The details for this year's Tameside Whit Friday march contests which take place on 24th May have been released by Tameside Council.
Council and private sponsorship
Tameside Council is delighted to announce once again that funding has been received from 103.6FM Tameside Radio and BMS Motorist Superstore.
The organisers have reminded the bands to visit the website which gives bands and spectactors all the information needed for Whit Friday.
The website address is: www.tamesidebrassbands.org
Paid for your labour
In what promises to be a great night in Tameside, one of the oldest Whit Friday contests on the entire circuit in Stalybridge is offering a first prize of £1,000 at it's Labour Club venue.
Tameside Council is also delighted to announce that the prize money for winning the Central & Local prizes remains the same as last year.
Plan ahead
Tameside Council has informed 4BR that they are working hard to ensure that roadworks are kept to a minimum on what is the start of a Bank Holiday weekend. The advice to the bands however is plan ahead of the day itself.
The full list of Whit Friday contests in Tameside is as follows:
Area Open Champions: £2,500, 2nd: £1,000, 3rd: £750
Local Area Champion: £750, 2nd: £600, 3rd: £400
Tameside Whit Friday Contests are supported in 2013 by 103.6FM Tameside Radio and BMS Motorist Superstore.
Audenshaw:
www.clubbz.com/club/4633/manchester/aldwinians_rufc_brass_band_contest_2010
Contest: 4.00pm — 10.30pm
Aldwinians Rugby Club
Main Prize: £700 from a total prize fund of £2,525
Adjudicator: Paul Holland
Contact: Sylvia Donley (0161 336 6814, 07947 018175)
Broadoak:
Contest: 5.00pm—10.30pm
Broadoak Hotel
Main Prize: £500 from a total prize fund of £1,600
Adjudicator: Duncan Beckley
Contact: Robert Frost (0161 3302764)
Carrbrook:
www.carrbrookvillage.users.btopenworld.com/band.htm
Contest: 4.30pm — 10.30pm
Carr Rise
Main Prize: £600 from a total prize fund of £1,515
Adjudicator: John Davies
Contact: Tony Williams (07792070504)
Denton:
Contest: 4.00pm — 11.15pm
Main Prize: £100 from a total prize fund of £1,275
Adjudicator: Mike Lyons
Contact: Mrs Joan Emery (0161 2925319)
Droylsden:
Contest: 4.30pm -11.00pm
The Bush Inn
Main Prize: £500 from a total prize fund of £2,300
Adjudicator: Ryan Breen
Contact: George Fairclough (0161 3702811)
Dukinfield:
Contest: 4.45pm — 11.00pm
Tame Valley Hotel
Main Prize: £400 from a total prize fund of £800
Adjudicator: Dave Chapman
Contact: Brian Hill (0161 3390072)
Heyrod:
www.heyrodbandcontest.com
Contest: 4.30pm -10.30pm
John Street
Main Prize: £600 from a total prize fund of £1,745
Adjudicator: A. McLaughlin
Contact: Bob Lear (0161 338 2003)
Hurst Village:
Contest: 4.30pm — 11.00pm
Ashton United FC
Main Prize: £300 from a total prize fund of £1,300
Adjudicator: Gareth Pritchard
Contact: Denise Pinder (0161 308 4076, 07785 531221)
Stalybridge:
Contest: 4.30pm — 10.30pm
Stalybridge Labour Club
Main Prize: £1,000 from a total prize fund of £2,600
Adjudicator: Paul White
Contact: Councillor's George Roberts & Kevin Welsh (07970456026)
Stalybridge Celtic:
Contest: 4.30pm — 10.45pm
Stalybridge Celtic FC
Main Prize: £400 from a total prize fund of 1,250
Adjudicator: C. Evans
Contact: Gordon Greenwood (07770 433336)
Upper Mossley:
Contest: 4.30pm — 10.00pm
Mountain Street
Main Prize: £600 from a total prize fund of £1,875
Adjudicator: M. Tweedle
Contact: Margaret Gaskell (01457 832752)
Find the venue:
To enable bands to plan their routes and find the contest venues, visit the following link: www.tamesidebrassbands.org/
Further details:
Further details for the Tameside Contests are available from 0161 342 4144
