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Delph gets ready for festive Whit Friday

There will be night of great festive music making on show around three pubs in the village of Delph this Friday.

Xmas
  There will a full night of great music making

Final preparations are now underway for the first ever Christmas Whit Friday Contest evening in Delph.

Each band will play at 20-minute Christmas set at each of The White Lion, The Swan and The Old Bell Inn public houses in the famous Whit Friday village. The Youth bands will perform a 10-minute programme.

Prizes

The audiences and judges (locally based television actors John Henshaw, William Ash and Andy Moore) at each contest will give an even 50/50 split of marks to crown the first ever Christmas Whit Friday winners.

There's a guaranteed £1,000 for the first placed senior band (with additional prizes for second to fifth) and £600 for the first placed Youth Band (and second to fourth).

Contest organiser, Paul Lovatt-Cooper is hoping there will be a great festive atmosphere to enjoy, and told 4BR: "We hope to welcome as many people as possible, so pick your pub, grab a drink to accompany the festive cheer, and enjoy a full evening of spectacular brass band Christmas music, community spirit and celebration."

Schedule:


Time:
6.30pm:
The Old Bell Inn: Ashton under Lyne
The Swan Inn: Greenfield
The White Lion: Oldham Music Centre

7.00pm:
The Old Bell Inn: Junior Blast
The Swan Inn: Friezeland
The White Lion: Delph Youth

7.30pm:
The Old Bell Inn: Dobcross Youth Band
The Swan Inn: Junior Blast
The White Lion: Delph

8.00pm:
The Old Bell Inn: Oldham Music Centre
The Swan Inn: Ashton under Lyne
The White Lion: Greenfield

8.30pm:
The Old Bell Inn: Delph Youth
The Swan Inn: Dobcross Youth
The White Lion: Junior Blast

9.00pm:
The Old Bell Inn: Delph
The Swan Inn: Diggle
The White Lion: Ashton under Lyne

9.30pm:
The Old Bell Inn: Diggle
The Swan Inn: Oldham Music Centre
The White Lion: Dobcross Youth

10.00pm:
The Old Bell Inn: Greenfield
The Swan Inn: Delph Youth
The White Lion: Friezeland

10.30pm:
The Old Bell Inn: Friezeland
The Swan Inn: Delph
The White Lion: Diggle

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