THE Whit Friday Brass Band Contests have been cancelled in Saddleworth and Oldham for the second year running due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Group Co-ordinator…
View More Whit Friday Brass Band Contests cancelled for second year due to Covid-19 pandemic
SADDLEWORTH residents are being urged to let their musical talents shine, despite the coronavirus lockdown, after the annual Whit Friday Brass Band Contests were cancelled.…
View More Residents plan day of music across Saddleworth
DEDICATED brass band musicians are driving a novel fundraising idea aimed at saving a community-wide tradition. Saddleworth’s annual Whit Friday brass band contests are hailed as…
View More Appeal to save Whit Friday tradition
A COMEDY night takes place at Heyrod Village Hall, Stalybridge, on Saturday, January 12 featuring two local performers. Top Mossley’s Nina Gilligan and Steve Titley,…
View More Local performers set to raise roof at comedy night in aid of band contest
REGULAR Whit Friday contestants should take note of a new band on the programme this year. They would certainly be wise not to underestimate the…
View More Castle Water on their way to put wind up the opposition on Whit Friday
HUNDREDS OF bands from around the world descended on Saddleworth for the annual Whit Friday Brass Band contests. The villages each hosted their own contests,…
View More Best of brass comes to Saddleworth for Whit Friday contests
A NEW team is heading up Greenfield’s Whit Friday contest organisation as Saddleworth’s villages prepare for another “greatest free show in the country”. New Chairman…
View More New Greenfield team gets ready for Whit Friday Band Contest
THE Saddleworth and Oldham Whit Friday Brass Band Contests have been given a funding boost thanks to sponsorships from Redrow Homes to the tune of…
View More Redrow sponsorship boost for Saddleworth and Oldham Whit Friday Brass Band Contests
COLOURFUL BANNERS flew high and proud voices swelled and rolled skyward as hundreds of men, women and children filled Saddleworth’s streets for the traditional Whit…
View More Saddleworth streets thronged for annual Whit Friday walks and band contests
THOUSANDS OF people from across the borough and beyond are set to enjoy a spectacular day of free entertainment and fun at the famous Whit…
View More Whit Friday ‘greatest free show on earth’ returns to Saddleworth
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