Whit Friday band contest results
Date published: 04 June 2015
(courtesy www.whitfriday.brassbands.saddleworth.org)
Following the disqualification of Black Dyke band (see previous story), the final result of the White Friday band contests looks like this:
Oldham & Saddleworth Area Prize
1, Fairey Band; 2, Black Dyke; 3, Brighouse & Rastrick
Local (8 mile radius of Uppermill): 1, Milnrow Band; 2, Marsden Silver Band; 3, The Oldham Band (Lees); Youth, Wardle Academy.
Delph
1, Fairey Band; 2, Prize: Brighouse & Rastrick; 3, Milnrow; 4, Hepworth; 5, Asenhoga Brass; 6, Haslingden & Helmeshore; 7, Salvo Brass.
Local, Marsden Silver Band
Saddleworth: Delph
Best non-championship: Salvo Brass
3rd/4th Section (before 9pm): Kingsway Printers (Cleethorpes)
Youth (before 9pm): 1, Oldham Music Centre; 2, 2nd Rossendale Scouts
Cornet: Brighouse & Rastrick
Sop Cornet: Fairey Band
Euphonium: Fairey Band
Bass Section: Black Dyke
Trombones: Black Dyke
Deportment: Kings Division Brass
Black Dyke disqualified at Delph for not being present when called to play.
Denshaw
1, Black Dyke Band; 2, Brighouse & Rastrick Band; 3, The Fairey Band; 4, Hammonds Saltaire Band
1st section: 1, Roberts Bakery; 2, Elland Silver Band
2nd Section: 1, Flixton; 2, Amersham
3rd Section: 1, Stamford Brass; 2, Stacksteads
4th Section: 1, Deepcar Brass; 2, Oughtibridge
Local: Marsden Silver
Saddleworth: 1, Diggle Band; 2, Delph Band
Best non-UK band: City of Traralgon
Youth: 1, Tewit Youth; 2, Wardle Academy
Sop Cornet: Brighouse & Rastrick
Bass section: Black Dyke Band
Spot prize (check-in 8-9.30pm): Chiltern Hills Brass
Diggle
1, Oldham Band (Lees); 2, Diggle; 3, Wantage Silver
1st/2nd section: Elland Silver Band
3rd/4th Section: Boarshurst Silver Band
Peter Blacker Prize 4th Section: East Coast Brass
Unregistered band: Orterby Band
Saddleworth: Delph Band
Youth: 2nd Rossendale Scouts
Sop Cornet: Wantage Silver
Cornet: Diggle
Euphonium: Oldham Band (Lees)
Solo (non Championship): Diggle Cornet
Bass section: Elland Silver
Holden Prize: Marsden Silver
Best Band on the March: Detlingen
Dobcross
1, Black Dyke; 2, Fairey, 3, Brighouse & Rastrick.
Local: Oldham Band (Lees)
Saddleworth: Dobcross Silver
Youth: 1, Dobcross Youth; 2, Rochdale Borough Youth.
Junior Soloist: Principle Cornet, Dobcross Youth.
Junior Player: Tenor Horn, Dobcross Youth
Local Junior Soloist: Principle Cornet, Dobcross Youth.
Youth sop cornet: Rochdale Borough Youth Band
Youth trombone: 2nd Rossendale Scouts
Friezland
1, Golborne; 2, Rivington & Adlington; 3, Parr St Helens.
4th Section: Celtic Brass.
Youth: 1, Second Rossendale Scout Group; 2, Wardle Academy Youth
Solo Cornet: Brindle Brass
Bass Section: Oldham Music Centre Youth
Deportment: Wardle Academy Youth
Entertainment: Lancaster University
Greenfield
1, Black Dyke; 2, Fairey Band; 3, Brighouse & Rastrick.
1st Section: 1, Roberts Bakery; 2, Elland Silver Band
2nd Section: 1, Greenfield; 2, Uppermill
3rd Section: 1, Boarshurst Silver; 2, Stamford Brass
4th Section: 1, Allerton Brass Band; 2, Enfield Brass Band; 3, Charles Church Camberley Band
Local: Oldham Band (Lees)
Saddleworth: Greenfield
Local (4th section or below): Lees Band
Youth: 1, Rochdale Borough Youth Band; 2, Wardle Academy Youth Band
Deportment: 1, The Band of the King’s Division; 2, City of Trenyagar
Entertainment: 1, Hope Youth Band; 2, Thriller
Grotton
1, Brighouse & Rastrick; 2, Milnrow; 3, Fairey Band; 4,Black Dyke
1st Section: 1, Elland Silver Band; 2, Diggle
2nd Section: 1, Uppermill; 2, Emley
3rd/4th Section: 1, Boarshurst Silver; 2, Golborne
Local: 1, Marsden Silver; 2, Uppermill
Youth: 1, Wardle Academy Youth; 2, Tewit Youth
Cornet: Milnrow
Sop Cornet: Brighouse & Rastrick
Deportment: Black Dyke
Lees & Springhead
1, Fairey Band; 2, Black Dyke Band; 3, Milnrow
1st Section: 1, Diggle Band; 2, Lindley Band
2nd Section: 1, Flixton Band; 2, Uppermill Band
3rd Section: 1, Boarshurst Silver Band; 2, Greenfield Band
4th Section: 1, Ratby Mid Band; 2, Brindle Band
Local: Diggle Band
Oldham Borough: Boarshurst Silver Band
Youth: 1, Wardle Academy Youth; 2, 2nd Rossendale Scouts
Deportment: Detligen
Youth Deportment: Wardle Academy Youth
Solo Cornet: Fairey Band
Euphonium: Black Dyke Band
Lydgate
1, Black Dyke; 2, Brighhouse & Rastrick; 3, Fairey Band
1st Section: 1, Elland Silver; 2, Hade Edge
2nd Section: 1, Uppermill Band; 2, Skelmanthorpe Prospect
3rd Section: 1, Boarshurst; 2, Greenfield
4th Section: 1, Uttoxeter Town Band; 2, Rode Hall Silver
Local: 1, Oldham Band (Lees); 2, Uppermill Band
Youth: 1, Wardle Academy Youth; 2, 2nd Rossendale Scouts
Deportment: Black Dyke
Youth Deportment: Tewit Youth
Cornet: Black Dyke
Sop Cornet: Black Dyke
Euphonium: Black Dyke
Bass: Brighouse & Rastrick
Horns: Brighouse & Rastrick
Scouthead & Austerlands
1, Brighouse & Rastrick; 2, The Fairey Band; 3, Hammonds Saltaire; 4, Marsden Silver
1st Section: 1, Roberts Bakery; 2, Hade Edge; 3, Asenhoga Brass
2nd Section: 1, Flixton Band; 2, Uppermill; 3, Skelmondthorpe
3rd Section: 1, Boarshurst Silver; 2, City of Traralgon; 3, Cleethorpes
4th Section: 1, Ratby Band; 2, Deepcar; 3, Oughtibridge
Local: 1, Milnrow Band; 2, Oldham Band (Lees); 3, Dobcross
Saddleworth: 1, Diggle; 2, Greenfield; 3, Lydgate
Youth: 1, 2nd Rossendale Scouts; 2, Tewit Youth; 3, Hope Bank Youth
Deportment: Brighouse & Rastrick
Junior Deportment: Tewit Youth
Sop Cornet: Hammond Saltaire
Soloist (cornet): Brighouse & Rastrick
Best Bass Section: Roberts Bakery
First band to play: East Coast Brass
Uppermill
1, Fairey Band; 2, Brighouse & Rastrick; 3, Asenhoga Brass Band; 4, The Oldham Brass (Lees)
Local: Marsden Silver
Saddleworth: Diggle Band
1st Section: Enderby Band
2nd Section: Fllixton Band
3rd Section: Greenfield Band
4th Section: Holywell Band
Youth: Wardle Academy
Deportment: City of Traralgon Band
Local Deportment: Boarshurst Silver Band
Euplonium: Brighouse & Rastrick
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