The Tameside Open Brass Band Championship will take place at Dukinfield Town Hall on Sunday 28th March.
The contest will be run under the rules and grading of the North West Counties Brass Band Association in four sections, and the contest is open to non member bands who’s grading for the Championship Section is their Championship or First Section National Grade.
There are plenty of prizes up for grabs too, with £600 for the winners in each section, with £400 and £300 for the podium finishers.
Championship Section:
Test Piece: Own Choice
Adjudicator: Derek Broadbent
Draw: 3.00pm
Start: 4.00pm
Ashton under Lyne (Martyn Evans)
Hammonds Saltaire (Morgan Griffiths)
Mossley (Duncan Byers)
Rainford (Neil Samuel)
Stannington Brass (Derek Renshaw)
Timperley (Alan Hobbins)
Second Section:
Test Piece: Own Choice
Adjudicator: Derek Braodbent
Draw: 1.00pm
Start: 2.00pm
Dobcross Silver (Grenville Moore)
Middleton (Matt Stringer)
Oldham Band (Lees)(John Collins)
Tyldesley (Rob Taylor)
Uppermill (Alan Widdop)
Third Section:
Test Piece: Own Choice
Adjudicator: Thomas Wyss
Draw: 11.00am
Start: 12.00pm
Blackley (Adrian Smith)
Coppul & Standish (Graham Martin)
Farnworth & Walkden (Peter Ashley)
Formby Brass (Louise Hough)
Hoover (Bolton) (Trevor Halliwell)
Stalybridge (Eric Landon)
Thornton Cleveleys (Steve Simpson)
York Railway Institute (Gordon Eddison)
Fourth Section:
Test Piece: Own Choice
Adjudicator: Thomas Wyss
Pre-drawn:
Start: 9.30am
Arnfield Brass (Adrian Loader)
Besses Boys (James Holt)
Boarshurst Silver (David Ashworth)
Darwen Brass (Steve Hartley)
Denton Brass (Colin Myers)
Dobcross Youth Band (James Galick)
Hazel Grove (Nigel Beasley)
Parr (Richardson Ltd) St Helens (John Ludden)
St Johns Band Mossley (Stephen Corbett)
