Tameside Whit Friday

For the 20th time in 21 years Foden’s emerged as convincing overall winners at this year’s Tameside Whit Friday marches. Commenting on the band’s victory a spokesperson for Foden’s made it clear that the band did not take the success for granted and had thoroughly enjoyed the experience: “So that's Whit Friday over & out for another year - twelve villages completed! It was another highly successful night for the band with eight 1st places, two 2nd places, one 3rd place and most amazingly a deportment prize! Thanks as always to the huge teams of volunteers who give up their time every year to host the events before collaborating the results - often into the early hours of the morning (and beyond!) We're now looking forward to next year's event on Friday 13th June!”
 
The full results area below and a complete review of Whit Friday will feature in the next issue of Brass Band World magazine.
 
Results:
Tameside Council:
Area Open Champion: Foden's (£2,000)
Runner-up: Rothwell Temperance (£1,000)
Third place: Leyland (£750)
Youth: Macclesfield Youth (£250)
Runner-up: Mossley Hollins High School (£100)

First Section: Tyldesley (£500)
Second Section: Marple (£400)
Third Section: Rivington & Adlington (£350)
Fourth Section: St John's (Mossley) (£300)

Local Area Champion:

1. Ashton-under-Lyne (£750)
2. Mossley (£600)
3. Stalybridge Old (£400)

The Tameside Contests are supported by Tameside Council

Broadoak:
Main Prize: £500
Prize Fund: £1,620
Adjudicator: Duncan Beckley
32 competing bands

1. Foden's (£500)
2. Rothwell Temperance (£250)
3. Leyland (£150)
4. Longridge (£120)
5. Aldbourne
6. Hawk Green

Best First Section Band: Blackburn & Darwen (£100)
Best Second Section Band: Sklemersdale (£80)
Best Third Section Band: Hawk Green (£80)
Best Fourth Section Band: Stalybridge Old (£70)

Best Local Band: Ashton under Lyne (£70)
Runner-up: Mossley (£50)
Best Youth Band: Macclesfield Youth (£50)
Runner-up: HD9 Community Youth (£30)

Deportment: Stacksteads (£50)
Youth Deportment: Macclesfield Youth (£30)

First Band: Foden's (£20)

Carrbrook:
Main Prize: £400
Prize Fund: £1,540
Adjudicator: John Davies
33 competing bands

1. Foden's (£400)
2. Aldbourne
3. Longridge
4. Rothwell Temperance
5. Leyland
6. Silk Brass

Best First Section Band: Silk Brass
Best Second Section Band: Marple
Best Third Section Band: Rivington & Adlington
Best Fourth Section Band: Stalybridge Old

Best Local Band: Ashton under Lyne

Best Youth Band: Mossley Hollins High School (£60)
Runner-up: HD9 Community Band (£50)

Deportment: Skelmersdale
Youth Deportment: Macclesfield Youth

First Band: Mossley Hollins High School
Stewards Prize: HD9Communioty Youth

Denton:
Main Prize: £250
Prize Fund: £1,265
Adjudicator: Alan Bourne
32 competing bands

1. Leyland (£250)
2. Foden's
3. Rothwell Temperance
4. Longridge
5. Elland Silver
6. Aldbourne

Best First Section: Tyldesley
Runner-up: Blackburn & Darwen

Best Second Section: Glossop Old
Runner-up: Old Hall Brass

Best Third Section: Rivington & Adlington
Runner-up: Darwen

Best Fourth Section: St John's (Mossley)
Runner-up: Stockport Silver

Best Youth Band: Macclesfield Youth

Best Local Band: Ashton under Lyne

Deportment: Rothwell Temperance
Best Cornet Player: Longridge
Best Trombone Section: Leyland
Best Youth Cornet Player: Macclesfield Youth
Best Fourth Section Basses: St John's (Mossley)

Droylsden:
Main Prize: £350
Prize Fund: £1,230
Adjudicator: Ryan Breen
26 competing bands

1. Foden's (£350)
2. Rothwell Temperance (£150)
3. Aldbourne
4. Leyland
5. Northop Silver
6. Mossley

Best First Section Band: Northop Silver (£175)
Best Second Section: Sklemersdale Prize (£90)
Best Third Section: Darwen Brass (£75)
Best Fourth Section: Stalybridge Old (£50)

Best Youth Band: Macclesfield Youth (£80)

Stewards Choice: St John's (Mossley) (£50)

First Band: Foden's (£25)

Dukinfield Tame Valley:
Main Prize: £400
Prize Fund: £1,700
Adjudicator: Colum O'Shea
30 competing bands

1. Foden's (£400)
2. Rothwell Temperance (£200)
3. Northop Silver (£100)
4. Leyland
5. Blackburn & Darwen
6. Aldbourne

Best First Section Band: Blackburn & Darwen
Best Second Section Band: Besses Boys
Best Third Section Band: Darwen Brass
Best Fourth Section Band: Stalybridge Old

Best Youth Band: Macclesfield Youth (£150)
Runner-up: Mossley Hollins High School (£50)

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

Heyrod:
Main Prize: £600
Prize Fund: £2,080
Adjudicator: Phillip Littlemore
34 competing bands

1. Foden's (£600)
2. Aldbourne
3. Leyland
4. Chav Brass
5. Longridge
6. Elland Silver

Best First Section Band: Silk Brass
Best Second Section Band: Marple Concert Brass
Best Third Section Band: Rivington & Adlington
Best Fourth Section Band: St John's (Mossley)

Best Youth Band: HD9 Community Youth Band
Runner-up: Mossley Hollins High School
Third: Macclesfield Youth

Peoples Choice: Chav Brass
Best Scratch Band: Chav Brass
Best Local Band Ashton under Lyne

Deportment: Blackburn & Darwen
Youth Deportment: Mossley Hollins High School

First Youth Band to play: HD9 Community Youth Band
First Band: Bangor University

Best Cornet: Aldbourne

Hurst Village:
Main Prize: £600
Prize Fund: £1,875
Adjudicator: Jack Capstaff
32 competing bands

1. Foden's (£600)
2. Rothwell Temerance
3. Aldbourne
4. Longridge
5. Hawk Green
6. Elland Silver

Best First Section Band: Mossley
Best Second Section Band: Glossop Old
Best Third Section Band: Hawk Green
Best Fourth Section Band: Stockport Silver

Best Youth Band: Macclesfield Youth
Runner-up: Mossley Hollins High School

Best Local Band: Mossley

First Band: Foden's
Last Band: Hawk Green

Hyde Central:
Main Prize: £400
Prize Fund: £1,405
Adjudicator: Duncan Wilson
21 competing bands

1. Rothwell Temperance (£400)
2. Foden's
3. Aldbourne
4. Leyland
5. Mossley
6. Tyldesley

Best First Section Band: Mossley
Runner-up: Tyldesley

Best Second Section Band: Glossop Old
Runner-up: City of Birmingham

Best Third Section: Rivington & Adlington
Runner-up: Hawk Green

Best Fourth Section Band: Stalybridge Old
Runner-up: St John's Band Mossley

Best Youth Band: Macclesfield Youth

Best Local Band: Mossley
Runner-up: Ashton under Lyne

Best Deportment: Foden's
Youth Deportment: Macclesfield Youth

First Band: City of Birmingham

The New Stalybridge Labour Club:
Main Prize: £400
Prize Fund: £1,405
Adjudicator: Rob Burnett
32 competing bands

1. Foden's (£400)
2. Leyland (£200)
3. Aldbourne
4. Rothwell Temperance
5. Tyldesley
6. Elland Silver

Best First Section Band: Tyldesley
Best Second Section Band: Old Hall Brass
Best Third Section Band: Rivington & Adlington
Best Fourth Section Band: Stalybridge Old

Best Local Band: Ashton under Lyne
Runner-up: Mossley

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

First Band: Elland Silver (£50)

Top Mossley:
Main Prize: £1,500
Prize Fund: £4,515
Contest Adjudicator: Alan Duguid
40 competing bands

1. Foden's (£1,500)
2. Leyland (£700)
3. Black Dyke (£400)
4. Aldbourne
5. Brighouse & Rastrick
6. KNDS Fairey

Best First Section Band: Blackburn & Darwen (£250)
Best Second Section Band: Skelmersdale (£250)
Best Third Section Band: Eccleston (£250)
Best Fourth Section Band: St John's (Mossley) (£250)

Best Youth Band: Mossley Hollins High School (£200)

Best Local Band: Ashton under Lyne (£275)
Runner-up: Stalybridge Old (£250)

Deportment: City of Canning (£100)

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