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)
