2017 Contest Winners
9th June 2017
There were 129 bands playing. Between them they played 660
competition pieces and completed the same number of marches.
Oldham & Saddleworth Area Prize
1st Prize |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
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2nd Prize |
The Fairey band |
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3rd Prize |
Oldham Band (Lees) |
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Local |
1: Marsden Silver |
(8 mile radius of Uppermill) |
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2: Milnrow |
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3: Boarshurst Silver |
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Youth |
Wardle Academy Youth Band |
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See here for how the results are
aggregated to determine the area prize winners.

The weather:
Ideal. A mix of cloud and sunshine, but no rain. Just
warm enough to make it a really pleasant evening. Barely any breeze.
For Tameside results, try
FourBarsRest or
TamesideBrassBands.org.
Delph
1st Prize |
Fairey |
81 bands played |
2nd Prize |
Hepworth |
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3rd Prize |
Bad Ass Brass |
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4th Prize |
Wingates |
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5th Prize |
Milnrow |
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6th Prize |
Hammonds Saltaire |
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7th Prize |
St Cecilia Chermignon |
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Local |
1: Marsden Silver |
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2: Boarshurst Silver |
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Saddleworth |
Delph |
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Best non-Championship |
Oldham Band (Lees) |
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3rd/4th Section (before 9pm) |
Eccleston |
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Youth (before 9pm) |
1: Oldham Music Centre |
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2: 2nd Rossendale Scouts |
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Cornet |
Hepworth |
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Sop Cornet |
Fairey |
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Euphonium |
Fairey |
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Bass Section |
Fairey |
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Trombones |
Hepworth |
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Deportment |
Band of The King's Division |
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Denshaw
1st Prize |
Black Dyke |
59 bands played |
2nd: |
Fairey |
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3rd Prize |
Hammonds Saltaire |
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4th Prize |
Milnrow |
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1st section |
1: Marsden Silver |
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2: Hebden Bridge |
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2nd Section |
1: Feldmusik Zell (Switzerland) |
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2: New Forest |
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3rd Section |
1: Eccleston |
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2: obcross Silver |
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4th Section |
1: Enfield |
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2: Friezland |
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Local |
Slaithwaite |
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Saddleworth |
1: Uppermill |
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2: Boarshurst Silver |
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Best non-UK band |
Harmonie Neunekirch (Switzerland) |
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Youth |
1: Wardle Academy |
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2: Tewit Youth |
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Sop Cornet |
Black Dyke |
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Bass section |
Black Dyke |
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Spot prize (check-in 8:00-9:30) |
Royston Town |
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Diggle
1st Prize |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
60 bands played |
2nd: Prize |
Diggle Band |
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3rd Prize |
Fairey Band |
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4th Prize |
Cecilia Band |
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1st/2nd section |
Oldham Band (Lees) |
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3rd/4th Section |
Hawk Green Band |
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4th Section (not winning other prize) |
Putney & Wandsworth |
Peter Blacker prize |
Un-registered band |
Bad Ass Brass |
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Saddleworth |
Boarshurst Silver |
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Holden prize |
Uppermill |
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Youth |
Wardle Academy Youth |
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Sop Cornet |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
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Cornet |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
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Euphonium |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
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Solo (non Championship) |
Oldham Band (Lees) - cornet |
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Bass section |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
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Youth Soloist |
Wardle Academy Youth |
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Best Band on the March |
Band of the King’s Division |
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Dobcross
1st Prize |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
64 bands played |
2nd Prize |
Horwich RMI |
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3rd Prize |
Fairey |
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Local |
Delph |
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Saddleworth |
Boarshurst Silver |
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Youth |
1: Wardle Academy |
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2. Tewit Youth |
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Henry Livings |
?? |
participants in Whit Walks |
Junior Soloist |
Wardle Academy |
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Junior Player |
Wardle Academy |
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Local Junior Soloist |
Wardle Academy |
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Youth sop cornet |
Wardle Academy |
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Youth trombone |
Wardle Academy |
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Friezland
1st Prize |
Rong Brass |
46 bands played. |
2nd Prize |
Allerton Brass |
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3rd Prize |
Market Rasen |
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4th Section |
Allerton Brass |
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Youth |
1: Oldham Music Centre |
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2: Wardle Academy Youth |
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Solo Cornet |
Diggle Brass |
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Bass Section |
Downton Brass |
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Deportment |
2nd Rossendale Scouts |
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Greenfield
Open |
1: Brighouse & Rastrick |
69 bands played |
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2: Black Dyke |
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3: Band of the Kings Division |
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1st Section |
1: Oldham Band (Lees) |
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2: Marsden Silver |
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2nd Section |
1: Boarshurst Silver |
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2: Wakefield Metropolitan |
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3rd Section |
1: Rong Brass |
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2: Hawk Green |
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4th Section |
1: Allerton Brass |
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2: Friezland |
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3: Pangbourne |
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Best Overseas Band |
Harmonie NeueKirch |
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Local |
Oldham Band (Lees) |
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Saddleworth |
Boarshurst Silver |
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Local 4th section |
Friezland |
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Youth |
1: Rochdale Borough Youth |
Correction |
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2: Wardle Academy |
Correction |
Deportment |
Band of the Kings Division |
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Entertainment |
University of Sheffield |
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Grotton
1st Prize |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
49 bands played * |
2nd Prize |
Black Dyke |
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3rd Prize |
Oldham Band (Lees) |
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4th Prize |
Marsden Silver |
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1st Section |
1: Langley |
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2: Chiltern Hills Brass |
Correction |
2nd Section |
1: Slaithwaite |
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2: Delph |
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3rd/4th Section |
1: Allerton Brass |
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2: Sale |
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Local |
1: Delph |
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2: Uppermill |
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Youth |
1: Tewit Youth |
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2: Rochdale Youth |
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Cornet |
Black Dyke |
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Sop Cornet |
Black Dyke |
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Deportment |
Cecilia |
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Youth Deportment |
Tewit Youth |
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* One band asked to play and be judged, though not included in the
contest as they had too many players.

Lees & Springhead
1st Prize |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
42 bands played. |
2nd Prize |
Oldham Band (Lees) |
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3rd Prize |
Black Dyke Band |
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1st Section |
1: Marsden Silver |
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2: Hebden Bridge Band |
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2nd Section |
1: Horwich Brass Band |
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2: Boarshurst Silver |
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3rd Section |
1: Rong Brass |
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2: Greenfield Band |
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4th Section |
1: Allerton Brass |
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2: Diggle 'B' Band |
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Local |
Milnrow Band |
5 mile radius |
Oldham Met Borough |
Boarshurst Silver |
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Youth |
1: Rochdale Youth |
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2: Tewit Youth |
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Deportment |
Milnrow Band |
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Youth Deportment |
Tewit Youth |
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Cornet |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
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Euphonium |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
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Lydgate
1st Prize |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
74 bands played |
2nd Prize |
Black Dyke |
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3rd Prize |
Marsden Silver |
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1st Section |
1: Oldham Band (Lees) |
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2: Harmonie Neuenkirch |
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2nd Section |
1: Horwich RMI |
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2: Delph Band |
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3rd Section |
1: Hawk Green Brass |
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2: Rong Brass |
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4th Section |
1: Allerton Brass |
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2: Lydgate |
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Local |
1: Oldham Band (Lees) |
4m radius |
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2: Oldham Music Centre |
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Youth |
1: Oldham Music Centre |
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2: Rochdale Youth Band |
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Best scratch band |
Badass Brass |
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Deportment |
Band of the King's Division |
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Youth Deportment |
2nd Rossendale Scouts' Group |
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Sop Cornet |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
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Cornets |
Black Dyke |
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Euphoniums |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
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Trombones |
Black Dyke |
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Basses |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
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Horns & Baritones |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
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Scouthead & Austerlands
Open Section |
1: Fairey Band |
69 bands played |
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2: Marsden Silver |
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3: Brighouse & Rastrick |
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4: Oldham Band (Lees) |
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1st Section |
1: Harmonie Neuenkirch |
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2: Langley |
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3: Bollington |
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2nd Section |
1: Boarshurst Silver |
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2: Wakefield Metropolitan |
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3: Horwich RMI |
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3rd Section |
1: Hawk Green |
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2: Dobcross Silver |
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3: Stacksteads |
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4th Section |
1: Allerton Brass |
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2: Freizland |
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3: Warwick University |
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Local |
1: Greenfield |
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2: Middleton |
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3: Slaithwaite |
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Saddleworth |
1: Uppermill |
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2: Delph |
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3: Diggle B Band |
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Youth |
1: Rochdale Youth |
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2: Tewit Youth |
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3: 2nd Rossendale Scouts |
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Deportment |
Band of the Kings Division |
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Junior Deportment |
Tewit Youth |
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Sop Cornet |
Fairey |
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Soloist (cornet) |
Marsden Silver |
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Best Bass Section |
Brighouse ∓ Rastrick |
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First band to play |
Oldham Music Centre |
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Uppermill
1st Prize |
Oldham Band (Lees) |
51 bands played. |
2nd Prize |
Marsden Silver |
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3rd Prize |
Bad Ass Brass |
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4th Prize |
City of Bradford |
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Local |
Milnrow Band |
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Saddleworth (not in Local Prizes) |
Uppermill Band |
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1st Section |
Hebden Bridge |
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2nd Section |
Flixton Band |
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3rd Section |
Fjell Brass |
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4th Section |
Sale Brass |
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Youth |
Wardle Junior Blast |
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Deportment |
Cecilia Band Chermignon |
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Local Deportment |
Wardle Junior Blast |
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Euplonium |
Ken Jones, Marsden Silver |
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