2017 Contest Winners
9th June 2017
Oldham & Saddleworth Area Prize
| 1st Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 2nd Prize | The Fairey band | |
| 3rd Prize | Oldham Band (Lees) | |
| Local | 1: Marsden Silver | (8 mile radius of Uppermill) |
| 2: Milnrow | ||
| 3: Boarshurst Silver | ||
| Youth | Wardle Academy Youth Band |
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.
There were 129 bands playing. Between them they played 660 competition pieces and completed the same number of marches.
For Tameside results, try FourBarsRest or TamesideBrassBands.org.
Delph
| 1st Prize | Fairey | 81 bands played |
| 2nd Prize | Hepworth | |
| 3rd Prize | Bad Ass Brass | |
| 4th Prize | Wingates | |
| 5th Prize | Milnrow | |
| 6th Prize | Hammonds Saltaire | |
| 7th Prize | St Cecilia Chermignon | |
| Local | 1: Marsden Silver | |
| 2: Boarshurst Silver | ||
| Saddleworth | Delph | |
| Best non-Championship | Oldham Band (Lees) | |
| 3rd/4th Section (before 9pm) | Eccleston | |
| Youth (before 9pm) | 1: Oldham Music Centre | |
| 2: 2nd Rossendale Scouts | ||
| Cornet | Hepworth | |
| Sop Cornet | Fairey | |
| Euphonium | Fairey | |
| Bass Section | Fairey | |
| Trombones | Hepworth | |
| Deportment | Band of The King's Division |
Denshaw
| 1st Prize | Black Dyke | 59 bands played |
| 2nd: | Fairey | |
| 3rd Prize | Hammonds Saltaire | |
| 4th Prize | Milnrow | |
| 1st section | 1: Marsden Silver | |
| 2: Hebden Bridge | ||
| 2nd Section | 1: Feldmusik Zell (Switzerland) | |
| 2: New Forest | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Eccleston | |
| 2: obcross Silver | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Enfield | |
| 2: Friezland | ||
| Local | Slaithwaite | |
| Saddleworth | 1: Uppermill | |
| 2: Boarshurst Silver | ||
| Best non-UK band | Harmonie Neunekirch (Switzerland) | |
| Youth | 1: Wardle Academy | |
| 2: Tewit Youth | ||
| Sop Cornet | Black Dyke | |
| Bass section | Black Dyke | |
| Spot prize (check-in 8:00-9:30) | Royston Town |
Diggle
| 1st Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | 60 bands played |
| 2nd: Prize | Diggle Band | |
| 3rd Prize | Fairey Band | |
| 4th Prize | Cecilia Band | |
| 1st/2nd section | Oldham Band (Lees) | |
| 3rd/4th Section | Hawk Green Band | |
| 4th Section (not winning other prize) | Putney & Wandsworth | Peter Blacker prize |
| Un-registered band | Bad Ass Brass | |
| Saddleworth | Boarshurst Silver | |
| Holden prize | Uppermill | Youth | Wardle Academy Youth |
| Sop Cornet | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Cornet | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Euphonium | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Solo (non Championship) | Oldham Band (Lees) - cornet | |
| Bass section | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Youth Soloist | Wardle Academy Youth | |
| Best Band on the March | Band of the King’s Division |
Dobcross
| 1st Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | 64 bands played |
| 2nd Prize | Horwich RMI | |
| 3rd Prize | Fairey | |
| Local | Delph | |
| Saddleworth | Boarshurst Silver | |
| Youth | 1: Wardle Academy | |
| 2. Tewit Youth | ||
| Henry Livings | ?? | participants in Whit Walks |
| Junior Soloist | Wardle Academy | |
| Junior Player | Wardle Academy | |
| Local Junior Soloist | Wardle Academy | |
| Youth sop cornet | Wardle Academy | |
| Youth trombone | Wardle Academy |
Friezland
| 1st Prize | Rong Brass | 46 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Allerton Brass | |
| 3rd Prize | Market Rasen | |
| 4th Section | Allerton Brass | |
| Youth | 1: Oldham Music Centre | |
| 2: Wardle Academy Youth | ||
| Solo Cornet | Diggle Brass | |
| Bass Section | Downton Brass | |
| Deportment | 2nd Rossendale Scouts |
Greenfield
| Open | 1: Brighouse & Rastrick | 69 bands played |
| 2: Black Dyke | ||
| 3: Band of the Kings Division | ||
| 1st Section | 1: Oldham Band (Lees) | |
| 2: Marsden Silver | ||
| 2nd Section | 1: Boarshurst Silver | |
| 2: Wakefield Metropolitan | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Rong Brass | |
| 2: Hawk Green | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Allerton Brass | |
| 2: Friezland | ||
| 3: Pangbourne | ||
| Best Overseas Band | Harmonie NeueKirch | |
| Local | Oldham Band (Lees) | |
| Saddleworth | Boarshurst Silver | |
| Local 4th section | Friezland | |
| Youth | 1: Rochdale Borough Youth | Correction |
| 2: Wardle Academy | Correction | |
| Deportment | Band of the Kings Division | |
| Entertainment | University of Sheffield |
Grotton
| 1st Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | 49 bands played * |
| 2nd Prize | Black Dyke | |
| 3rd Prize | Oldham Band (Lees) | |
| 4th Prize | Marsden Silver | |
| 1st Section | 1: Langley | |
| 2: Chiltern Hills Brass | Correction | |
| 2nd Section | 1: Slaithwaite | |
| 2: Delph | ||
| 3rd/4th Section | 1: Allerton Brass | |
| 2: Sale | ||
| Local | 1: Delph | |
| 2: Uppermill | ||
| Youth | 1: Tewit Youth | |
| 2: Rochdale Youth | ||
| Cornet | Black Dyke | |
| Sop Cornet | Black Dyke | |
| Deportment | Cecilia | |
| Youth Deportment | Tewit Youth |
* 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) | |
| 3rd Prize | Black Dyke Band | |
| 1st Section | 1: Marsden Silver | |
| 2: Hebden Bridge Band | ||
| 2nd Section | 1: Horwich Brass Band | |
| 2: Boarshurst Silver | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Rong Brass | |
| 2: Greenfield Band | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Allerton Brass | |
| 2: Diggle 'B' Band | ||
| Local | Milnrow Band | 5 mile radius |
| Oldham Met Borough | Boarshurst Silver | |
| Youth | 1: Rochdale Youth | |
| 2: Tewit Youth | ||
| Deportment | Milnrow Band | |
| Youth Deportment | Tewit Youth | |
| Cornet | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Euphonium | Brighouse & Rastrick |
Lydgate
| 1st Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | 74 bands played |
| 2nd Prize | Black Dyke | |
| 3rd Prize | Marsden Silver | |
| 1st Section | 1: Oldham Band (Lees) | |
| 2: Harmonie Neuenkirch | ||
| 2nd Section | 1: Horwich RMI | |
| 2: Delph Band | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Hawk Green Brass | |
| 2: Rong Brass | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Allerton Brass | |
| 2: Lydgate | ||
| Local | 1: Oldham Band (Lees) | 4m radius |
| 2: Oldham Music Centre | ||
| Youth | 1: Oldham Music Centre | |
| 2: Rochdale Youth Band | ||
| Best scratch band | Badass Brass | |
| Deportment | Band of the King's Division | |
| Youth Deportment | 2nd Rossendale Scouts' Group | |
| Sop Cornet | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Cornets | Black Dyke | |
| Euphoniums | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Trombones | Black Dyke | |
| Basses | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Horns & Baritones | Brighouse & Rastrick |
Scouthead & Austerlands
| Open Section | 1: Fairey Band | 69 bands played |
| 2: Marsden Silver | ||
| 3: Brighouse & Rastrick | ||
| 4: Oldham Band (Lees) | ||
| 1st Section | 1: Harmonie Neuenkirch | |
| 2: Langley | ||
| 3: Bollington | ||
| 2nd Section | 1: Boarshurst Silver | |
| 2: Wakefield Metropolitan | ||
| 3: Horwich RMI | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Hawk Green | |
| 2: Dobcross Silver | ||
| 3: Stacksteads | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Allerton Brass | |
| 2: Freizland | ||
| 3: Warwick University | ||
| Local | 1: Greenfield | |
| 2: Middleton | ||
| 3: Slaithwaite | ||
| Saddleworth | 1: Uppermill | |
| 2: Delph | ||
| 3: Diggle B Band | ||
| Youth | 1: Rochdale Youth | |
| 2: Tewit Youth | ||
| 3: 2nd Rossendale Scouts | ||
| Deportment | Band of the Kings Division | |
| Junior Deportment | Tewit Youth | |
| Sop Cornet | Fairey | |
| Soloist (cornet) | Marsden Silver | |
| Best Bass Section | Brighouse ∓ Rastrick | |
| First band to play | Oldham Music Centre |
Uppermill
| 1st Prize | Oldham Band (Lees) | 51 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Marsden Silver | |
| 3rd Prize | Bad Ass Brass | |
| 4th Prize | City of Bradford | |
| Local | Milnrow Band | |
| Saddleworth (not in Local Prizes) | Uppermill Band | |
| 1st Section | Hebden Bridge | |
| 2nd Section | Flixton Band | |
| 3rd Section | Fjell Brass | |
| 4th Section | Sale Brass | |
| Youth | Wardle Junior Blast | |
| Deportment | Cecilia Band Chermignon | |
| Local Deportment | Wardle Junior Blast | |
| Euplonium | Ken Jones, Marsden Silver |