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 3rd Prize | Rothwell Temperance | |
| 1st section | 1: Rainford Band | |
| 2: Oldham Band (Lees) | ||
| 2nd Section | 1: Lindley Band | |
| 2: Asen Höga Brass Band | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Whitworth Vale & Healey | |
| 2: Huddersfield & Ripponden | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Parr Band (St Helens) | |
| 2: Newhall Band | ||
| Local | Milnrow | |
| Saddleworth | 1: Delph Band | |
| 2: Uppermill | ||
| Youth | 1: Wardle Youth | |
| 2: Tewit Youth | ||
| Sop Cornet | Black Dyke | |
| Bass section | Black Dyke | |
| Spot prize | Salvo Brass | available to bands booked in between 8:00 - 9:30 pm |
Diggle
| 1st Prize | Black Dyke | 50 bands played. |
| 2nd: Prize | Rothwell Temperance | |
| 3rd Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 1st/2nd section | Emmental | |
| 3rd/4th Section | Musik Frohsinn Oberburg | |
| 4th Section | Markham Main Colliery | which has not won other prize |
| Saddleworth | Delph | |
| Youth | Wardle High School | |
| Best Band on the March | Silk Brass | |
| Sop Cornet | Black Dyke | |
| Cornet | Wardle High School | |
| Euphonium | Rothewell Temperance | |
| Solo (non Championship) | Rainford | |
| Bass section | Black Dyke |
Dobcross
| 1st Prize | Fairey | 65 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 3rd Prize | Black Dyke | |
| Local | Marsden Silver | |
| Saddleworth | Diggle | |
| Youth | 1: Oldham Music Centre | |
| 2. Smithills Snr | ||
| Henry Livings | Marsden Silver | participants in Whit Walks |
| Junior Soloist | Dobcross Youth (cornet) | |
| Junior Player | Dobcross Youth (cornet) | |
| Local Junior Soloist | Oldham Music Centre (cornet) | |
| Youth sop cornet | Smithills |
Friezland
| 1st Prize | Elland Silver | 40 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Musik Frohsinn Oberburg | |
| 3rd Prize | Cheshire Constabulary | |
| 4th Prize | Emley Brass Band | |
| 4th Section | Sale Brass | |
| Youth | 1: Tewit Youth | |
| 2: Wardle High | ||
| Local | Greenfield | |
| Solo Cornet | Linthwaite | |
| Bass Section | Rochdale Borough Youth | |
| Deportment | 1: Musik Frohsinn Oberburg | |
| 2: Cheshire Constabulary |
Greenacres
| 1st Prize | Black Dyke | 43 bands played |
| 2nd Prize | Rothwell | |
| 3rd Prize | Hepworth | |
| 2nd Section | 1: Delph | |
| 2: York Railway Institute | ||
| 3: Uppermill | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Boarshurst Silver | |
| 2: Whitworth Vale & Healey | ||
| 3: Emley | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Parr St Helens | |
| 2: Greenfield | ||
| 3: Lees | ||
| Local | 1: Oldham (Lees) | |
| 2: Marsden | ||
| 3: Diggle | ||
| Youth | 1: Rochdale Borough Youth | |
| 2: 2nd Rossendale Scouts | ||
| Cornet | Hepworth | |
| Euphonium | Black Dyke | |
| Deportment | Chermagnon (Switzerland) | |
| Youth Deportment | Rochdale Borough Youth |
Greenfield
| 1st Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | 60 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Milnrow | |
| 3rd Prize | Marsden Silver | |
| 1st Section | 1: Emmental (Switzerland) | |
| 2: Yorkshire Imps | ||
| 2nd Section | 1: Dobcross Silver | |
| 2: Uppermill | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Cheshire Constabulary | |
| 2: Boarshurst Silver | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Yarwell & Nassington | |
| 2: Greenfield | ||
| 3: Ellenbrook & Boothstown | ||
| Local | Uppermill | |
| Saddleworth | Dobcross Silver | |
| Local 4th section / below | Greenfield | |
| Youth | 1: Rochdale Borough Youth | |
| 2: Smithills School | ||
| Cornet | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Euphonium | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Deportment | Cheshire Constabulary | |
| Entertainment | Bramley |
Grotton
| 1st Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | 46 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Oldham Band Lees | |
| 3rd Prize | Marsden Silver | |
| 4th Prize | Yorkshire Imps | |
| 1st Section | 1: Delph | |
| 2: Lindley | ||
| 2nd Section | 1: Denham Hendon | |
| 2: Uppermill | ||
| 3rd/4th Section | 1: Musik Frohsinn Oberburg | |
| 2: Emley Brass Band | ||
| Local | 1: Milnrow | |
| 2: Lees | ||
| Youth | 1: Tewit Youth | |
| 2: Oldham Music Centre | ||
| Cornet | Yotkshire Imps | |
| Sop Cornet | Lydgate | |
| Deportment | Chermignon | |
| Youth Deportment | Tewit Youth |
Lees-Springhead
| 1st Prize | Black Dyke | 49 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 3rd Prize | Oldham Band (Lees) | |
| 1st Section | 1: Oldham Band (Lees) | |
| 2: Rainford | ||
| 2nd Section | 1: Delph | |
| 2: Flixton | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Farnworth & Walkden | |
| 2: Boarshurst Silver | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Sale Brass | |
| 2: Parr St Helens | ||
| Local | Oldham Band (Lees) | 5 mile radius | Oldham Met Borough | Delph |
| Youth | 1: Smithills School Snr |
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| 2: Oldham Music Centre |
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| Deportment | Cheshire Constabulary | |
| Solo Cornet | Black Dyke | |
| Euphonium | Black Dyke |
Lydgate
| 1st Prize | Black Dyke | 62 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Hepworth | |
| 3rd Prize | Milnrow | |
| 1st Section | 1: Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel | |
| 2: Oldham Band (Lees) |
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| 2nd Section | 1: City of Bradford Brass | |
| 2: Eccleston | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Boarshurst Silver | |
| 2: Cheshire Constabulary | ||
| 4th Section | 1: BMP Europe Goodshaw Band | Correction * |
| 2: University of Warwick | ||
| Local | 1: Milnrow | Correction * |
| 2: Oldham Band (Lees) | Correction * | |
| Youth | 1: Dobcross Youth | |
| 2: Tewit | ||
| Deportment | Chermignon, Switzerland | |
| Youth Deportment | Tewit Youth | |
| Cornet | Tie: Black Dyke & Pemberton Old Wigan | |
| Sop Cornet | Black Dyke | |
| Euphonium | Pemberton Old Wigan | |
| Trombone | Black Dyke | |
| Bass | Pemberton Old Wigan |
* Lydgate contest no longer open the 4th section prize to any un-registered bands and the definition of local bands has changed.
Scouthead & Austerlands
| Open Section: | 1: Hepworth | 58 bands played. |
| 2: Marsden Silver | ||
| 3: Rainford | ||
| 4: Oldham Band Lees | ||
| 1st Section: | 1: Diggle | |
| 2: Bedworth | ||
| 3: Frickerley South Emsall | ||
| 2nd Section: | 1: Conerstone Brass | |
| 2: Dennham Hendon | ||
| 3: Flixton | ||
| 3rd Section: | 1: Musik Frohsinn Oberburg | |
| 2: Whitworth Vale | ||
| 3: Elland Silver | ||
| 4th Section: | 1: Greenfield | |
| 2: Pfaffnau | Correction | |
| 3: Cleethorpes | Correction | |
| Local: | 1: Milnrow | |
| 2: Uppermill | ||
| 3: Diggle B | ||
| Saddleworth: | 1: Delph | |
| 2: Dobcross Youth | ||
| 3: Lydgate | ||
| Youth | 1: Smithills School | |
| 2: Shirland Training | ||
| 3: Tewit | ||
| Deportment | Musik Frohsinn Oberburg | |
| Jun Deportment | Tewit Youth | |
| Sop Cornet | Hepworth | |
| Soloist (cornet) | Hepworth | |
| Bass Section | Concord (Denmark) |
Uppermill
| 1st Prize | Fodens | 53 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Marsden Silver | |
| 3rd Prize | Hepworth | |
| 4th Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Local | 1: Delph | |
| 2: Olham Band (Lees) | ||
| 1st Section | Silk Brass | |
| 2nd Section | Asenhöga (Sweden) | |
| 3rd Section | Musik Frohsinn Oberburg | |
| 4th Section | Amersham Band | |
| Youth | 1: Wardle Youth | |
| 2: Tewit Youth | ||
| Saddleworth | Dobcross Silver | |
| Deportment | Musik Frohsinn Oberburg | |
| Local Deportment | Delph Band | |
| Soloist | Fodens |