2003 Contest Winners
13th June 2003
The weather: Excellent - warm, sunny, slightly breezy in the afternoon.
There were 125 bands playing.
Delph
| 1st Prize | Black Dyke | 71 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Marsden Silver | |
| 3rd Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 4th Prize | Hepworth | |
| 5th Prize | Tie: Sunline International & Besses o' th' Barn | |
| Local | 1: Moston & Beswickr | |
| 2: United NW Co-op Milnrow | ||
| Saddleworth | Delph | |
| Best non-Championship | Parr Richardson | |
| Best 3rd / 4th section | Carlton Brass | (before 9pm) Correction |
| Youth | 1: Dobcross Youth | (before 9pm) |
| 2: Rochdale Borough Youth | ||
| Solo | Jason Evans (Marsden Silver) | |
| Sop | Black Dyke | |
| Euphonium | Hepworth | |
| Bass Section | Brighouse & Rastrick |
Denshaw
| 1st Prize | Black Dyke | 59 bands played (record) |
| 2nd Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 3rd Prize | Fairey Band | |
| 1st Section | Tie: United NW Co-op Milnrow & Holme Silver | |
| 2nd Section | York Railway Institute | |
| 3rd Section | Boarshurst | |
| 4th Section | Guernsey Concert Band | |
| Local | Marsden | |
| Saddleworth | 1: Dobcross | |
| 2:Diggle | ||
| Youth | 1: St Keverne Village Youth | |
| 2: Shaw Youth | ||
| Snr Deportment | Dobcross | |
| Jnr Deportment | 2nd Rossendale Scouts | |
| Sop | Brian Evans (Sunline International) |
Dobcross
| 1st Prize | Grimethorpe | 59 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Northop | |
| 3rd Prize | Hepworth | |
| Local | Holme Silver | |
| Saddleworth | Diggle | |
| Youth | 1: Rochdale Borough Youth | Also soloist awards |
| 2: Oldham Music Centre | ||
| Henry Livings | Marsden | participants in Whit Walks |
Friezland
| 1st Prize | Hebden Bridge | 43 bands played |
| 2nd Prize | Diggle | |
| 3rd Prize | Whitworth Vale & Healey | |
| 4th Prize | Shirland Welfare | |
| 4th Section | Cheshire Constabulary | |
| Youth | 1: St Keverne | |
| 2: Rochdale Borough Youth | ||
| Local | Diggle | |
| Solo | Emeley B Band | |
| Bass Section | Hebden Bridge | |
| Deportment | 1: Wardle High | |
| 2: Cheshire Constabulary |
Greenacres
| 1st Prize | Black Dyke | 42 bands played (record). |
| 2nd Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 3rd Prize | Ebury Brass | |
| 2nd Section | 1: Silk Brass | |
| 2: Haslingden & Helmshore | ||
| 3: Delph | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Diggle | |
| 2: Boarshurst | ||
| 3: Middleton | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Uppermill | |
| 2: Cheshire Constabulary | ||
| 3: Waveney Valley | ||
| Local | 1: Marsden | |
| 2: Diggle | ||
| 3: Rochdale Borough Youth | ||
| Youth | 1: Rochdale Borough Youth | |
| 2: Tewitt Youth | ||
| Cornet | Black Dyke | |
| Euphonium | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Deportment | Ebury Brass |
Greenfield
| 1st Prize | Black Dyke | 60 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 3rd Prize | Fairey Band | |
| 2nd Section | 1: Hebden Bridge | |
| 2: Diggle | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Rochdale Youth | |
| 2: St Sebastians | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Greenfield | |
| 2: Royston | ||
| 3: Lydgate | ||
| Saddleworth | 1: Diggle | |
| 2: Dobcross Silver | ||
| Local | 1: Diggle | |
| 2: Dobcross Silver | ||
| Local 4th Sec | Lydgate | |
| Youth | St Keverne Village Youth | |
| Cornet | Black Dyke | |
| Euphonium | Fairey | |
| Deportment | Tie: Rossendale Scouts & | |
| Cheshire Constabulary | ||
| Entertainment | Middleton |
Grotton
| 1st Prize | Grimethorpe Colliery | 44 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 3rd Prize | Black Dyke | |
| 4th Prize | Sellars International | |
| 3rd/4th Section | St Sebastien, Wokingham | |
| Local | 1: Milnrow | |
| 2: Dobcross Silver | ||
| Youth | 1: St Keverne Village Youth | Correction |
| 2: Shaw Youth | Correction | |
| Solo | Richard Marshall (Grimethorpe Colliery) | |
| Deportment | Leicestershire Co-op | |
| Youth Deportment | Shaw Youth | |
Lees-Springhead
| 1st Prize | Black Dyke | 38 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 3rd Prize | Grimethorpe | |
| 4th Prize | Besses o' th' Barn | |
| Local | Dobcross Silver | 5 mile radius |
| 4th Section / Youth | Rochdale Youth | |
| Oldham Met Borough | Diggle | |
| Deportment | Rochdale Youth |
Lydgate
| 1st Prize | Fairey | 51 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Grimethorpe | |
| 3rd Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 2nd Section | Silk Brass | |
| 3rd Section | Middleton | |
| 4th Section | Tie: Gawthorpe Brass & Enderby Youth | Correction |
| Saddleworth | Dobcross Silver | |
| Youth | St Keverne Village Youth | |
| Deportment | Ebury Brass | |
| Youth Deportment | St Keverne Village Youth | |
| Cornet | Sunline International | |
| Euphonium | Sunline International | |
| Horn | - | |
| Trombone | Fairey | |
| Sop | Sellers International |
Roundthorn
| 1st Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | 35 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Black Dyke | |
| 3rd Prize | Staffordshire | |
| 2nd Section | 1: Old Silkstone | |
| 2: Haslington | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Hebden Bridge | |
| 2: Boarshurst | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Wardle & District | |
| 2: Parr Band | ||
| Local | 1: Besses o' th' Barn | |
| 2: Dobcross Silver | ||
| Youth | 1: Tewitt Youth | |
| 2: Wardle High | ||
| 3: Enderby Youth | ||
| Deportment | 1: Wardle Year 10 | |
| 2: Wardle High |
Scouthead & Austerlands
| Open Section: | 1: Sunline International | 61 bands played. |
| 2: Sellers International | ||
| 3: Pemberton Old | ||
| 2nd Section: | 1: Haslingden & Helmshore | |
| 2: Bollington | ||
| 3: York Railway Institute | ||
| 3rd Section: | 1: Whitworth Vale & Healey | |
| 2: Boarshurst | ||
| 3: Market Rasen | ||
| 4th Section: | 1: Besses Boys | |
| 2: Uppermill | ||
| 3: Standish | ||
| Local: | 1: Tintwistle | |
| 2: Holme Silver | ||
| 3: Middleton | ||
| Saddleworth: | 1: Dobcross Silver | |
| 2: Delph | ||
| 3: Greenfield | ||
| Youth | 1: Shaw Youth | |
| 2: Tewitt Youth | ||
| 3: Oldham Music Centre | ||
| Deportment | Snr: Cheshire Constabulary | |
| Jnr: Rossendale 2nd Scouts | ||
| Solo | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Euphonium | Sunline International |
Uppermill
| 1st Prize | Black Dyke | 59 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Fodens | |
| 3rd Prize | Sunline International | |
| 4th Prize | Fairey Band | |
| Local | 1: Dobcross Silver | |
| 2: Tintwistle | ||
| 3: Uppermill | ||
| Youth | 1: Rochdale Borough Youth | |
| 2: St Keverne Village Youth | ||
| 3: Tewitt Youth | ||
| Saddleworth | Diggle | |
| Saddleworth 4th Section | Greenfield | |
| Euphonium | Fairey Band | |
| Deportment | Armargh Old Boys |