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City of Manchester 1900-1993

Also/previously known as: C.W.S. Manchester, C.W.S. Tobacco Factory, C.W.S.Manchester, C.W.S.Tobacco Factory, CWS (Manchester), Manchester C.W.S. (Tobacco Factory), Manchester C.W.S. Tobacco Factory, Manchester CWS


This band no longer exists.
Region: North West

Formed in 1900 as the Co-operative Tobacco Factory Band, reorganised in 1938 as the C.W.S.Manchester Band. Lost sponsorship from Co-operative company 1985 and became City of Manchester Band.



Date Contest Position Test Piece Draw Conductor
15 Nov 1992 Click to filter Northern Open (Third Section) W Coriolanus 1914 Unknown
20 Sep 1992 Click to filter Manchester Festival Contest 2 P. Huston
03 May 1992 Click to filter Buxton Festival (Section C) 9 P. Huston
22 Mar 1992 Click to filter North West Area (Third Section) 17 Suite for Brass [Segers] 1991 14 Les Hall
09 Feb 1992 Click to filter NWABBA Contest (Third Section) Leonard Lamb
26 Jan 1992 Click to filter Rochdale Contest (Section B) 2 10 Les Hall
24 Nov 1991 Click to filter Manchester District Contest (Third Section) 4 6 Les Hall
15 Sep 1991 Click to filter Burtonwood Brewery Brass Band Championships (Third Section) Les Hall
05 May 1991 Click to filter Buxton Festival (Section B) 5 Music for a Festival [Sparke] 1985 2 Les Hall
24 Mar 1991 Click to filter North West Area (Third Section) Triptych [Sparke] 1990 Les Hall
27 Jan 1991 Click to filter Rochdale Contest (Section B) 2 3 Les Hall
25 Nov 1990 Click to filter Manchester District Contest (Third Section) 8 1 Les Hall
16 Sep 1990 Click to filter Burtonwood Brewery Brass Band Championships (Third Section) 14 Les Hall
25 Mar 1990 Click to filter North West Area (Third Section) 15 Divertimento [Barry] 1989 1 Les Hall
04 Mar 1990 Click to filter Oldham Contest (Section C) 5 Divertimento [Barry] 1989

2 Unknown
17 May 1987 Click to filter Joshua Tetley Leeds Open (Championship Section) Blitz 1980 Brian Broadbent
20 Apr 1987 Click to filter Pontins Southport (Championship Section) 9 Variations on a Ninth 1964 10 Brian Broadbent
29 Mar 1987 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) Diversions on a Bass Theme 1986 14 Brian Broadbent
02 Mar 1986 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 11 Variations on a Theme by Haydn 2 Derek Garside
07 Sep 1985 Click to filter British Open Salute to Youth 1960 4 Derek Garside
17 Mar 1985 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) Contest Music 1973 4 Derek Garside
08 Sep 1984 Click to filter British Open Comedy Overture 1934 16 Derek Garside
13 May 1984 Click to filter Joshua Tetley Leeds Open (Championship Section) James Cook, Circumnavigator 1969 Unknown
18 Mar 1984 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) Waverley 2 Derek Garside
10 Sep 1983 Click to filter British Open Connotations 1976 5 Derek Garside
22 May 1983 Click to filter Joshua Tetley Leeds Open (Championship Section) High Peak 1969 15 Frank Renton
27 Mar 1983 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) Images [McCabe] 1977 2 Frank Renton
04 Sep 1982 Click to filter British Open Three Figures 1960 21 Frank Renton
13 Jun 1982 Click to filter Telford Darby Brass Band Festival 2 Frank Renton
23 May 1982 Click to filter Joshua Tetley Leeds Open (Championship Section) 12 Diadem of Gold 1953 Symphony of Marches 1963 8 Frank Renton
21 Mar 1982 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 8 Essay for Brass Band [Gregson] 1970 5 Frank Renton
15 Nov 1981 Click to filter Brass In Concert 11 2 Frank Renton
05 Sep 1981 Click to filter British Open Variations on a Ninth 1964 13 Frank Renton
31 May 1981 Click to filter Telford Darby Brass Band Festival 6 Endeavour [Langford] 1981 3 Unknown
09 May 1981 Click to filter Granada Band of the Year 10 6 Frank Renton
29 Mar 1981 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 10 Variations on the Shining River 1958 2 Frank Renton
06 Sep 1980 Click to filter British Open 5 Energy 1971 13 Frank Renton
30 Mar 1980 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) Beatrice & Benedict 8 Maurice Handford
08 Sep 1979 Click to filter British Open Le Carnaval Romain [arr. Wright] 1966 15 Frank Renton
01 Apr 1979 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 6 Variations for Brass Band [Vaughan Williams] 1957 3 Maurice Handford
05 Nov 1978 Click to filter Pontins (Championship Section) The Judges of the Secret Court (Les Francs Juges) 1961 13 Trevor Walmsley
09 Sep 1978 Click to filter British Open Benvenuto Cellini [arr. Wright] 1970 19 Trevor Walmsley
02 Apr 1978 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 4 The Belmont Variations 1963 7 Trevor Walmsley
27 Mar 1978 Click to filter Pontins Prestatyn (Championship Section) 3 Kenilworth 1936 Trevor Walmsley
10 Sep 1977 Click to filter British Open 7 Diadem of Gold 1953 15 Trevor Walmsley
03 Apr 1977 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 3 Pageantry 1934 2 Trevor Walmsley
09 Oct 1976 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) 19 Sinfonietta for Brass Band - The Wayfarer 1976 1 Derek Garside
04 Sep 1976 Click to filter British Open An Epic Symphony 1926 7 Derek Garside
09 May 1976 Click to filter Granada Band of the Year 11 Derek Garside
28 Mar 1976 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 1 Spectrum [Vinter] 1968 5 Derek Garside
11 Oct 1975 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) 9 Un Vie de Matelot (A Sailor's Life) 1975 13 Derek Garside
23 Mar 1975 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 1 Journey into Freedom 1967 10 Derek Garside
05 Oct 1974 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) 11 Fantasy for Brass Band [Arnold] 1974 6 Derek Garside
07 Sep 1974 Click to filter British Open 7 James Cook, Circumnavigator 1969 18 Derek Garside
05 May 1974 Click to filter Granada Band of the Year 4 Unknown
24 Mar 1974 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 2 Variations on a Ninth 1964 4 Derek Garside
06 Oct 1973 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) 2 Freedom (Brass Band Symphony No. 1) 1922 19 Derek Garside
01 Sep 1973 Click to filter British Open The Accursed Huntsman 6 Derek Garside
14 Apr 1973 Click to filter Wills Championships Grand Finals (Champion of Champions Section) 4 Triumphant Rhapsody 1965 8 Derek Garside
25 Mar 1973 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 1 The Plantagenets 1972 4 Derek Garside
14 Oct 1972 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) A Kensington Concerto 1972 3 Alex Mortimer
02 Sep 1972 Click to filter British Open Sovereign Heritage 8 Alex Mortimer
09 Oct 1971 Click to filter World Championship Energy 1971 2 Alex Mortimer
04 Sep 1971 Click to filter British Open 7 Festival Music (Symphonic Suite) 1956 5 Albert Chappell
10 Oct 1970 Click to filter World Championship Benvenuto Cellini [arr. Wright] 1970 7 Alex Mortimer
06 Sep 1970 Click to filter British Open 2 Pageantry 1934 14 Alex Mortimer
11 Oct 1969 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) 3 High Peak 1969 10 Alex Mortimer
06 Sep 1969 Click to filter British Open 4 Spectrum [Vinter] 1968 1 Alex Mortimer
20 Apr 1969 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 1 Diadem of Gold 1953 5 Alex Mortimer
12 Oct 1968 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) 5 Prelude to the Mastersingers (Die Meistersinger) 1968 2 Alex Mortimer
07 Sep 1968 Click to filter British Open 4 John O'Gaunt [Vinter] 1968 16 Alex Mortimer
20 Apr 1968 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 1 Themes From Beethoven's 8th Symphony 1945 3 Alex Mortimer
14 Oct 1967 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) 2 Journey into Freedom 1967 19 Alex Mortimer
02 Sep 1967 Click to filter British Open 6 Comedy Overture 1934 5 Alex Mortimer
06 May 1967 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 1 Festival Music (Symphonic Suite) 1956 3 Alex Mortimer
15 Oct 1966 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) Le Carnaval Romain [arr. Wright] 1966 20 Alex Mortimer
03 Sep 1966 Click to filter British Open 1 A Downland Suite 1932 17 Alex Mortimer
26 Mar 1966 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 1 Le Roi d'Ys 1959 Alex Mortimer
16 Oct 1965 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) Triumphant Rhapsody 1965 8 Alex Mortimer
10 Apr 1965 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 3 Themes from the First Symphony [Beethoven] 1964 2 Alex Mortimer
17 Oct 1964 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) 3 Variations on a Ninth 1964 5 Alex Mortimer
19 Oct 1963 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) 1 The Belmont Variations 1963 12 Alex Mortimer
20 Oct 1962 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) 1 La Forza del Destino (The Force of Destiny) - Overture [arr. F. Wright] 1962 23 Alex Mortimer
15 Sep 1962 Click to filter British Open Island Heritage 2 Alex Mortimer
03 Mar 1962 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 1 Salute to Youth 1960 4 Alex Mortimer
28 Oct 1961 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) 2 The Judges of the Secret Court (Les Francs Juges) 1961 5 Alex Mortimer
16 Sep 1961 Click to filter British Open 6 Main Street 1961 18 Alex Mortimer
22 Apr 1961 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 1 Les Preludes [arr. Rimmer] 5 Tom White
15 Oct 1960 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) 6 Three Figures 1960 5 Alex Mortimer
17 Sep 1960 Click to filter British Open 1 Fantasia in F 1946 15 Alex Mortimer
23 Apr 1960 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 1 Themes from Symphony no. 5 [Tchaikovsky, arr. Ball] 1948 9 Alex Mortimer
24 Oct 1959 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) Le Roi d'Ys 1959 5 Alex Mortimer
25 Apr 1959 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 2 Wuthering Heights Alex Mortimer
25 Oct 1958 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) 3 Variations on the Shining River 1958 11 Alex Mortimer
06 Sep 1958 Click to filter British Open W Sunset Rhapsody 1958 Alex Mortimer
22 Mar 1958 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 1 The Moor of Venice 1956 Alex Mortimer
26 Oct 1957 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) 2 Variations for Brass Band [Vaughan Williams] 1957 17 Alex Mortimer
27 Apr 1957 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 1 Themes from Symphony no. 9 [Beethoven] 1947 7 Alex Mortimer
27 Oct 1956 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) 2 Festival Music (Symphonic Suite) 1956 12 Alex Mortimer
08 Sep 1956 Click to filter Edinburgh International Contest 2 Life Divine 1921

Alex Mortimer
01 Sep 1956 Click to filter British Open 2 Tam O'Shanter's Ride [Wright] 1956 8 Alex Mortimer
28 Apr 1956 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 3 Orion [Bantock] 1935 2 Alex Mortimer
29 Oct 1955 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) 3 Blackfriars 1955 3 Alex Mortimer
10 Sep 1955 Click to filter Edinburgh International Contest 1 Freedom (Brass Band Symphony No. 1) 1922

9 Alex Mortimer
03 Sep 1955 Click to filter British Open 3 Sinfonietta for Brass Band [Leidzen] 1955 6 Alex Mortimer
16 Apr 1955 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 1 The Severn Suite 1930 7 Alex Mortimer
16 Oct 1954 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) 2 Sovereign Heritage 4 Alex Mortimer
04 Sep 1954 Click to filter British Open 5 Tournament for Brass 1954 4 Alex Mortimer
28 Aug 1954 Click to filter Edinburgh International Contest 1 Freedom (Brass Band Symphony No. 1) 1922

Alex Mortimer
08 May 1954 Click to filter Rhyl Festival of Brass (Championship/First Section) 2 Clive of India 1939 6 Alex Mortimer
27 Feb 1954 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 2 Clive of India 1939 3 Eric Ball
17 Oct 1953 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) 2 Diadem of Gold 1953 3 Jack Atherton
05 Sep 1953 Click to filter British Open 4 The Three Musketeers 1953 2 Jack Atherton
29 Aug 1953 Click to filter Edinburgh International Contest 2 Scena Sinfonica

Jack Atherton
21 Mar 1953 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 2 Rhapsody in Brass 1942 2 Jack Atherton
06 Sep 1952 Click to filter British Open 1 Scena Sinfonica 19 Eric Ball
16 Aug 1952 Click to filter Edinburgh International Contest 2 Life Divine 1921

6 Eric Ball
22 Mar 1952 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) D Resurgam 1950 Eric Ball
27 Oct 1951 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) 5 An Epic Symphony 1926 10 Eric Ball
01 Sep 1951 Click to filter British Open 3 The Conquerors 1951 13 Eric Ball
18 Aug 1951 Click to filter Edinburgh International Contest 2 Eric Ball
07 Apr 1951 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 2 Atlantic [Wright] 1950 5 Eric Ball
28 Oct 1950 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) 3 Pageantry 1934 7 Eric Ball
02 Sep 1950 Click to filter British Open 4 Resurgam 1950 10 Eric Ball
19 Aug 1950 Click to filter Edinburgh International Contest 1 Themes from Symphony no. 5 [Tchaikovsky, arr. Ball] 1948

3 Eric Ball
22 Apr 1950 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 2 Festival Overture [Geehl] 9 Eric Ball
03 Sep 1949 Click to filter British Open 6 Rhapsody in Brass 1942 12 Eric Ball
20 Aug 1949 Click to filter Edinburgh International Contest 1 Themes from Symphony no. 5 [Tchaikovsky, arr. Ball] 1948

Eric Ball
02 Apr 1949 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) Morning Rhapsody 1948 Unknown
04 Sep 1948 Click to filter British Open 1 Music for Brass 1948 19 Eric Ball
10 Apr 1948 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 3 Fantasia in F 1946 6 Eric Ball
06 Sep 1947 Click to filter British Open Henry V [Maldwyn Price] 1938 16 Eric Ball
22 Jun 1947 Click to filter Belle Vue Marching Contest (Class A) 1 March: Brilliant

Reuben Hesford
01 Feb 1947 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 4 Akhnaton 1946 Eric Ball
19 Oct 1946 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) Oliver Cromwell 1923 8 Eric Ball
28 Jul 1946 Click to filter Belle Vue Marching Contest (Class A) 4 Unknown
16 Mar 1946 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 2 Academic Festival Overture 1936 Albert E. Rayner
10 Jun 1945 Click to filter Belle Vue Marching Contest (Class A) 4 March: The Thin Red Line 1908

4 Unknown
09 Jun 1945 Click to filter North West Area (Championship Section) 4 Lorenzo 1928 Albert E. Rayner
02 Sep 1944 Click to filter British Open The Tempest 1944 3 Albert E. Rayner
04 Sep 1943 Click to filter British Open Themes from Symphony No. 5 [Beethoven] 21 Albert E. Rayner
08 Jul 1939 Click to filter Belle Vue July Contest (Class A) Owain Glyndwr 1937 7 J. A. Greenwood
08 Jul 1939 Click to filter Belle Vue March Contest 1 Unknown
25 Mar 1939 Click to filter Sale (Lido) Contest 2 Recollections of Weber J. A. Greenwood
26 Sep 1936 Click to filter Crystal Palace (Junior Cup - A) Pride of Race 1935 13 Joseph Jennings
28 Sep 1935 Click to filter Crystal Palace (Junior Cup - A) Lorenzo 1928 6 Joseph Jennings
29 Sep 1934 Click to filter Crystal Palace (Junior Cup - A) Princess Nada 1933 8 J. A. Greenwood
30 Sep 1933 Click to filter Crystal Palace (Junior Cup - A) The Crusaders 1932 19 J. A. Greenwood
01 Oct 1932 Click to filter Crystal Palace (Junior Cup - B) 5 Maesgarmon 1932 18 J. A. Greenwood
26 Sep 1931 Click to filter Crystal Palace (Junior Shield - B) 1 Lyric Suite J. A. Greenwood
03 May 1930 Click to filter Belle Vue May Contest Songs of England [Bath] Unknown
04 May 1929 Click to filter Belle Vue May Contest Les Huguenots [unknown arranger] Unknown
23 Jun 1928 Click to filter Douglas (Isle of Man) Contest Recollections of Verdi [arr. Rimmer] Unknown
05 May 1928 Click to filter Belle Vue May Contest Mirella [arr. Godfrey] 1901 Unknown
11 Jun 1927 Click to filter Douglas (Isle of Man) Contest A Garland of Classics Unknown
05 Jun 1926 Click to filter Douglas (Isle of Man) Contest Oberon [unknown arranger] Unknown
08 Mar 1924 Click to filter Royton Contest Gems of Italian Opera 1916 Joseph Kenyon




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