2004 Contest Winners
4th June 2004
The weather: Cloudy, cool, breezy but no rain.
There were 130 bands playing.
Delph
| 1st Prize | Fodens | 74 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Hepworth | |
| 3rd Prize | Marsden | |
| 4th Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 5th Prize | Cartax Navi | |
| 6th Prize | Stocksbridge | |
| Local | 1: Dobcross Silver | |
| 2: Tintwistle | ||
| Saddleworth | Delph | |
| Best non-Championship | Old Silkstone | |
| Best 3rd / 4th section | Parr | (before 9pm) |
| Youth | 1: Towneley High School | (before 9pm) |
| 2: Rochdale Borough | ||
| Solo | Hepworth | |
| Sop | Dobcross Silver | |
| Euphonium | Salvo Brass | |
| Bass Section | Brighouse & Rastrick |
Denshaw
| 1st Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | 56 bands played |
| 2nd Prize | Dobcross Silver | |
| 3rd Prize | Lindley | |
| 1st Section | 1: Holme Silver | |
| 2:Tie: Egham | ||
| and Brass Band Uri | ||
| 2nd Section | 1: Silk Brass | |
| 2:Yorkshire BS Concert Brass | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Market Rasen | |
| 2:BMP Europe Goodshaw | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Royston | |
| 2: Mercia Brass | ||
| Local | Milnrow | |
| Saddleworth | 1: Greenfield | |
| 2: Delph | ||
| Youth | 1: Shirland Training Band | |
| 2: Rochdale borough Youth | ||
| Snr Deportment | Dobcross Silver | |
| Jnr Deportment | 2nd Rossendale Scouts | |
| Sop | Brighouse & Rastrick |
Dobcross
| 1st Prize | Dobcross Silver Band 199 | 49 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Leyland Band 198 | |
| 3rd Prize | Pennine Brass 197 | |
| Local | Holme Silver Band 190 | |
| Saddleworth | Tie: Boarshurst Band & Diggle Band 180 | |
| Youth | 1: Towneley High School Band 176 | |
| 2: Tie: Oldham Youth Brass & Rochdale Borough Youth 175 | ||
| Henry Livings | To be announced | (participants in Whit Walks) |
| Junior Soloist | Towneley High School | |
| Junior Horn Player | Boarshurst Youth Band |
Friezland
| 1st Prize | United NW 2000 | 42 bands played |
| 2nd Prize | Bakewell Silver | |
| 3rd Prize | Blackley B Band | |
| 4th Prize | Wardle & District | |
| 4th Section | Besses Boys | |
| Youth | 1: Rochdale Borough | |
| 2: Dobcross Youth | ||
| Local | Dobcross Youth | |
| Solo | Rochdale Borough | |
| Bass Section | Whitwell B | |
| Deportment | 1: Tootington Public | |
| 2: Uppermill |
Greenacres
| 1st Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | 47 bands played |
| 2nd Prize | Fodens | |
| 3rd Prize | Pennine Brass | |
| 2nd Section | 1: Diggle | |
| 2: Haslingden & Helmshore | ||
| 3: Meltham & Meltham Mills | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Boarhurst (Greenfield) | |
| 2: Rainford Silver | ||
| 3: Whitworth Vale & Healey | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Royston Town | |
| 2: Uppermill | ||
| 3: Grangemoor | ||
| Local | 1: Dobcross | |
| 2: Stalybridge | ||
| 3: Marsden | ||
| Youth | 1: Rochdale Borough Youth | |
| 2: Dobcross Youth | ||
| Cornet | Fodens | |
| Euphonium | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Deportment | Cheshire Constabulary |
Greenfield
| 1st Prize | Hepworth | 64 bands played (record) |
| 2nd Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 3rd Prize | Holme Silver | |
| 2nd Section | 1: Tie: Silk Brass | |
| and Boarshurst | ||
| 2: Audley | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Salvo | |
| 2: Rochdale Youth | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Grangemoor | |
| 2: Stanhope | ||
| 3: Tie: Parr | ||
| and Mercia Brass | ||
| Saddleworth | 1: Boarshurst | |
| 2: Dobcross | ||
| Local | 1: Boarshurst | |
| 2: Dobcross | ||
| Local 4th Section | Uppeermill | |
| Youth | Rossendale Scouts | |
| Cornet | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Euphonium | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Deportment | Tie: Rossendale Scouts | |
| and Cheshire Constabulary | ||
| Entertainment | Hade Edge |
Grotton
| 1st Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | 45 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Hepworth Persimmon Holmes | |
| 3rd Prize | Kibworth | |
| 4th Prize | United Co-op Milnrow | |
| 1st Section | 1: Marsden | |
| 2: Brass Band Uri | ||
| 2nd Section | 1: Townley High School | |
| 2:University of Warwick Pirate | ||
| 3rd/4th Section | 1: Uppermill | |
| 2: Friendly | ||
| Local | 1: Tintwistle | |
| 2: Delph | ||
| Youth | 1: Shaw Youth | |
| 2: Oldham Music Centre Youth | ||
| Solo | Alan Morrison - Brighouse and Rastrick | |
| Deportment | Cheshire Constabulary | |
| Youth Deportment | Shaw Youth | |
Lees-Springhead
| 1st Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | ?? bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Pennine Brass | Correction |
| 3rd Prize | Dobcross Silver | |
| 4th Prize | holme Silver | Correction |
| Local | Diggle | 5 mile radius Correction |
| 4th Section / Youth | Rochdale Borough Youth | |
| Oldham Met Borough | Boarshurst | Correction |
| Deportment | Cheshire Constabulary | |
| Solo | Pennine Brass | Correction |
Lydgate
| 1st Prize | Hepworth Persimon Homes | 51 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Pennine Brass | |
| 3rd Prize | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| 2nd Section | Meltham & Meltham Mills | |
| 3rd Section | Whitworth Vale & Healey | |
| 4th Section | Salvo | |
| Youth | Townley High School | |
| Saddleworth | Dobcross | |
| Deportment | Dobcross | |
| Youth Deportment | Oldham Music Centre | |
| Cornet | Hepworth Persimon Homes | |
| Euphonium | Pennine Brass | |
| Bass section | Hepworth Persimon Homes | |
| Trombone | Brighouse & Rastrick | |
| Sop | Hepworth Persimon Homes |
Roundthorn
| 1st Prize | Fodens | 36 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Mossley | |
| 3rd Prize | Poynton | |
| 2nd Section | 1: Haslingden & Helmshore | |
| 2: Meltham & Meltham Mills | ||
| 3rd Section | 1: Wardle Anderson | |
| 2: BMP Europe Goodshaw | ||
| 4th Section | 1: Parr | |
| 2: Greenfield | ||
| Local | 1: Dobcross | |
| 2: Stalybridge | ||
| Youth | 1: Tewitt Youth | |
| 2: Wirral Schools | ||
| 3: 2nd Rossendale Scouts | ||
| Deportment | 1: 2nd Rossendale Scouts | |
| 2: Mossley Hollins |
Scouthead & Austerlands
| Open Section: | 1: Hepworth | 68 bands played. (record) |
| 2: Dobcross | ||
| 3: Brighouse & Rastrick | ||
| 1st Section: | 1: Marsden | |
| 2: Old Silkstone | ||
| 3: Poynton | ||
| 2nd Section: | 1: Silk Brass Macclesfield | |
| 2: Marple | ||
| 3: Haslingden & Helmshore | ||
| 3rd Section: | 1: Middleton | |
| 2: Wardle & District Anderson Band | ||
| 3: Huddersfield Brass | ||
| 4th Section: | 1: Royston Town | |
| 2: Eaton, Farnworth and Walkden | ||
| 3: Parr St Helens | ||
| Local: | 1: Diggle | |
| 2: Holme Silver | ||
| 3: Meltham & Melthem Mills | ||
| Saddleworth: | 1: Delph | |
| 2: Greenfield | ||
| 3: Uppermill | ||
| Youth | 1: Shirland Training Band | |
| 2: Oldham Music Centre | ||
| 3: Tewit Youth | ||
| Deportment | Dobcross | |
| Jun Deportment | Tewit Youth | |
| Solo | ?? | |
| Euphonium | ?? |
Uppermill
| 1st Prize | Hepworth | 60 bands played. |
| 2nd Prize | Cartax Navi | |
| 3rd Prize | Diggle | |
| 4th Prize | Stocksbridge | |
| Local | 1: Utd Co-op Milnrow | |
| 2: Dobcross | ||
| 3: Marsden | ||
| Youth | 1: Rochdale Borough Youth | |
| 2: Dobcross Youth | ||
| 3: Townley High School | ||
| Saddleworth | Boarshurst | |
| Saddleworth 4th Section | Uppermill | |
| Euphonium | Salvo | |
| Deportment | ?? |