All our latest contest results are below, contest results prior to 2000 were obtained from http://brassbandresults.co.uk/bands/middleton-band/
Date | Contest | Section | Test Piece | Position | Conductor |
23 Feb 2020 | North West Area | 1st | Legacy Tom Davoran |
10 | Kevin Gibbs |
11 Jan 2020 | Butlins | 1st | Symphonic Episodes for Brass Band, Brian Balmages arranged Mike Kilmartin | 8 | Kevin Gibbs |
2nd Nov 2019 | Wychavon | 1st | Entertainments programme | 18 | Kevin Gibbs |
2nd Nov 2019 | Wychavon | Champ | Entertainments programme | 15 | Kevin Gibbs |
20th Oct 2019 | Rochdale Contest | 1st | London Overture | 4 | Kevin Gibbs |
24th Feb 2019 | North West Area | 1st | Symphony of Marches Gilbert Vinter |
6 | Kevin Gibbs |
27th Jan 2019 | Preston Contest | 1st | Symphony of Marches Gilbert Vinter |
10 | Kevin Gibbs |
21st Oct 2018 | Rochdale Contest | 2nd | Firestorm Stephen Bulla |
4 | Kevin Gibbs |
15th Sept 2018 | National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final) | 2nd | Firestorm Stephen Bulla |
1 | Kevin Gibbs |
25th Feb 2018 | North West Area | 2nd | Ex Terra Lucem | 1 | Kevin Gibbs |
13th Jan 2018 | Butlins | 2nd | Variations for brass band Vaughan Williams | 11 | Kevin Gibbs |
29 Oct 2017 | Rochdale Contest | 2nd | Renaissance, Peter Graham | 2 | Kevin Gibbs |
26th Feb 2017 | North West Area | 2nd | Rhapsody in Brass Dean Goffin |
12 | Kevin Gibbs |
23rd Oct 2016 | Rochdale Contest | 2nd | Perseverance Andrew Baker | 4 | Andrew Baker |
28th Feb 2016 | North West Area | 2nd | The Mermaid of Zennor | 10 | Andrew Baker |
16th Jan 2016 | Butlins | 2nd | Fire in the Blood Paul Lovett Cooper |
15 |
Martyn Evans |
25th Oct 2015 | Rochdale Contest | 2nd | Fire in the Blood Paul Lovett Cooper |
8 |
Martyn Evans |
1st Mar 2015 | North West Area | 2nd | Variations on Maccabeus |
5 |
Martyn Evans |
26th Oct 2014 | Rochdale | 2nd | Purcell Variations, Kenneth Downie | 6 | Martyn Evans |
9th March 2014 | North West Area | 2nd | Chaucer’s Tunes, Michael Ball | 11 | Martyn Evans |
19th Jan 2014 | Butlins Mineworkers (Second Section) | 2nd | Kenilworth | 5 | Martyn Evans |
21st Sep 2013 | National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final) | 2nd | Purcell Variations, Kenneth Downie | 4 | Martyn Evans |
28th Apr 2013 | Buxton Festival (Second Section) | 2nd | The Plantagenets, Edward Gregson | 7 | Martyn Evans |
10th Mar 2013 | North West Area (Second Section) | 2nd | The Plantagenets, Edward Gregson | 4 | Martyn Evans |
19th Jan 2013 | Butlins Mineworkers (Second Section) | 2nd | In Memoriam, Arthur Sullivan | 4 | Martyn Evans |
18th Nov 2012 | Northern Open (Second Section) | 2nd | The Plantagenets, Edward Gregson | 6 | Jonathan Davies |
26th Feb 2012 | North West Area (Second Section) | 2nd | Cross Patonce- Goff Richards | 12 | Martyn Evans |
21st Jan 2012 | Butlins Mineworkers (Second Section) | 2nd | The Frogs (of Aristophanes) -Granville Bantock | 14 | Neil Samuel |
20th Nov 2011 | Northern Open (Second Section) | 2nd | Purcell Variations, Kenneth Downie | 6 | Carl Whiteoak |
11th Sep 2011 | Bolsover Entertainment Contest (Second Section) | 2nd | Entertainments Contest | 3 | Carl Whiteoak |
27th Mar 2011 | Tameside Open Championships (Second Section) | 2nd | Resurgam – Eric Ball | 5 | Alan Lawton |
27th Feb 2011 | North West Area (Second Section) | 2nd | Resurgam – Eric Ball | 8 | Matthew Stringer |
6th Feb 2011 | Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (Second Section) | 2nd | Resurgam – Eric Ball | 6 | Matthew Stringer |
20th Jun 2010 | Hebden Bridge March Contest | 2nd | O.R.B – (H. Rowland – Best Soloist Overall) | 2 | Matthew Stringer |
28th Mar 2010 | Tameside Open Championships (Second Section) | 2nd | Kingdom of Dragons – Philip Harper | 4 | Matthew Stringer |
14th Mar 2010 | North West Area (Second Section) | 2nd | Kingdom of Dragons – Philip Harper | 8 | Matthew Stringer |
23rd Jan 2010 | Butlins Mineworkers (Second Section) | 2nd | Folk Music, Keith Wardle | 6 | Matthew Stringer |
4th Oct 2009 | Fleetwood Contest (Second Section) | 2nd | Variations on a 9th – Gilbert Vinter | 2 | David Holland |
Jun-09 | Hebden Bridge March Contest | 2nd | ORB, Charles Anderson | 1 | Matthew Stringer |
13th Jun 2009 | Marsden March Contest 2nd Section | 2nd | ORB, Charles Anderson | 1 | Matthew Stringer |
3rd May 2009 | Buxton Festival (Second Section) | 2nd | Crusade – Reiks Van Der Velde | 3 | Matthew Stringer |
29th Mar 2009 | Tameside Open Championships (Second Section) | 2nd | Crusade – Reiks Van Der Velde | 2 | Matthew Stringer |
1st Mar 2009 | North West Area (Second Section) | 2nd | New world Sketches – Daniel Price | 5 | Matthew Stringer |
17th Jan 2009 | Butlins Mineworkers (Second Section) | 2nd | Crusade – Reiks Van Der Velde | 4 | Matthew Stringer |
16th Nov 2008 | Wilkinson Northern Open (Section B) | 2nd | Prisms, Peter Graham | 9 | Matthew Stringer |
12th Oct 2008 | Fleetwood Contest (Second Section) | 2nd | Prisms, Peter Graham | 2 | Matthew Stringer |
2009 | Marsden March Contest 2nd Section | 2nd | Senator | 6th 4th | Matthew Stringer |
9th Mar 2008 | North West Area (Second Section) | 2nd | Three Part Invention, Kenneth Downie | 9 | Matthew Stringer |
19th Jan 2008 | Butlins Mineworkers (Second Section) | 2nd | Alberta Suite, Derek Broadbent | 3 | Matthew Stringer |
29th Sep 2007 | National Finals (Third Section) | 3rd | Imperium, Bruce Fraser | 1 | Matthew Stringer |
25th Mar 2007 | Tameside Open Championships (Second Section) | 2nd | Oceans, Goff Richards | 1 | Carl Whiteoak |
11th Mar 2007 | North West Area (Third Section) | 3rd | Prelude and Jubilate, Darrol Barry | 2 | Carl Whiteoak |
4th Feb 2007 | Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (Second Section) | 2nd | Purcell Variations, Kenneth Downie | 6 | Carl Whiteoak |
28th Nov 2006 | Wilkinson Northern Open (Section B) | 2nd | Oceans, Goff Richards | 1 | Carl Whiteoak |
4th Nov 2006 | Pontins (Third Section) | 3rd | Episodes in brass, Gareth Churcher | 13 | Carl Whiteoak |
1st Oct 2006 | Fleetwood Contest (Second Section) | 2nd | Oceans, Goff Richards | 2 | Carl Whiteoak |
Sep-06 | Buxton Entertainment Contest | 2nd | Varied programme. | 3 | Carl Whiteoak |
29th Mar 2006 | Tameside Open Championships (Second Section) | 2nd | Entertainments, Gilbert Vinter | 6 | Carl Whiteoak |
12th Mar 2006 | North West Area (Third Section) | 3rd | Entertainments, Gilbert Vinter | 5 | Carl Whiteoak |
20th Nov 2005 | Wilkinson Northern Open (Section B) | 2nd | Purcell Variations, Kenneth Downie | 4 | Carl Whiteoak |
29th Oct 2005 | Pontins (Third Section) | 3rd | Excelsior, Howard Snell | 8 | Carl Whiteoak |
2nd Oct 2005 | Fleetwood Contest (Second Section) | 2nd | Purcell Variations, Kenneth Downie | 6 | Carl Whiteoak |
Jun-05 | French Open | 3rd | Partita for band | 2 | Carl Whiteoak |
3rd Apr 2005 | Tameside Open Championships (Third Section) | 3rd | Tam O’Shanters Ride, Dennis Wright | 1 | Carl Whiteoak |
13th Mar 2005 | North West Area (Third Section) | 3rd | Tam O Shanter’s Ride, Dennis Wright | 4 | Carl Whiteoak |
6th Feb 2005 | Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (Third Section) | 3rd | Purcell variations, Kenneth Downie | 3 | Carl Whiteoak |
3rd Oct 2004 | Fleetwood Contest (Third Section) | 3rd | Music For a Festival, Philip Sparke | 1 | Carl Whiteoak |
14th Mar 2004 | North West Area (Third Section) | 3rd | Vizcaya, Gilbert Vinter | 10 | Alan Widdop |
23rd Nov 2003 | Manchester District Contest (Third Section) | 3rd | Sunset Rhapsody, Eric Ball | Bryan Warrington | |
16th Nov 2003 | Wilkinson Northern Open (Section C) | 3rd | Sunset Rhapsody, Eric Ball | 4 | Bryan Warrington |
9th Mar 2003 | North West Area (Third Section) | 3rd | Northern Landscapes, Peter Graham | 12 | G. Smith |
26th Jan 2003 | Rochdale Contest (Third Section) | 3rd | 3 | G. Smith | |
24th Nov 2002 | Manchester District Contest (Third Section) | 3rd | W | Unknown | |
22nd Sep 2002 | National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final) | 3rd | Chechebi, Goff Richards | 3 | Shane Foster |
7th Apr 2002 | Tameside Open Championships (Third Section) | 3rd | Shane Foster | ||
10th Mar 2002 | North West Area (Third Section) | 3rd | St Austell Suite, Kenneth Downie | 3 | Shane Foster |
27th Jan 2002 | Rochdale Contest (Third Section) | 3rd | Facets of glass, Gordon Langford | 3 | Shane Foster |
25th Nov 2001 | Manchester District Contest (Fourth Section) | 4th | Facets of glass, Gordon Langford | 1 | David W. Ashworth |
1st Apr 2001 | Tameside Open Championships (Fourth Section) | 4th | The Haselmere Suite, Peter Graham | 3 | Unknown |
11th Mar 2001 | North West Area (Fourth Section) | 4th | Sinfonietta Pastorale, H Gheel | 8 | Bryan Warrington |
28th Jan 2001 | Rochdale Contest (Fourth Section) | 4th | The Haselmere Suite, Peter Graham | 1 | Bryan Warrington |
26th Nov 2000 | Manchester District Contest (Fourth Section) | 4th | The Haselmere Suite, Peter Graham | 1 | Bryan Warrington |
28th Oct 2000 | Pontins (Fourth Section) | 4th | Dunwhich Sinfonietta, Roy Newsome | 16 | Bryan Warrington |
Apr-00 | Tameside Open Championships (Fourth Section) | 4th | The Haselmere Suite, Peter Graham | 2 | Unknown |
12th Mar 2000 | North West Area (Fourth Section) | 4th | 4 | Bryan Warrington | |
30th Jan 2000 | Rochdale Contest (Fourth Section) | 4th | Bryan Warrington | ||
23rd Oct 1999 | Pontins (Fourth Section) | 4th | 6 | Bryan Warrington | |
28th Mar 1999 | Tameside Open Championships (Fourth Section) | 4th | 4 | Bryan Warrington | |
22nd Nov 1998 | Manchester District Contest (Fourth Section) | 4th | Bryan Warrington | ||
23rd Nov 1997 | Manchester District Contest (Fourth Section) | 4th | Bryan Warrington | ||
16th Nov 1997 | Pilkington Northern Open (Section D) | 4th | Bryan Warrington | ||
26th Nov 1995 | Manchester District Contest (Fourth Section) | 4th | 1 | S. Sharples | |
3rd May 1987 | Buxton Festival (Section A) | 1st | Unknown | ||
29th Mar 1987 | North West Area (Second Section) | 2nd | N. Sanders | ||
22nd Feb 1987 | NWABBA Contest (Second Section) | 2nd | N. Sanders | ||
23rd Nov 1986 | Manchester District Contest (Second Section) | 2nd | Unknown | ||
2nd Mar 1986 | North West Area (Second Section) | 2nd | Gordon Higginbottom | ||
24th Nov 1985 | Manchester District Contest (Second Section) | 2nd | N. Sanders | ||
18th Nov 1984 | Pilkington Open Brass Band Championships (Section A) | 1st | David Lever | ||
8th Oct 1983 | National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final) | 3rd | 1 | Fred Bowker | |
27th Mar 1983 | North West Area (Third Section) | 3rd | 2 | Fred Bowker | |
15th May 1982 | Senior Cup | Fred Bowker | |||
18th Apr 1981 | Pontins Hemsby (Third Section) | 3rd | Garry Cutt | ||
30th Mar 1980 | North West Area (Third Section) | 3rd | 1 | Garry Cutt | |
18th Feb 1979 | NWABBA Contest (Third Section) | 3rd | 3 | Garry Cutt | |
28th May 1978 | Trans Pennine (Greenfield) Band Contest (Section B) | 2nd | 1 | Unknown | |
7th May 1978 | Senior Cup | 3 | Kevin Bolton | ||
25th Mar 1978 | Pontins Prestatyn (Third Section) | 3rd | Unknown | ||
15th May 1977 | Trans Pennine (Greenfield) Band Contest (Section B) | 2nd | 1 | Gordon Dean | |
9th Apr 1977 | Pontins Southport (Third Section) | 3rd | Unknown | ||
23rd May 1976 | Trans Pennine (Greenfield) Band Contest (Section B) | 2nd | 2 | Gordon Dean | |
9th May 1976 | Senior Trophy | Gordon Dean | |||
10th May 1975 | Senior Cup | Gordon Dean | |||
4th May 1975 | Trans Pennine (Greenfield) Band Contest (Section C) | 3rd | 1 | Gordon Dean | |
29th Mar 1975 | Pontins (Fourth Section) | 4th | 1 | Gordon Dean | |
29th Mar 1975 | Pontins (Third Section) | 3rd | Gordon Dean | ||
6th May 1972 | Spring Festival (Junior Cup) | Gordon Dean | |||
13th May 1961 | Spring Festival (Junior Cup) | R. Eastwood | |||
22nd Apr 1961 | North West Area (Fourth Section) | 4th | R. Eastwood | ||
9th Apr 1960 | North West Area (Fourth Section) | 4th | R. Eastwood | ||
13th Feb 1954 | North West Area (Fourth Section) | 4th | Chris Davis | ||
21st May 1938 | Belle Vue May Contest (Class C Group 1) | 3rd | John Williamson | ||
9th May 1936 | Belle Vue May Contest (Class B Group 1) | 2nd | Geoffrey Lancaster | ||
9th May 1936 | Belle Vue May Contest (Class C) | 3rd | John Williamson | ||
7th May 1932 | Belle Vue May Contest (Class A) | 1st | Walter Eastwood | ||
7th Dec 1929 | Manchester and District Association (Class A) | 1st | Unknown | ||
6th Aug 1928 | Alderley Edge Contest | Unknown | |||
24th Mar 1928 | Manchester and District Association (Class C) | 3rd | 2 | J. T. Hartley | |
3rd Dec 1927 | Manchester and District Association | Unknown | |||
27th Aug 1904 | Bury Contest | 1 | Unknown | ||
6th Aug 1904 | Failsworth Contest | 1 | Unknown | ||
5th Sep 1903 | Miles Platting Contest | 1 | Alexander Owen | ||
15th Aug 1903 | Congleton Contest | 6 | Unknown | ||
16th Aug 1902 | Lower Broughton Contest | 1 | Sid Davis | ||
19th Jul 1902 | St Helen Auckland Contest | 5 | Unknown | ||
30th Jun 1899 | Glossop Contest | 3 | Unknown | ||
31st Jul 1897 | Whitworth Vale Contest | Unknown | |||
24th Jul 1897 | Rhodes Contest | 3 | P. Power | ||
27th Feb 1897 | Oldham Contest (1800s) | Unknown | |||
2nd May 1896 | Stretford Brass Band Contest | 4 | Thomas Valentine | ||
18th Aug 1894 | Luddenden Contest | 4 | Alexander Owen | ||
14th Jun 1890 | Sale Contest | 4 | Unknown | ||
21st Sep 1889 | Stalybridge Contest | 5 | Alexander Owen | ||
3rd Aug 1889 | Hyde Contest | 1 | Alexander Owen | ||
13th Jul 1889 | Belle Vue July Contest | 4 | Alexander Owen | ||
29th Jun 1889 | Glossop Contest | 3 | Unknown | ||
1st Jun 1889 | Sale Contest | 1 | Unknown | ||
20th Apr 1889 | Colne Contest | 2 | Alexander Owen | ||
1st Sep 1888 | Miles Platting Contest | 1 | Unknown | ||
29th Aug 1885 | Heptonstall Contest | 5 | Unknown | ||
3rd Aug 1885 | Hull Contest | 2 | Unknown | ||
4th Jul 1885 | Rochdale Contest | Unknown | |||
16th May 1885 | Mytholm Contest | 2 | Unknown | ||
31st May 1884 | Westleigh Contest | George F. Birkinshaw Snr | |||
12th Apr 1884 | Colne Contest | Unknown | |||
2nd Aug 1883 | Rhyl Contest | 1 | George F. Birkinshaw Snr | ||
21st Jul 1883 | Littleborough Contest | Unknown | |||
30th Jun 1883 | Radcliffe Contest | Unknown | |||
12th May 1883 | Mytholm Contest | Unknown | |||
21st Apr 1883 | Kearsley Contest | Unknown | |||
24th Mar 1883 | Todmorden Contest | 4 | Unknown | ||
15th Jul 1882 | Pendleton Contest | Unknown | |||
22nd Apr 1882 | Kersley Moor Contest | J. Taylor | |||
8th Apr 1882 | Heptonstall Contest | Unknown | |||
27th Aug 1881 | Glossop Contest | W | Unknown | ||
20th Aug 1881 | Luddenden Contest | 2 | Unknown | ||
11th Sep 1880 | Rochdale Contest | Unknown |