2005 Contest Winners
20th May 2005
The weather: windy, cool, glimpses of sunshine between black clouds nut no rain.
There were 123 bands playing.
Delph
| 1st Prize | Fodens | 75 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Hepworth | |
| 3rd Prize | Black Dyke | |
| 4th Prize | Marsden | |
| 5th Prize | YBS | |
| 6th Prize | Vernon Building Soc | |
| Local | 1: Dobcross | |
| 2: Holme Silver | ||
| Saddleworth | Delph | |
| Best non-Championship | ||
| Best 3rd / 4th section | Oldham Band Lees | (before 9pm) |
| Youth | 1: Sellers International Youth | (before 9pm) |
| 2: Rochdale Met Youth | ||
| Solo | Marsden - Jason Evans | |
| Sop | Black Dyke | |
| Euphonium | Hepworth | |
| Bass Section | Hepworth |
Denshaw
| 1st Prize | Black Dyke | 58 bands played |
| 2nd Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 3rd Prize | Hepworth | |
| 1st Section | 1: Milnrow | |
| 2:Marsden | ||
| 2nd Section | 1: Meltham & M | |
| 2:Silk Brass | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Rainford Silver | |
| 2: Enfield & Potters Bar | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Uppermill | |
| 2: Royston | ||
| Local | Holme Silver | |
| Saddleworth | 1: Dobcross | |
| 2: Diggle | ||
| Youth | 1: Rochdale Borough | |
| 2: Shaw Youth | ||
| Snr Deportment | Dungannon Silver | |
| Jnr Deportment | Tie: Dobcross Youth & Wardle Intermediate | |
| Sop | Black Dyke - Peter Roberts |
Dobcross
| 1st Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | 47 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Dobcross Silver | |
| 3rd Prize | Harrogate Brass | |
| Local | Oldham Band (Lees) | |
| Saddleworth | Diggle | |
| Youth | 1: Sellers Youth | |
| 2: Oldham Music Centre | ||
| Henry Livings | Dobcross Silver | (participants in Whit Walks) |
| Junior Soloist | Sellers Youth | |
| Junior Player | Oldham Music Centre | |
| Local Junior Soloist | Dobcross Youth |
Friezland
| 1st Prize | Wardle & District Anderson | 43 bands played |
| 2nd Prize | Rochdale Youth | |
| 3rd Prize | Flixton Band | |
| 4th Prize | Oldham Band (Lees) | |
| 4th Section | Oldham Band (Lees) | |
| Youth | 1: Rochdale Youth | |
| 2:Dobcross Youth | ||
| Local | Oldham Band (Lees) | |
| Solo | Brindle Brass | |
| Bass Section | Flixton | |
| Deportment | 1: Dungannon | |
| 2: Brindle Brass |
Greenacres
| 1st Prize | Black Dyke | 44 bands played |
| 2nd Prize | YBS | |
| 3rd Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 2nd Section | 1: Boarshurst Silver | |
| 2: Diggle | ||
| 3: Meltham & Meltham Mills | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Slaithwaite | |
| 2: Grangemoor | ||
| 3: Rainford Silver | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Greenfield | |
| 2: Uppermill | ||
| 3: Oldham Band (Lees) | ||
| Local | 1: Tintwistle | |
| 2: Marsden | ||
| 3: Dobcross | ||
| Youth | 1: Rochdale Borough Youth | |
| 2: Dobcross Youth | ||
| Cornet | Black Dyke | |
| Euphonium | YBS | |
| Deportment | Uppermill |
Greenfield
| 1st Prize | Black Dyke | 68 bands played (record) |
| 2nd Prize | YBS | |
| 3rd Prize | Brighouse & | |
| 2nd Section | 1: Diggle | |
| 2: Wardle & Districk | Prize awarded to higher | |
| scoring 3rd section band | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Grange Moor | |
| 2: St Sebastians Wokingham | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Tottington | |
| 2: Oldham Band (Lees) | ||
| 3: Greenfield | ||
| Saddleworth | 1: Diggle | |
| 2: Delph | ||
| Local | 1: Diggle | |
| 2: Delph | ||
| Youth | Rochdale Youth | |
| Cornet | Black Dyke | |
| Euphonium | Black Dyke | |
| Deportment | Cheshire Constabulary | |
| Entertainment | Wardle & District |
Grotton
| 1st Prize | Black Dyke | 41 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Brighouse | |
| 3rd Prize | YBS | |
| 4th Prize | Rothwell Temperence | |
| 1st Section | 1: Marsden | |
| 2: St Keverne | ||
| 2nd Section | 1: Whitworth Vale & Healy | Prize awarded to higher |
| 2: Dodworth | scoring 4th section band | |
| 3rd/4th Section | Tottington | |
| Local | 1: Mossley | |
| 2:United Co-op Milnrow | ||
| Youth | 1: Dobcross Youth | |
| 2: Boarshurst Youth | ||
| Solo | YBS - Stuart Lingard | |
| Deportment | Cheshire Constabulary | |
| Youth Deportment | Wardle High School | |
Lees-Springhead
| 1st Prize | Black Dyke | 43 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | YBS | |
| 3rd Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 4th Prize | Holme Silver | |
| 5th Prize | Hepworth Persimon Homes | |
| 6th Prize | Dobcross Silver | |
| Local | Ashton-Under-Lyne | 5 mile radius |
| 4th Section | Cheshire Constabulary | |
| Youth | Rochdale Borough Youth | |
| Oldham Met Borough | Diggle | |
| Deportment | Rochdale Borough Youth | |
| Youth Deportment | 2nd Rossendale Scouts | |
| Solo | Black Dyke | |
| Bass | YBS |
Lydgate
| 1st Prize | Black Dyke | 47 bands played. | |
| 2nd Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | ||
| 3rd Prize | Marple | ||
| 2nd Section | Silk Brass | ||
| 3rd Section | Dodworth | Prize awarded to higher | |
| scoring 4th section band | |||
| 4th Section | Tottington Public | ||
| Youth | Boarshurst Youth | ||
| Saddleworth | Dobcross Silver | ||
| Deportment | Dobcross Silver | ||
| Youth Deportment | Wardle High School | ||
| Brighouse & Rastrick | |||
| Euphonium | Black Dyke | ||
| Bass section | Black Dyke | ||
| Trombone | Brighouse & Rastrick | ||
| Sop | Black Dyke |
Roundthorn
| 1st Prize | Dobcross Silver | 33 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Ashton-Under-Lyne | |
| 3rd Prize | Rothwell Temperence | |
| 2nd Section | 1: Meltham & Meltham Mills | |
| 2: Silk Brass | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Wardle & Anderson | |
| 2: Middleton | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Eaton Farnworth | |
| 2: Tottington Public | ||
| Local | 1: Mossley | |
| 2: United NW Co-op | ||
| Youth | 1: Wardle Intermediate | |
| 2: Mossley Hollins | ||
| 3: Wardle Youth | ||
| Deportment | 1: Dobcross Youth Intermediate | |
| 2: Mossley Hollins |
Scouthead & Austerlands
| Open Section: | 1: Rothwell Temperence | 63 bands played. |
| 2: Ashton-Under-Lune | ||
| 3: Hepworth | ||
| 1st Section: | 1: Marsden | |
| 2: Tintwistle | ||
| 3: Blackburn & Darwen | ||
| 2nd Section: | 1: St Keverne | |
| 2: Greenalls | ||
| 3: Silk Brass | ||
| 3rd Section: | 1: Whitworth Vale & Healey | |
| 2: Grange Moor | ||
| 3: BMP Europe Goodshaw | ||
| 4th Section: | 1: St Johns Mossley | |
| 2: Dodworth | ||
| 3: Cheshire Constabulary | ||
| Local: | 1: Dobcross Silver | |
| 2: Holme Silver | ||
| 3: Oldham (Lees) | ||
| Saddleworth: | 1: Diggle | |
| 2: Uppermill | ||
| 3: Friezland | ||
| Youth | 1: Oldham Music Centre | |
| 2: Wardle High School | ||
| 3: Shaw Youth | Correction | |
| Deportment | Dobcross Silver | |
| Jun Deportment | Dobcross Iintermediate | |
| Sop | Ashton-Under-Lyne | |
| Other Solo | Hepworth (Solo cornet) |
Uppermill
| 1st Prize | Fodens | 66 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Black Dyke | |
| 3rd Prize | Hepworth | |
| 4th Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Local | 1: Marsden | |
| 2: Diggle | ||
| 3: Utd Co-op Milnrow | ||
| Youth | 1: 2nd Rossendale Scouts | |
| 2: Rochdale Borough Youth | ||
| 3: Wardle High School Youth Band | ||
| Saddleworth | Dobcross Silver | |
| Saddleworth 4th Section | Uppermill | |
| Euphonium | Black Dyke | |
| Deportment | Cheshire Constabulary |