IT’S too early to confirm if there will be an Autumn Leaves brass band contest encore next year. But Greenfield’s inaugural musical party in the…
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Don’t Leave it late! Tickets available for return of brass band music to Saddleworth
WHEN the last notes sounded at the 2019 Whit Friday brass band contests no-one envisaged the sound of silence enduring for more than two years.…
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Whit Friday spirit alive in Saddleworth
WHIT Friday celebrations and band contests were officially cancelled for a second year – but locals kept the spirit of the day alive with their…
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Definitely not brassed off! Whit Friday group recognised with Queen’s Award
ORGANISERS of Saddleworth’s annual brass band spectacular can blow their own trumpets and bang the drum in celebration of receiving royal approval. Saddleworth and Oldham…
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Black Dyke band concert postponed to 2021
A MUSICAL spectacle with Black Dyke Band at the Civic Hall in Uppermill has been postponed until April 10, 2021. The concert, organised by Phil…
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Residents plan day of music across Saddleworth
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.…
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Whit Friday Brass Band contests cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak
SADDLEWORTH’S Whit Friday Brass Band Contests have been cancelled for only the second occasion in more than 100 years. The contests annually see bands from…
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Banners fly high for Walks of Witness despite wet weather
BANNERS flew high as churches across Saddleworth braved the rain to step out for their Walks of Witness on June 14. A United Service in…
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Brighouse and Rastrick are best of the bands at Whit Friday contests
THREE was the magic number for Whit Friday regulars, Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band. The National champions from West Yorkshire didn’t allow the rain or…
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Brass bands ready to march as Whit Friday band contests return
THE hills will resound with the sound of brass as Whit Fridays Band Contests return. The popular events sees bands and visitors travel from all…
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