Whit Friday Wins for Foden’s and Brighouse

Blessed with beautiful weather as well as the usual mix of competition and bonhomie, the 2023 Whit Friday Marches in Tameside and Saddleworth and Oldham District were a resounding success. Bands from all over Britain, and further afield, convened for a fabulous afternoon, evening and well into the night for some, at the local venues of both circuits. In the end it was the National Champions Foden’s who took the top honours in Tameside, winning the title for the 19th time in the last 20 years, with six victories to their name this year. In Saddleworth and Oldham District it was the British Open Champions, Brighouse and Rastrick that took the overall victory, with six convincing wins for the band under the direction of Guest MD Garry Cutt. Congratulations to all the competitors, supporters and of course the organisers, who’s mammoth efforts meant both events ran smoothly for the enjoyment of all involved. The full results can be view below with a full review of the event appearing in the next issue of Brass Band World Magazine.

photo credit: Brighouse and Rastrick Band
 
Tameside Overall Result:
1. Foden's (£2,000)
2. Rothwell Temperance (£1,000)
3. Elland Silver (£750)
Highest First Section: Skelmanthorpe (£500)
Highest Second Section: Skelmersdale (£400)
Highest Third Section: Darwen Brass (£350)
Highest Fourth Section: Rivington & Adlington (£300)

Best Local: Mossley (£750)
Runner up: Ashton under Lyne (£600)
Third: Stalybridge Old (£400)
Best Youth: Macclesfield Youth (£200)
Runner up: HD9 Community Brass (£100)

Broadoak:
(37 Bands)
Adjudicator: Duncan Beckley

1. Foden's (£500)
2. Rothwell Temperance (£250)
3. Longridge (£150)
4. Mossley (£120)
5. Elland Silver
6. Skelmersdale

Best First Section Band: Silk Brass (£100)
Best Second Section Band: Skelmersdale (£80)
Best Third Section Band: Greenalls (£80)
Best Fourth Section Band: Stalybridge Old (£70)
Runner up: Armfield Brass (£40)

Best Local Band: Ashton under Lyne (£70)
Runner up: Hazel Grove (£50)

Best Junior: Macclesfield Youth (£50)
Runner up: HD9 Community Youth (£30)

Deportment: Northop (£50)
Junior Deportment: HD9 Community Youth (£30)

First Band to play: Foden's (£20) 

Carrbrook:
(36 Bands)
Adjudicator: Jon Davies

1. Foden's (£600)
2. Longridge (£300)
3. Mossley
4. Ratby Co-operative
5. Wingates
6. Skelmanthorpe

Best First Section Band: Mossley
Best Second Section Band: Whitworth Vale & Healey (£150)
Best Third Section Band: Ecclestone Brass (£125)
Best Fourth Section Band: Stalybridge Old (£100)

Best Local Band: Mossley (£80)

Best Youth: Macclesfield Youth (£60)
Runner up: HDP Community Band (£50)

Deportment: Friary Brass (£50)
Youth Deportment: Coleshill Youth

First Band to play: City of Birmingham (£20)
Steward's Prize: HD9 Community Youth (£20) 

Denton:
(39 Bands)
Adjudicator: Gareth Pritchard

1. Foden's (£250)
2. Rothwell Temperance (£150)
3. Friary Brass (£100)
4. Elland Silver
5. Longridge
6. Northop Silver

Best First Section: Skelmanthorpe (£100)
Best Second Section: Emley Brass (£80)
Best Third Section: Darwen Brass (£80)
Runner up: Greenalls Brass (£30)
Best Fourth Section: Stalybridge Old (£50)
Runner up: Rivington & Adlington (£30)
Best Youth Band: Macclesfield Youth (£60)
Runner up: Coleshill Youth (£25)

Best Cornet: Rothwell Temperance (£40)
Best Trombone Section: Foden's (£90)
Best Youth Cornet: Coleshill Youth (£50)
Best Fourth Section Band Basses: St John's (Mossley) (£30)
Best Local Band: Ashton under Lyne (£80)

Deportment: Joint — Mossley and Thoresby Colliery (£15 each)
Prize Draw: North Lakes Brass (£25)
First Band to play: Coleshill Youth Brass (£15)

Droylsden:
(32 Bands)
Adjudicator: Chris Evans

1. Foden's (£350)
2. Northop Silver (£150)
3. Rothwell Temperance
4. Elland Silver
5. Enderby
6. Tyldesley

Best First Section: Tyldesley (£175)
Runner up: Silk Brass (£65)
Best Second Section: Skelmersdale (£90)
Runner up: Besses Boys (£45)
Best Third Section: Darwen Brass (£70)
Runner up: Hoover Bolton (£40)
Best Fourth Section: Rivington & Adlington (£45)
Runner up: Stalybridge Old (£25)
Best Youth Band: Macclesfield Youth (£100)
Runner up: Coleshill Youth (£50)

Steward's Choice : Arnfield Brass (£50)
First Band to play: Foden's (£25)

Dukinfield: Tame Valley:
(39 Bands)
Adjudicator: Nicholas Garman

1. Rothwell Temperance (£400)
2. Skelmanthorpe (£200)
3. Northop Silver (£100)
4. Longridge
5. Friary Brass
6. Enderby

Best First Section Band: Middleton (£100)
Best Second Section Band: Whitworth Vale & Healey (£100)
Best Third Section Band: Darwen Brass (£100)
Best Fourth Section Band: Rivington & Adlington (£100)

Best Youth Band: HD9 Community Youth (£100)
Runner up: Macclesfield Youth (£50)

Best Local Band: Stalybridge Old (£200)
Runner up: Ashton under Lyne (£150)
Third place: Mossley (£100)

Heyrod:
(39 Bands)
Adjudicator: Matthew Brown

1. Elland Silver (£600)
2. Wingates (£280)
3. Foden's (£200)
4. Northop Silver
5. Ratby Co-operative
6. Friary Brass

Best First Section Band: Thoresby Colliery (£150)
Best Second Section Band: Skelmersdale Prize (£100)
Best Third Section Band: Eccleston Brass (£50)
Best Fourth Section Band: Rivington & Adlington (£50)
Best Local Band: Ashton under Lyne (£100)
Best Scratch Band: Bad Ass Brass (£50)
People's Choice: HD9 Community Youth (£50)

First Senior Band to play: Skelmanthorpe Prize (£20)
First Youth Band to play: HD9 Community Brass (£20)

Senior Deportment: Skelmanthorpe Prize (£50)
Youth Deportment: Coleshill Youth (£50)

Best Cornet: Elland Silver (£50)

Hurst Village:
(37 Bands)
Adjudicator: Jack Capstaff

1. Foden's (£600)
2. Elland Silver (£400)
3. Skelmanthorpe (£200)
4. Ratby Co-operative
5. Rothwell Temperance
6. Mossley

Best First Section: Mossley (£150)
Best Second Section: Skelmersdale (£150)
Best Third Section: Darwen Brass (£150)
Best Fourth Section: Rivington & Adlington (£150)
Best Youth Band: HD9 Community Brass (£100)
Best Local Band: Mossley (£75)

First Band: Thoresby Colliery (£25)
Last Band: Stalybridge Old (£25)

Mossley:
(41 Bands)
Adjudicator: Garry Hallas

1. Foden's (£1,200)
2. Ratby Co-operative (£500)
3. Rothwell Temperance (£350)
4. Glossop Old
5. Northop Silver
6. Enderby

Best First Section Band: Glossop Old (£200)
Best Second Section Band: Besses Boys (£150)
Best Third Section Band: Eccleston (£150)
Best Fourth Section Band: Rivington & Adlington Band (£150)

Best Local Band: Glossop Old (£250)
Runner-up: Mossley (£200)

First band to perform: Dalton in Furnace (£50)

Senior Deportment: Brass Band Oberkirch (£75)
Junior Deportment: Macclesfield Youth (£75)

Best Youth Band: Macclesfield Youth (£150)
Best Local Cornet: Mossley (£40)

The Paul Harrison Trophy: Foden's (£1,000) 

Stalybridge Labour Club:
(35 Bands)
Adjudicator: Paul Norley

1. Foden's (£400)
2. Elland Silver (£200)
3. Longridge (£100)
4. Tyldesley
5. Northop Silver
6. Eccleston Brass

Best First Section Band: Tyldesley (£60)
Best Second Section Band: Skelmersdale Prize (£60)
Best Third Section Band: Eccleston Brass (£60)
Best Fourth Section Band: Rivington & Adlington (£60)

Best Local Band: Mossley (£150)
Runner up: Ashton under Lyne (£100)

Best Youth Band: HD9 Community Youth (£75)
Runner up: Macclesfield Youth (£50)

Deportment: Friary Brass (£30)
Youth Deportment: Macclesfield Youth (£30)

First Band to play: Ashton under Lyne (£30)
 
Saddleworth and Oldham District Overall Results:
Area Prizes: Six lowest scores from contest on the circuit.
1. Brighouse & Rastrick (£2,500)
2. Oldham Band (Lees) (£1,000)
3. Grimethorpe Colliery (£750)

Best Local Band:
Bands have their headquarters no more than 8 miles from the centre of Uppermill and have not won a main overall prize.

1. Milnrow (£750)
2. Boarshurst Silver (£600)
3. Marsden Silver Prize (£400)

Best Youth:
1. 2nd Rossendale Scout Group (£250)

Overall Top 6:
1. Brighouse & Rastrick
2. Oldham Band (Lees)
3. Grimethorpe Colliery
4. WFEL Fairey
5. Hepworth
6. Tredegar

https://saddleworthwhitfriday.co.uk/area-prizes/ 

Individual Results:
Delph:
(76 Bands)
Adjudicator: Leigh Baker

1. Tredegar (£1,000)
2. Grimethorpe Colliery (£800)
3. Brighouse & Rastrick (£400)
4. GUS Band (£300)
5. WFEL Fairey (£250)
6. Aldbourne (£200)
7. Hepworth (£150)

Highest placed non-Championships Band: Staffordshire Band (£150)

Best Saddleworth Band: Oldham Band (Lees) (£150)
Runner up: Delph (£100)

Best First/Second Section Band: Marsden Silver (£150)
Best Local Band: Milnrow (£150)
Runner up: Boarshurst Silver (£100)

Best Youth Band: Oldham Music Centre Youth (£150)
Runner up: Tewit Youth (£100)

Best Trombone Section: Tredegar (£40)
Best Basses: Grimethorpe Colliery (£40)
Best Soprano: Brighouse & Rastrick (£40)
Best Euphonium: GUS Band (£40)
Best Cornet: Hepworth (£40)

Denshaw:
(54 Bands)
Adjudicator: Allan Holdsworth

1. Brighouse & Rastrick (£1,000)
2. Tredegar (£600)
3. Milnrow (£400)
4. Grimethorpe Colliery (£200)
5. WFEL Fairey
6. Oldham Band (Lees)

Best Saddleworth: Oldham Band (Lees) (£150)
Runner up: Boarshurst Silver (£125)

Best Local Band: Delph (£100)
Best non UK Band: Kleppe Musikklag (£100)

Best First Section Band: Bollington (£100)
Runner up: Old Hall Brass (£75)

Best Second Section Band: Musik Frohsinn Oberburg (£100)
Runner up: Tanunda Town (£75)

Best Third Section Band: BMP (Europe) Goodshaw (£100)
Runner up: Musikgesellschaft Oberwill (£75)

Best Fourth Section Band: Littleborough (£100)
Runner up: Witney Town (£75)

Best Youth Band: Tewit Youth (£100)
Runner up: Dobcross Youth Training (£75)

Best Soprano Cornet: Brighouse & Rastrick (£40)
Best Basses: Tredegar (£40)
Spot Prize: Salvo Brass (£100)

Diggle:
(61 Bands)
Adjudicator: Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale

1. Oldham Band (Lees) (£800)
2. Brighouse & Rastrick (£500)
3. Aldbourne (£400)
4. Grimethorpe Colliery (£250)
5. Boarshurst Silver
6. Kleppe Musikklag

Best Championship Band: Milnrow (£100)
Best First Section Band: Boarshurst Silver (£150)
Best Second Section Band: Valley Brass (£150)
Best Third Section Band: Hawk Green (£150)
Best Fourth Section Band: Golborne Brass (£150)
Best Unregistered Band: A.S.B. (£100)
Best Youth Section Band: 2nd Rossendale Scouts Group (£100)
Best Saddleworth Band: Uppermill (£125)

Best Soprano: Oldham Band (Lees) (£30)
Best Cornet: Oldham Band (Lees) (£30)
Best Bass Section: Brighouse & Rastrick (£60)
Best Euphonium: Oldham Band (Lees) (£30)

Best Instrumentalist not in Championship Section: Euphonium (Bollington) (£30)
Best Youth Soloist: Littleborough Training Band (£50)
Best Band on March: Joint winners — Krapfoss Hornorkester & 2nd Rossendale Scout Group (£25 each)

Dobcross:
(68 Bands)
Adjudicator: Stephen Tighe

1. Brighouse & Rastrick (£750)
2. Grimethorpe Colliery (£500)
3. WFEL Fairey (£400)
4. Chav Brass
5. Oldham Band (Lees)
6. GUS Band

Best First Section Band: Wardle Anderson (£100)
Best Second Section Band: Valley Brass (£100)
Best Third Section Band: Krapfoss Hornokester (£100)
Best Fourth Section Band: Blackley Band (£100)

Best Local Band: Oldham Band (Lees) (£100)
Best Saddleworth Band: Boarshurst Silver Band (£100)
Best Local Band on Whit Walks: Boarshurst Silver Band (£75)

Best Youth Band: Oldham Music Centre (£150)
Runner up: 2nd Rossendale Scouts Band (£100)

Best Youth Soloist: Euphonium (Oldham Music Centre) (£25)
Runner up: Cornet (Dobcross Youth Band) (£25)

Best Unregistered Band: Chav Brass (£100)
Most Entertaining Band: Chav Brass (£100)
First Band to check in and play: Dobcross Silver Band (£10)

Friezland:
(44 Bands)
(Third/Fourth/Youth only)
Adjudicator: T. Newbigging

1. Dobcross Silver (£200)
2. Alexander Brass Band (Norway)
3. Rivington & Adlington
4. University of Sheffield Alumni
5. Eccleston Brass
6. Hawk Green

Best Fourth Section Band: Rivington & Adlington
Best Youth Band: Oldham Music Centre
Runner up: Tewit Youth
Best University Band: Durham University Band

Entertainment Prize: Oldham Music Centre
Best Basses: Eccleston Brass
Best Cornet: Littleport Brass

Deportment: Rossendale Scout Group Band

Greenfield:
(64 Bands)
Adjudicator: Chris Wormald

1. Brighouse & Rastrick (£1,000)
2. Tredegar (£750)
3. Hepworth (£500)
4. Aldbourne
5. GUS Band
6. Chav Brass

Best First Section Band: Boarshurst Silver (£400)
Runner up: Silk Brass (£200)

Best Second Section Band: Musik Frohsinn Oberberg (£150)
Runner up: Audley Brass (£125)

Best Third Section Band: Golborne (£100)
Runner up: Dobcross Silver (£75)

Best Fourth Section Band: Blackley (£70)
Runner up: Warwick University (£60)
Third: Whitney Town (£50)

Best Youth Band: Dobcross Youth (£70)

Best Cornet: Brighouse & Rastrick (£100)
Best Euphonium: Brighouse & Rastrick (£50)
Best Youth Soloist: Dobcross Youth (£50)

Best Saddleworth Band: Boarshurst Silver (£50)
Best Saddleworth Youth Band: Dobcross Youth (£50)
Best Local Band: Oldham Band (Lees) (£50)
Best Local Band in Fourth Section or below: Friezland (£50)
Best Overseas Band: MF Oberberg (£50)

Deportment: Dobcross Silver (£100)
Runner up: LGB Band (£50)

Entertainment: Chav Brass (£100)
Runner up: Tanunda Band (£50)

Grotton:
(51 Bands)
Adjudicator: Christopher Bond

1. Foden's (£700)
2. Hepworth (£350)
3. WFEL Fairey (£150)
4. Oldham Band (Lees) (£100)
5. Marsden Silver
6. Wardle Anderson

Best First Section Band: Marsden Silver (£150)
Runner up: Wardle Anderson (£75)

Best Second Section Band: Musik Froshin Oberberg (£150)
Runner up: Uppermill (£75)

Best Third/Fourth Section Band: Krapfoss Hornorkester (£150)
Runner up: Musikgesellschaft Oberwill (£75)

Best Local Band: Oldham Band (Lees) (£150)
Runner up: Marsden Silver (£75)

Best Youth Band: Tewit Youth (£150)
Runner up: 2nd Rossendale Scouts Group (£50)

Best Scratch Band: Bad Ass Brass (£100)

Deportment: Music Froshin Oberberg (£30)
Youth Deportment: Tewit Youth (£25)

Best Cornet: Foden's (£30)
Best Soprano Cornet: Bad Ass Brass (£30)

Lydgate:
(76 Bands)
Adjudicator: Sam Fisher

1. Brighouse & Rastrick (£850)
2. Milnrow
3. Oldham Band (Lees)
4. Foden's
5. Marsden Silver
6. Rothwell Temperance

Best First Section: Marsden Silver
Runner-up: Wardle Anderson

Best Second Section: Diggle
Runner-up: Uppermill

Best Third Section: Krapfoss Hornorkester
Runner-up: (BMP Europe Ltd) Goodshaw Band

Best Fourth Section: Penrith Town
Runner-up: Loxley Silver

Best Local Band: Milnrow
Runner-up: Oldham Band (Lees)

Best Youth Band: Oldham Music Centre Youth
Runner-up: Tewit Youth

Best Scratch Band: Bad Ass Brass

Best Trombones: Brighouse & Rastrick
Best Basses: Milnrow
Best Euphonium: Aldborne
Best Cornet: Oldham Band (Lees)
Best Youth Soprano Cornet: Tewit Youth

Lees & Springhead
(39 Bands)
Adjudicator: Alan Fernie

1. Brighouse & Rastrick (£500)
2. Tredegar (£250)
3. Boarshurst Silver (£150)
4. Chav Brass
5. Silk Brass
6. WFEL Fairey

Best First Section Band: Silk Brass (£75)
Runner up: Marsden Silver (£50)

Best Second Section Band: Lindley Band (£75)
Runner up: Delph Band (£50)

Best Third Section Band: Hawk Green (£75)
Runner up: Sale Brass (£50)

Best Fourth Section Band: Stalybridge Old (£75)
Runner up: Littleborough (£50)

Best Youth Band: 2nd Rossendale Scout Group (£50)
Runner up: Tewit Youth (£30)

Best Local Band: Milnrow (£100)
Best Band in OMBC: Delph Band (£50)

Best Cornet: Silk Brass (£25)
Bes Euphonium: Tredegar (£25)

Deportment: Sale Brass (£50)
Youth Deportment: Tewit Youth (£50)

Scouthead & Austerlands:
(72 Bands)
Adjudicator: Jonathan Pippen

1. Brighouse & Rastrick (£1,000)
2. WFEL Fairey (£500)
3. Hepworth (£400)
4. GUS Band (£300)
5. Oldham Band (Lees) (£150)
6. Silk Brass (£150)

Best First Section: Silk Brass (£150)
Runner up: York Railway Institute (£100)
Third: Mossley (£50)

Best Second Section: Musik Frohsinn Oberberg (£150)
Runner up: Besses Boys (£100)
Third: Whitworth Vale & Healey (£50)

Best Third Section: Dobcross Silver (£150)
Runner up: MG Oberwill (£100)
Third: Krapfoss Hornorkester (£50)

Best Fourth Section: Putney & Wimbledon (£150)
Runner up: Dobcross Brass Monkeys (£100)
Third: University of Warwick (£50)

Best Local Band: Oldham Band (Lees) (£150)
Runner up: Milnrow (£100)
Third: Marsden Silver (£50)

Best Youth Band: 2nd Rossendale Scouts Group Band (£150)
Runner up: Tewit Youth (£100)
Third: Dobcross Youth (£50)

Best Saddleworth Band: Uppermill (£150)
Runner up: Diggle Band (£100)
Third: Delph Band (£50)

Overseas Band Award: Kleppe Musikklag (£100)

Senior Deportment: MG Oberkirsch (£50)
Youth Deportment: Tewit Youth (£50)

First Band to play: University of Edinburgh (£30)

Best Bass Section: Brighouse & Rastrick (£50)
Best Soprano Cornet: Hepworth (£30)
Best Soloist: Cornet — Brighouse & Rastrick (£30)
Best Bass Trombone: Milnrow (£30)

Uppermill:
(59 Bands)
Adjudicator: Benjamin Richeton

1. Bad Ass Brass (£1,000)
2. Grimethorpe Colliery (£750)
3. Oldham Band (Lees) (£500)
4. GUS Band (£250)
5. Hepworth
6. Aldbourne

Best First Section Band: Langley Band (£150)
Runner up: Marsden Silver (£100)

Best Second Section Band: Slaithwaite (£150)
Runner up: Haslingden & Helmshore (£100)

Best Third Section Band: Alexander Brass Band (£150)
Runner up: Hawk Green (£100)

Best Fourth Section Band: Golborne Band (£150)
Runner up: Putney & Wimbledon (£100)

Best Saddleworth Band: Boarshurst Silver (£175)
Best Local Band: Dobcross Brass Monkeys (£175)

Deportment: Grimethorpe Colliery (£50)
Local Deportment: Dobcross Silver (£50)

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