Rothwell Temperance Band
Also/previously known as: Rothwell Temperance 'B'
- Section
- Championship
- Region
- Yorkshire
- Years active
- 1989 -
- Rehearsals
- Monday and Wednesday
- Rehearsal Venue
- Stanley Rodillians Rugby Club
Manley Park
Stanley
Wakefield
WF3 4EF
Wins: 24, 2nd: 9, 3rd: 8
The present Rothwell Temperance Band was formed in 1984 as the junior band to the existing Temperance Band. In 1989, with a full compliment of players and new instruments, they were able to enter competitions as the Rothwell Temperance B Band. In 1991 they qualified for the National Finals in the Fourth Section and gained second place. In the same year, the senior band gained sponsorship, changing their name to match their new sponsor. The B Band then dropped the B and adopted the Rothwell Temperance Band name.
In 1994, after having been promoted to the third section, they won the Yorkshire Championship and went on to compete in the National Finals in London gaining second place. In 1995 they won the Third Section of the Yorkshire Area Championships and again came second at the National Finals. In March 1996, after gaining promotion to the second section, the band yet again gained first place in the Area Championships having drawn number one out of fourteen bands.
In 1997 the band were promoted to the First Section and once again qualified for the National Finals. At the finals, the band gained 5th place having been drawn the dreaded number one. In 1998 the band again won the Yorkshire Area First Section, qualifying for their fifth National Finals in a row.
1999 was an incredible year for the band. In February, after promotion to the Championship Section, the band again qualified for the National Finals and represented Yorkshire at the Royal Albert Hall in October where they were placed an excellent sixth.
In 2000, the band gained sponsorship from Autocruise, a manufacturer of luxury motorhomes, based near Sheffield. In October 2000 the band travelled to Lucerne in Switzerland to compete in the Swiss Open Brass Band Championships. The band walked away with the title of Swiss Open Champions, becoming only the second English band to do so. Two weeks later the band competed in the Pontins Championships and once again carried away first prize, taking 2500 in prize money and winning their second title in a month.
2003 was a very successful year for the band with a fourth place at the Yorkshire Area Championships. In May the band took first prize in the Senior Cup in Blackpool.
2004 saw a fantastic start to the contest season with a sixth prize at the Yorkshire Area Championships followed by a second prize at the Grand Shield Competition in Blackpool in May. This success lead to promotion into the British Open contest, where the band took their deserved place amoungst the elite bands in Great Britain. In 2005 the band were placed fifth at the Open, beating many household names including Brighouse & Rastrick and Grimethorpe Colliery.
This magnificent achievement was eclipsed in May 2006 when the band won the International Masters competition in Cambridge, beating the current European and World champions and winning their first "Major".
In 2009 the band had an excellent start to their contesting season winning the Yorkshire Area and being placed first in the Grand Shield, and they followed this up with a fourth at the National Finals at the Royal Albert Hall. 2010 was again a good year with third at the Yorkshire Area, third at the English Nationals, sixth at the British Open and again fourth at the Albert Hall. In 2012 the band qualified from the Yorkshire Area to play at the Albert Hall for the fifth year in a row.
Contest Results
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| Date | Contest | Position | Points | Draw | Conductor |
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| 26th Apr 2014 | Grand Shield  |
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| 2nd Mar 2014 | Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) |
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| 11th May 2013 | Grand Shield |
4 | 9 | David Roberts | |
| 3rd Mar 2013 | Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) |
4 | 13 | David Roberts | |
| 20th Oct 2012 | National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) |
16 | 7 | David Roberts | |
| 16th Sep 2012 | Dr Martin Trust Contest |
2  |
282 | 7 | David Roberts |
| 1st Sep 2012 | British Open |
17 | 2 | David Roberts | |
| 4th Mar 2012 | Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) |
3 | 4 | David Roberts | |
| 20th Nov 2011 | Brass In Concert |
11 | 186 | 6 | David Roberts |
| 15th Oct 2011 | National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) |
15 | 14 | David Roberts | |
| 11th Sep 2011 | Dr Martin Trust Contest |
W | 1 | ||
| 3rd Sep 2011 | British Open |
12 | 7 | David Roberts | |
| 25th Jun 2011 | English Nationals |
7 | 14 | 7 | David Roberts |
| 6th Mar 2011 | Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) |
6 | 5 | David Roberts | |
| 21st Nov 2010 | Brass In Concert |
8 | 184 | 11 | David Roberts |
| 9th Oct 2010 | National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) |
4 | 14 | David Roberts | |
| 4th Sep 2010 | British Open |
6 | 9 | David Roberts | |
| 26th Jun 2010 | English Nationals |
3 | 5 | David Roberts | |
| 7th Mar 2010 | Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) |
3 | 9 | David Roberts | |
| 15th Nov 2009 | Brass In Concert |
10 | 234 | 2 | David Roberts |
| 17th Oct 2009 | National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) |
4 | 19 | David Roberts | |
| 12th Sep 2009 | British Open |
15 | 11 | David Roberts | |
| 24th May 2009 | All England International Masters |
10 | 5 | David Roberts | |
| 9th May 2009 | Grand Shield |
1 | 13 | David Roberts | |
| 8th Mar 2009 | Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) |
1 | 7 | David Roberts | |
| 11th Oct 2008 | National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) |
6 | 193 | 16 | David Roberts |
| 13th Sep 2008 | British Open |
17 | 2 | David Roberts | |
| 28th Jun 2008 | English Nationals |
7 | 11 | David Roberts | |
| 25th May 2008 | International Masters |
7 | 2 | David Roberts | |
| 2nd Mar 2008 | Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) |
4 | 189 | 4 | David Roberts |
| 15th Sep 2007 | British Open |
9 | 1 | David Roberts | |
| 30th Jun 2007 | English Nationals |
14 | 11 | David Roberts | |
| 27th May 2007 | International Masters |
3 | 2 | David Roberts | |
| 4th Mar 2007 | Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) |
7 | 189 | 5 | David Roberts |
| 28th Oct 2006 | National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) |
14 | 182 | 11 | David Roberts |
| 9th Sep 2006 | British Open |
14 | 10 | David Roberts | |
| 28th May 2006 | International Masters |
1 | 9 | David Roberts | |
| 5th Mar 2006 | Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) |
4 | 192 | 5 | David Roberts |
| 18th Sep 2005 | British Open |
5 | 12 | David Roberts | |
| 29th May 2005 | International Masters |
7 | 2 | David Roberts | |
| 6th Mar 2005 | Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) |
7 | 186 | 12 | David Roberts |
| 25th Sep 2004 | Swiss Open |
10 | 148 | David Roberts | |
| 25th Sep 2004 | 6th Yamaha European Open Championships |
10 |
148 | 8 | David Roberts |
| 19th Sep 2004 | British Open |
15 | 14 | David Roberts | |
| 30th May 2004 | All England Masters |
15 | 13 | David Roberts | |
| 8th May 2004 | Grand Shield |
2 | 12 | David Roberts | |
| 7th Mar 2004 | Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) |
6 | 187 | 12 | David Roberts |
| 25th May 2003 | All England Masters |
12 | 37 | 12 | David Roberts |
| 3rd May 2003 | Senior Cup |
1 | 17 | David Roberts | |
| 2nd Mar 2003 | Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) |
4 | 193 | 9 | David Roberts |
| 26th May 2002 | All England Masters |
12 | 36 | 13 | David Roberts |
| 11th May 2002 | Grand Shield |
15 | 1 | David Roberts | |
| 3rd Mar 2002 | Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) |
7 | 188 | 14 | David Roberts |
| 27th May 2001 | All England Masters |
11 | 33 | 8 | David Roberts |
| 5th May 2001 | Grand Shield |
8 | 4 | David Roberts | |
| 4th Mar 2001 | Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) |
8 | 184 | 3 | David Roberts |
| 29th Oct 2000 | Pontins (Championship Section) |
1 | 17 | David Roberts | |
| 1st Oct 2000 | 2nd European Open |
5 | 166 | David Roberts | |
| 30th Sep 2000 | Swiss Open |
1 | 170 | David Roberts | |
| 6th May 2000 | Grand Shield |
7 | 7 | David Roberts | |
| 5th Mar 2000 | Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) |
8 | 190 | 6 | David Roberts |
| 16th Oct 1999 | National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) |
6 | 192 | 17 | David Roberts |
| 28th Feb 1999 | Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) |
3 | 190 | 8 | Malcolm Brownbill |
| 1st Nov 1998 | Malton Entertainments Contest (Class A) |
1 | David Roberts | ||
| 1st Nov 1998 | Cleethorpes Entertainment Contest (Section B) |
1 | David Roberts | ||
| 24th Oct 1998 | Pontins (First Section) |
3 | 188 | David Roberts | |
| 20th Sep 1998 | National Championship of Great Britain (First Section Final) |
8 | 177 | 4 | David Roberts |
| 7th Jun 1998 | Harry Ramsden's Section 'A' Contest Yorkshire Qualifier |
2 | 206 | 1 | David Roberts |
| 28th Feb 1998 | Yorkshire Area (First Section) |
1 | 192 | 8 | David Roberts |
| 16th Nov 1997 | Pilkington Northern Open (Section A) |
David Roberts | |||
| 2nd Nov 1997 | Cleethorpes Entertainment Contest (Section B) |
1 | David Roberts | ||
| 27th Sep 1997 | National Championship of Great Britain (First Section Final) |
5 | 189 | David Roberts | |
| 27th Apr 1997 | Chesterfield Entertainments Contest |
1 | David Roberts | ||
| 2nd Mar 1997 | Yorkshire Area (First Section) |
2 | 189 | 3 | David Roberts |
| 17th Nov 1996 | Pilkington Open Brass Band Championships (Section B) |
2 | 186 | 6 | David Roberts |
| 22nd Sep 1996 | National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final) |
8 | 180 | 5 | David Roberts |
| 17th Mar 1996 | Yorkshire Area (Second Section) |
1 | 192 | 1 | David Roberts |
| Nov 1995 | Pilkington Open Brass Band Championships (Section B) |
David Roberts | |||
| 21st Oct 1995 | National Finals (Third Section) |
2 | 188 | 7 | John Roberts |
| 8th Oct 1995 | Cleethorpes Entertainment Contest (Section B) |
1 | 186 | David Roberts | |
| 26th Mar 1995 | Pogson Bray (Section B) |
1 | David Roberts | ||
| 25th Feb 1995 | Yorkshire Area (Third Section) |
1 | 186 | 11 | David Roberts |
| 6th Nov 1994 | Malton Entertainments Contest (Class B) |
1 | 186 | 3 | David Roberts |
| 1st Nov 1994 | Cleethorpes Entertainment Contest (Section B) |
1 | David Roberts | ||
| Sep 1994 | National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final) |
2 | 92 | David Roberts | |
| 1st May 1994 | Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest (Second Section) |
1 | Glyn Kearsley | ||
| 27th Feb 1994 | Yorkshire Area (Third Section) |
1 | 185 | 11 | Duncan Beckley |
| 1st Nov 1993 | Malton Entertainments Contest (Class B) |
1 | Richard Grantham | ||
| 10th Oct 1993 | Cleethorpes Entertainment Contest (Section B) |
1 | David Roberts | ||
| 14th Mar 1993 | Yorkshire Area (Third Section) |
14 | 173 | 4 | Glyn Kearsley |
| 3rd May 1992 | Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest (Second Section) |
3 | 181 | 9 | Glyn Kearsley |
| 23rd Feb 1992 | Yorkshire Area (Third Section) |
11 | 174 | 4 | Glyn Kearsley |
| 1st Nov 1991 | Malton Entertainments Contest (Class B) |
3 | 176 | 8 | Glyn Kearsley |
| 5th Oct 1991 | National Championship of Great Britain (Fourth Section Final) |
2 | 186 | 29 | Glyn Kearsley |
| 17th Feb 1991 | Yorkshire Area (Fourth Section) |
2 | 184 | 5 | Glyn Kearsley |
| 14th Oct 1990 | Cleethorpes Entertainment Contest (Section B) |
1 | David Roberts | ||
| 9th Sep 1990 | Hardraw Scar |
12 | 323 | 3 | Glyn Kearsley |
| 6th May 1990 | Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest (First Section) |
1 | 192 | 4 | John Roberts |
| 4th Mar 1990 | Oldham Contest (Championship Section) |
1 | 187 | John Roberts | |
| 25th Feb 1990 | Yorkshire Area (Fourth Section) |
11 | 5 | Glyn Kearsley | |
| 23rd Dec 1989 | Huddersfield & District BBA Contest (Section A) |
1 | 195 | John Roberts | |
| 26th Nov 1989 | City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Championship Section) |
16 | John Roberts | ||
| 10th Sep 1989 | Hardraw Scar |
13 | 11 | Glyn Kearsley |
Whit Friday
Whit Friday results are not included in the statistics and charts above.
| Date | Contest | Position | Conductor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Jun 2012 | Diggle (Whit Friday) | 2 | David Roberts |
| 1st Jun 2012 | Greenacres (Whit Friday) | 2 | David Roberts |
| 1st Jun 2012 | Denshaw (Whit Friday) | 3 | David Roberts |
| 1st Jun 2012 | Greenfield (Whit Friday) | 4 | David Roberts |
| 1st Jun 2012 | Dobcross (Whit Friday) | 5 | David Roberts |
| 1st Jun 2012 | Scouthead (Whit Friday) | 8 | David Roberts |
| 1st Jun 2012 | Lydgate (Whit Friday) | 11 | David Roberts |
| 1st Jun 2012 | Uppermill (Whit Friday) | 11 | David Roberts |
| 17th Jun 2011 | Scouthead (Whit Friday) | 1 | David Roberts |
| 17th Jun 2011 | Greenacres (Whit Friday) | 1 | David Roberts |
| 17th Jun 2011 | Grotton (Whit Friday) | 2 | David Roberts |
| 17th Jun 2011 | Uppermill (Whit Friday) | 4 | David Roberts |
| 17th Jun 2011 | Diggle (Whit Friday) | 4 | David Roberts |
| 17th Jun 2011 | Denshaw (Whit Friday) | 4 | David Roberts |
| 17th Jun 2011 | Lees (Whit Friday) | 5 | David Roberts |
| 17th Jun 2011 | Greenfield (Whit Friday) | 5 | David Roberts |
| 17th Jun 2011 | Lydgate (Whit Friday) | 11 | David Roberts |
| 17th Jun 2011 | Delph (Whit Friday) | 13 | David Roberts |
| 28th May 2010 | Diggle (Whit Friday) | 1 | David Roberts |
| 28th May 2010 | Dobcross (Whit Friday) | 1 | David Roberts |
| 28th May 2010 | Grotton (Whit Friday) | 2 | David Roberts |
| 28th May 2010 | Lees (Whit Friday) | 3 | David Roberts |
| 28th May 2010 | Greenfield (Whit Friday) | 3 | David Roberts |
| 28th May 2010 | Delph (Whit Friday) | 4 | David Roberts |
| 28th May 2010 | Scouthead (Whit Friday) | 6 | David Roberts |
| 28th May 2010 | Greenacres (Whit Friday) | 9 | David Roberts |
| 5th Jun 2009 | Greenacres (Whit Friday) | 2 | David Roberts |
| 5th Jun 2009 | Dobcross (Whit Friday) | 2 | David Roberts |
| 5th Jun 2009 | Diggle (Whit Friday) | 2 | David Roberts |
| 5th Jun 2009 | Greenfield (Whit Friday) | 3 | David Roberts |
| 5th Jun 2009 | Lees (Whit Friday) | 3 | David Roberts |
| 5th Jun 2009 | Delph (Whit Friday) | 5 | David Roberts |
| 16th May 2008 | Delph (Whit Friday) | 1 | David Roberts |
| 16th May 2008 | Uppermill (Whit Friday) | 1 | David Roberts |
| 16th May 2008 | Lydgate (Whit Friday) | 2 | David Roberts |
| 16th May 2008 | Dobcross (Whit Friday) | 2 | David Roberts |
| 16th May 2008 | Greenacres (Whit Friday) | 2 | David Roberts |
| 16th May 2008 | Grotton (Whit Friday) | 3 | David Roberts |
| 16th May 2008 | Denshaw (Whit Friday) | 8 | David Roberts |
| 1st Jun 2007 | Broadoak (Whit Friday) | 1 | David Roberts |
| 1st Jun 2007 | Mossley (Whit Friday) | 3 | David Roberts |
| 1st Jun 2007 | Droylsden (Whit Friday) | 3 | David Roberts |
| 1st Jun 2007 | Stalybridge Labour Club (Whit Friday) | 3 | David Roberts |
| 1st Jun 2007 | Stalybridge Celtic (Whit Friday) | 3 | David Roberts |
| 1st Jun 2007 | Heyrod (Whit Friday) | 4 | David Roberts |
| 1st Jun 2007 | Delph (Whit Friday) | 4 | David Roberts |
| 1st Jun 2007 | Hurst (Ashton United) (Whit Friday) | 7 | David Roberts |
| 9th Jun 2006 | Delph (Whit Friday) | 1 | David Roberts |
| 9th Jun 2006 | Heyrod (Whit Friday) | 2 | David Roberts |
| 9th Jun 2006 | Hurst (Ashton United) (Whit Friday) | 2 | David Roberts |
| 9th Jun 2006 | Carrbrook (Whit Friday) | 2 | David Roberts |
| 9th Jun 2006 | Dobcross (Whit Friday) | 2 | David Roberts |
| 9th Jun 2006 | Stalybridge Celtic (Whit Friday) | 2 | David Roberts |
| 9th Jun 2006 | Stalybridge Labour Club (Whit Friday) | 4 | David Roberts |
| 9th Jun 2006 | Tame Valley (Dukinfield) (Whit Friday) | 7 | David Roberts |
| 9th Jun 2006 | Micklehurst (Whit Friday) | 11 | David Roberts |
| 20th May 2005 | Scouthead (Whit Friday) | 1 | David Roberts |
| 20th May 2005 | Roundthorn (Whit Friday) | 3 | David Roberts |
| 20th May 2005 | Greenfield (Whit Friday) | 4 | David Roberts |
| 20th May 2005 | Grotton (Whit Friday) | 4 | David Roberts |
| 20th May 2005 | Carrbrook (Whit Friday) | 8 | David Roberts |
| 20th May 2005 | Lees (Whit Friday) | 8 | David Roberts |
| 20th May 2005 | Greenacres (Whit Friday) | 9 | David Roberts |
| 20th May 2005 | Micklehurst (Whit Friday) | 10 | David Roberts |
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Notes
In 1991 the original Rothwell Temperance (senior) Band became the Wallace Arnold (Rothwell) Band.
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