Every year since 2002 we have visited the Saddleworth & District Whit Friday Brass Band Contests, described as 'the greatest free show on Earth'. This is a great contesting (and social) event, visiting around six of the villages and competing against national and international bands. Typically there are around 100 bands driving around the area in coaches visiting the different contests.

      Year                Contest                          Result                               March               
2010Scouthead53rd out of 68

 

Cornish Cavalier

'Stop' (Spice Girls)
on the march

Lydgate38th out of 66
Friezland17th out of 46
Diggle18th out of 55
Dobcross52nd out of 66
2009Lees 21st out of 44

 

Castel Coch

Slaidburn
on the march

Lydgate41st out of 49
Uppermill26th out of 51
Diggle23rd out of 51
Delph 51st out of 80
2008 Lees 34th out of 45

 

The Cossack

Thriller
on the march 

 Grotton 36th out of 43
 Lydgate 41st out of 53
 Dobcross 41st out of 55
 Delph 74th out of 78
2007 Lees 48th out of 50     
 Grotton 47th out of 50
 Lydgate 66th out of 66
 Dobcross 47th out of 61
 Delph 72nd out of 84
2006 Lees 48th out of 51      
 Grotton 25th out of 48
 Lydgate 51st out of 57
 Uppermill 28th out of 57
 Dobcross 36th out of 57
 Delph 40th out of 75
2005 Lees 29th out of 43     
 Grotton 20th out of 41
 Lydgate 29th out of 47
 Dobcross 32nd out of 47
 Delph 38th out of 75
2004 Lees 31st      
 Grotton 15th out of 45
 Lydgate 30th out of 51
 Uppermill 39th out of 60
 Dobcross 25th out of 49
 Delph 29th out of 74
2003 Lees 30th out of 38      
 Grotton 25th out of 44
 Lydgate 20th out of 51
 Uppermill 47th out of 59
 Dobcross 40th out of 59
 Delph 23rd out of 71
2002 Lees 29th      
 Grotton 27th out of 48
 Lydgate 29th out of 49
 Uppermill 39th out of 59
 Dobcross 26th out of 57
 Delph 32nd out of 64