Middleton Band once again took part in the annual Whit Friday Brass Band contests in Saddleworth. Often described as ‘The greatest free show on Earth’, the Saddleworth and Tameside Whit Friday Brass Band Contests take place every year on the afternoon and evening of Whit Friday – 13th June in 2014.
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Middleton band are in the final run up to the North West Area contest at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. The contest will take place on Sunday the 9th March in the Pavillion Theatre, starting at 9.30 AM. The adjudicators for the second section will be Allan Holdsworth & Alan Morrison. […]
Well, what an exciting year it has been so far! Butlins Middleton Band have recently returned from Butlins Mineworkers Championships where we gained a top 6 result with a very respectable 5th place out of 17 bands in the second section. The band were very pleased overall with their performance, […]
4th place National Finalists 2013! Middleton Band have just returned from the National Finals at The Centaur, Cheltenham with a respectable 4th place out of 18 bands from accross the country. The band carried out several fund raising events over the past months such as a quiz night, a race […]
Middleton Band have enjoyed a ramble around Middleton today in aid of raising funds towards our trip to the National Finals in September.The walk began at 11am at the Old Boars head before heading off towards Tandle Hills then back again.
What a fantastic evening we had playing Mephistopheles at Tameside Whit Friday contests. As we wait for the results to come in, here is a video and some photos of the night!
After several weeks of uncertainty, it has now been confirmed that the band are eligible to represent the North West in the 2nd section at the National Finals in Cheltenham this September. For more information and a full list of North West representatives click here.