2008 Contest Winners
16th May 2008
The weather: Overcast, slightly cool but it rained from 9pm.
There were 130 bands playing. For Tameside results, try FourBarsRest.
Oldham & Saddleworth Area Prize
| 1st Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 2nd Prize | Rothwell Temperance | |
| 3rd Prize | YBS | |
| Local | 1: Marsden Silver | (8 mile radius of Uppermill) |
| 2: Diggle | ||
| 3: Utd Co-op Milnrow | ||
| Youth | Rochdale Borough Youth |
Delph
| 1st Prize | Rothwell Temperance | 78 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Faireys | |
| 3rd Prize | Hepworth | |
| 4th Prize | Marsden | |
| 5th Prize | Rainford | |
| 6th Prize | Mossley | |
| Local | 1: Delph | |
| 2: Meltham & Meltham Mills | ||
| Saddleworth | Greenfield | |
| Best non-Championship | Haslingdon & Helmeshore | |
| 3rd/4th Section | Cheshire Constabulary | (before 9pm) |
| Youth | 1: Dobcross Youth | (before 9pm) |
| 2: Oldham Music Centre | ||
| Solo Cornet | Rothwell Temperance | |
| Sop Cornet | Skelmanthorpe ‘B’ | |
| Euphonium | Hepworth | |
| Bass Section | Hepworth | |
| Deportment | Cheshire Constabulary |
Denshaw
| 1st Prize | YBS | 52 bands played. |
| 2nd: | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 3rd Prize | Hepworth | |
| 4thPrize | Birminghan Conservatoire | |
| 1st section | 1: Lindley | |
| 2: Vernon Building Sov (Poynton) | ||
| 2nd Section | No 2nd section prize awarded | |
| because the only candidate took a higher value prize | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Valley Brass | |
| 2: Greenalls | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Uppermill | |
| 2: West Coast Brass | ||
| Local | Oldham (Lees) | |
| Saddleworth | 1: Diggle | |
| 2: Delph | ||
| Youth | 1: Birmingham Schools | |
| 2: 2nd Rossendale Scouts | ||
| Snr Deportment | No deportment prizes awarded | |
| Jnr Deportment | (because no deportment judge, sadly) | |
| Sop Cornet | YBS | |
| Bass section | Brighouse & Rastrick |
Dobcross
| 1st Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | 59 bands played |
| 2nd Prize | Rothwell Temperance | |
| 3rd Prize | St Austel Town | |
| Local | Diggle (A) | |
| Saddleworth | Delph | Correction |
| Youth | 1: Dobcross Youth | |
| 2. Rochdale Borough Youth | ||
| Henry Livings | Diggle (A) | participants in Whit Walks |
| Junior Soloist | Cornet - Smithills School | |
| Junior Player | Euphonium - Dobcross Youth | |
| Local Junior Soloist | Euphonium - Dobcross Youth |
Friezland
| 1st Prize | Musik Frohsinn Oberburg | 48 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Elland Silver | |
| 3rd Prize | Greenalls | |
| 4th Prize | Oldham Band (Lees) | |
| 4th Section | Copull & Standish | |
| Youth | 1: Oldham Music Centre | |
| 2: Rochdale Borough Youth | ||
| Local | Oldham Band (Lees) | |
| Solo Cornet | Blakely | |
| Bass Section | Musik Frohsinn Oberburg | |
| Deportment | 1: Cheshire Constabulary | |
| 2: Wardle High Senior |
Greenacres
| 1st Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | 43 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Rothwell Temperance | |
| 3rd Prize | Brass Band Burgermusik Lucern | |
| 2nd Section | 1: Haslingden & Helmshore | |
| 2: Point of Ayr | ||
| 3: Middleton | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Boarshurst | |
| 2: Greenalls | ||
| 3: Oldham Band (Lees) | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Farnworth & Walkden | |
| 2: St John's Mossley | ||
| 3: Greenfield | ||
| Local | 1: Marsden | |
| 2: Ashton-under-Lyne | ||
| 3: United Co-op Milnrow | ||
| Youth | 1: Rochdale Borough Youth | |
| 2: Wardle High School Senior Band | ||
| Cornet | Rothwell Temperence | |
| Euphonium | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Deportment | Rochdale Borough Youth |
Greenfield
| 1st Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | 66 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Diggle | |
| 1st Section | 1: Hebden Bridge | |
| 2: Mossley | ||
| 2nd Section | 1: Cheshire Constabulary | |
| 2: Point of Ayr | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Rochdale Borough | |
| 2: Guernsey Concert | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Uppermill | |
| 2: Greenfield | ||
| 3: Yarwell & Nassington | ||
| Local | 1: Diggle | |
| 2: Mossley | ||
| Saddleworth | 1: Diggle | |
| 2: Uppermill | ||
| Local 4th section / below | Uppermill | |
| Youth | Smithills School | |
| Cornet | Diggle | |
| Euphonium | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Deportment | Cheshire Constabulary | |
| Entertainment | Tie: Hade Edge Boobs & Brass |
Grotton
| 1st Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick |
43 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Wingates | |
| 3rd Prize | Rothwell Temperance Band |
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| 4th Prize | Marsden Silver Prize Band |
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| 1st Section | 1: Silk Brass |
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| 2: GT Group Band Peterlee |
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| 2nd Section | 1: Musik Frohsinn Oberburg |
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| 2: Oldham Band (Lees) |
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| 3rd/4th Section | 1: Yarwell & Nassington Brass |
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| 2: Coppull & Standish |
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| Local | 1: Delph | |
| 2: Mossley | ||
| Youth | 1: Wardle High School Senior |
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| 2: Mossley Hollins Band |
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| Cornet | Marsden Silver Prize Band |
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| Sop Cornet | Oldham Band (Lees) |
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| Deportment | Boobs & Brass |
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| Youth Deportment | Tewitt Youth |
Lees-Springhead
| 1st Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | 45 bands played |
| 2nd Prize | Hepworth | |
| 3rd Prize | YBS | |
| 4th Prize | Marsden Silver Prize Band | |
| 1st Section | 1: Vernon Building Soc | |
| 2: Diggle | ||
| 2nd Section | 1: Wardle & District Anderson | |
| 2: Rainford Band | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Oldham Band (Lees) | |
| 2: Greenalls Band |
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| 4th Section | 1: Tarleton Brass Band |
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| 2: Tottington Public |
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| Local | Milnrow | 5 mile radius |
| Oldham Met Borough | Boarshurst | |
| Youth | 1: Rochdale Borough Youth |
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| 2: Smithills School Senior Brass Band |
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| Deportment | Milnrow | |
| Youth Deportment | Tie: Tewit Youth Band |
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| Wardle High School Senior Band |
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| Solo Cornet | Hepworth | |
| Bass | Hepworth | |
| Euphonium | Brighouse & Rastrick |
Lydgate
| 1st Prize | YBS | 53 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Rothwell Temperance | |
| 3rd Prize | Wingates Brass | |
| 1st Section | Diggle | |
| Best on march | Wingates | |
| 2nd Section | Middleton |
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| 3rd Section | Oldham Band (Lees) |
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| 4th Section | Uppermill |
Correction |
| Saddleworth | Diggle | |
| Youth | 1: Smithills School Senior |
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| 2: Oldham Music Centre |
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| Deportment | Fanfare Union Vetroz (Switzerland) | |
| Youth Deportment | Wardle High Senior | |
| Cornet | YBS | |
| Sop Cornet | Rothwell Temperaence | |
| Euphonium | YBS | |
| Trombone | Wingates Brass | |
| Bass | YBS |
Scouthead & Austerlands
| Open Section: | 1: Brighouse & Rastrick | 70 bands played |
| 2: Fodens | ||
| 3: YBS | ||
| 4: Hepworth | ||
| 1st Section: | 1: Haydock | |
| 2: Bedworth | ||
| 3: Ashton-Under-Lyne | ||
| 2nd Section: | 1: Point of Ayr | |
| 2: Middleton | ||
| 3: Delph | ||
| 3rd Section: | 1: Greenalls | |
| 2: Elland Silver | ||
| 3: Valley Brass | ||
| 4th Section: | 1: Uppermill | |
| 2: Eccles | ||
| 3: Farnworth & Walkden | ||
| Local: | 1: Marsden | |
| 2: Milnrow | ||
| 3: Mossley | ||
| Saddleworth: | 1: Diggle | |
| 2: Boarshurst | ||
| 3: Greenfield | ||
| Youth | 1: Wardle High Senior | |
| 2: 2nd Rossendale Scouts | ||
| 3: Smithills Senior | ||
| Deportment | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Jun Deportment | 2nd Rossendale Scouts | |
| Sop Cornet | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Cornet | Hepworth | |
| Bass Section | YBS |
Uppermill
| 1st Prize | Rothwell Temperance Band |
58 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Fairey Band | |
| 3rd Prize | YBS | |
| 4th Prize | Hepworth | |
| Local | 1: Marsden Silver Prize Band | |
| 2: United Co-op Milnrow Brass | ||
| 3: Mossley | ||
| Youth | 1: Rochdale Borough Youth | |
| 2: Dobcross Youth | ||
| 3: Tewit Youth Band Harrogate | ||
| Saddleworth | Uppermill | Correction |
| 4th Section | Cheshire Constabulary | Correction |
| Euphonium | Ken Jones - Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Deportment | Musik Frohsinn Oberburg |