Leigh Silver Band
Also/previously known as: Leigh British Legion Band, Leigh Silver Prize
| This band no longer exists. | |
| Region: | North West |
|---|---|
| Years active: | 1920 - 2001 |
Contest Results
| Date | Contest | Position | Test Piece | Draw | Conductor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Feb 2000 |
 NWABBA Contest (Fourth Section)
|
5 | 1 | Fred Hughes | |
| 14th Mar 1999 |
North West Area (Fourth Section)
|
22 | Indian Summer | Alan Hobson | |
| 1st Feb 1998 |
NWABBA Contest (Fourth Section)
|
10 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 9th Mar 1997 |
North West Area (Fourth Section)
|
18 | Pennine Moors | 8 | A. Ashton |
| 10th Mar 1996 |
North West Area (Fourth Section)
|
15 | Mexican Fiesta | Robert Taylor | |
| 11th Oct 1992 |
NWABBA Preston District Contest (Section D)
|
W | |||
| 9th Feb 1992 |
NWABBA Contest (Fourth Section)
|
T. Ashton | |||
| 27th Jan 1991 |
Rochdale Contest (Section B)
|
6 | Andrew Warriner | ||
| 4th Mar 1990 |
Oldham Contest (Fourth Section)
|
9 | Summer Fantasy | 1 | Unknown, do you know? |
| 24th Mar 1989 |
Pontins Southport (Fourth Section)
|
W | Partita [Gregson] | ||
| 4th Dec 1988 |
Tyldesley Contest (Section B)
|
8 | 11 | A. Rowson | |
| 16th Oct 1988 |
NWABBA Preston District Contest (Fourth Section)
|
2 | R. Rowson | ||
| 1st May 1988 |
Buxton Festival (Section C)
|
W | Stantonbury Festival | ||
| 5th Apr 1985 |
Pontins Southport (Fourth Section)
|
A Barchester Suite | 21 | Eric Doran | |
| 20th Apr 1984 |
Pontins Southport (Fourth Section)
|
W | Second Suite in F | ||
| 7th Dec 1980 |
Tyldesley Contest (Section B)
|
16 | F. Littlewood | ||
| 26th Oct 1980 |
Manchester District Contest (Third Section)
|
Unknown, do you know? | |||
| 17th Feb 1980 |
NWABBA Contest (Third Section)
|
7 | Themes from Symphony No. 5 [Beethoven] | 4 | S. Littlewood |
| 1st Apr 1979 |
North West Area (Fourth Section)
|
The Winter's Tale | 19 | Brian Gilbert | |
| 18th Feb 1979 |
NWABBA Contest (Third Section)
|
The Shipbuilders | 12 | Brian Gilbert | |
| 7th May 1978 |
Senior Trophy
|
Mexican Fiesta | 17 | Brian Gilbert | |
| 30th Apr 1978 |
Droylsden Centenary Contest
|
4 | Brian Gilbert | ||
| 19th Feb 1978 |
NWABBA Contest (Third Section)
|
Call of the Sea | 5 | Brian Gilbert | |
| 5th Dec 1976 |
Tyldesley Contest (Section B)
|
12 | 5 | A. Rowson | |
| 9th May 1976 |
Senior Trophy
|
Three Inventions | 17 | Derek Pendlebury | |
| 7th Dec 1975 |
Tyldesley Contest (Section B)
|
14 | F. Littlewood | ||
| 20th Oct 1974 |
Skelmersdale Contest (Section A)
|
S. Littlewood | |||
| 5th May 1973 |
Senior Cup
|
Main Street | 5 | Phillip McCann | |
| 11th Feb 1973 |
North West Association Contest (Second Section)
|
1 | Rhapsody in Brass | 2 | Phillip McCann |
| 19th Nov 1972 |
Wigan Contest (A Section)
|
4 | Owain Glyndwr | 6 | Phillip McCann |
| 5th Dec 1971 |
Wills Regional Championships - Preston (Second Section)
|
Song and Dances | D. Crossley | ||
| 21st Nov 1971 |
Tyldesley Contest (Section A)
|
7 | D. Crossley | ||
| 7th Nov 1971 |
Wigan Contest (A Section)
|
Les Preludes [arr. Rimmer] | 8 | D. Crossley | |
| 24th Oct 1971 |
Skelmersdale Contest (Section A)
|
From the New World [arr. D. Rimmer] | 6 | D. Crossley | |
| 3rd Apr 1971 |
Wills Championships Grand Finals (2nd Section)
|
Song and Dances | 3 | Alan Hobson | |
| 6th Dec 1970 |
Wills Regional Championships - Preston (Second Section)
|
Promenade | Alan Hobson | ||
| 29th Nov 1970 |
Tyldesley Contest (Section A)
|
Alan Hobson | |||
| 25th Oct 1970 |
Skelmersdale Contest (Section A)
|
Promenade | 4 | Alan Hobson | |
| 9th May 1970 |
Senior Trophy
|
First Suite in Eb [arr. Herbert] | 16 | Alan Hobson | |
| 26th Apr 1970 |
Blackpool Contest (B Section)
|
3 | Alan Hobson | ||
| 8th Feb 1970 |
NWABBA Contest (Third Section)
|
3 | Devon Fantasy | Alan Hobson | |
| 8th Feb 1970 |
NWABBA Contest (Championship Section)
|
Quo Vadis? | 2 | Alan Hobson | |
| 7th Dec 1969 |
Wills Regional Championships - Preston (Third Section)
|
Sea Dogs | 17 | Alan Hobson | |
| 29th Nov 1969 |
Bury Contest (Section B)
|
4 | Academic Festival Overture | 10 | Unknown, do you know? |
| 29th Nov 1969 |
Bury Contest (Section A)
|
Quo Vadis? | 2 | Unknown, do you know? | |
| Nov 1969 |
Saddleworth Contest (Section B)
|
1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 26th Oct 1969 |
Skelmersdale Contest (Section A)
|
6 | Alan Hobson | ||
| 28th Sep 1969 |
Golborne Contest (Section A)
|
2 | 2 | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 28th Sep 1969 |
Golborne Contest (Section B)
|
2 | 7 | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 17th May 1969 |
Senior Trophy
|
2 | City by the Sea | 3 | Alan Hobson |
| 27th Apr 1969 |
Blackpool Contest (D Section)
|
1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 27th Apr 1969 |
Blackpool Contest (C Section)
|
Unknown, do you know? | |||
| 20th Apr 1969 |
North West Area (Fourth Section)
|
Petite Suite de Ballet | 11 | Alan Hobson | |
| 2nd Feb 1969 |
Rochdale Contest (Section A)
|
1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 8th Dec 1968 |
NWABBA Contest (Third Section)
|
4 | Peter Schmoll | 8 | Alan Hobson |
| 30th Nov 1968 |
Bury Contest (Section B)
|
3 | 9 | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 30th Nov 1968 |
Bury Contest (Section A)
|
2 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 27th Oct 1968 |
Skelmersdale Contest (Section B)
|
3 | 4 | Alan Hobson | |
| 27th Oct 1968 |
Skelmersdale Contest (Section A)
|
5 | Alan Hobson | ||
| 21st Apr 1968 |
Blackpool Contest (D Section)
|
1 | 5 | Alan Hobson | |
| 21st Apr 1968 |
Blackpool Contest (B Section)
|
Peter Schmoll | 2 | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 21st Apr 1968 |
Blackpool Contest (C Section)
|
Peter Schmoll | 11 | Alan Hobson | |
| 4th Feb 1968 |
Rochdale Contest (Section B)
|
1 | 8 | Alan Hobson | |
| 4th Feb 1968 |
Rochdale Contest (Section A)
|
4 | Alan Hobson | ||
| 1st Oct 1967 |
Golborne Contest (Section D)
|
3 | 3 | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 1st Oct 1967 |
Golborne Contest (Section C)
|
9 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 30th Sep 1967 |
Bury Contest (Section B)
|
4 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 23rd Apr 1967 |
Blackpool Contest (D Section)
|
2 | 7 | Alan Hobson | |
| 23rd Apr 1967 |
Blackpool Contest (C Section)
|
14 | Alan Hobson | ||
| 28th May 1966 |
Senior Trophy
|
Egmont [arr. Ball] | Harry Foxwell | ||
| 12th Dec 1965 |
NWABBA Contest (Third Section)
|
3 | Devon Fantasy | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 2nd Oct 1965 |
Bury Contest (Section A)
|
3 | Moses in Egypt (arr. J. A. Greenwood) | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 2nd Oct 1965 |
Bury Contest (Section B)
|
4 | Homage to Pharaoh | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 26th Sep 1965 |
Golborne Contest (Section D)
|
Homage to Pharaoh | 9 | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 14th Feb 1965 |
Council of Brass Band Associations (Section D)
|
1 | Homage to Pharaoh | Harry Foxwell | |
| 13th Dec 1964 |
NWABBA Contest (Fourth Section)
|
1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 30th Nov 1963 |
Bury Contest
|
3 | Rigoletto [unknown arranger] | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 23rd Nov 1963 |
Wigan Contest
|
Rigoletto [arr. Round] | 7 | Harry Foxwell | |
| 24th Nov 1962 |
Wigan Contest
|
Recollections of Verdi [arr. Rimmer] | 7 | Harry Foxwell | |
| 18th Feb 1962 |
Darwen Contest
|
Cinq Mars [arr. Round] | 6 | Harry Foxwell | |
| 12th Mar 1961 |
Darwen Contest
|
3 | Recollections of Balfe | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 19th Nov 1960 |
Wigan Contest
|
1 | Harry Foxwell | ||
| 8th Oct 1960 |
Bury Contest
|
Recollections of Balfe | 11 | Harry Foxwell | |
| 21st Nov 1959 |
Wigan Contest
|
English Folk Song Suite | 11 | Harry Foxwell | |
| 17th Oct 1959 |
Bury Contest
|
English Folk Song Suite | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 26th Apr 1959 |
Blackpool Contest (B Section)
|
2 | Harry Foxwell | ||
| 8th Feb 1959 |
Darwen Contest
|
3 | Recollections of Mendelssohn | 18 | Harry Foxwell |
| 22nd Nov 1958 |
Wigan Contest
|
4 | Recollections of Mendelssohn | 17 | Harry Foxwell |
| 7th Dec 1957 |
Wigan Contest
|
A Garland of Classics | 18 | W. Clarke | |
| 9th Dec 1956 |
NWABBA Contest (Second Section)
|
A Garland of Classics | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 30th Jan 1954 |
Wigan Contest
|
Bianca e Fernando | Harry Foxwell | ||
| 23rd Jan 1954 |
Atherton Contest
|
4 | Bianca e Fernando | 9 | Harry Foxwell |
| 24th Oct 1953 |
Rochdale Contest
|
Harry Foxwell | |||
| 9th May 1953 |
Rhyl Contest (First Section)
|
Tchaikovsky's Works [arr. Reynolds] | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 28th Feb 1953 |
Atherton Contest
|
1 | Melodies of Long Ago | 8 | Harry Foxwell |
| 13th Oct 1951 |
Bury Contest
|
W | Macbeth [Verdi arr. Greenwood] | ||
| 5th Nov 1949 |
Wigan Contest
|
Recollections of Beethoven [arr. Greenwood] | 13 | Harry Foxwell | |
| 13th Mar 1948 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
Four Preludes | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 15th Nov 1947 |
Wigan Contest
|
Recollections of Mendelssohn | 7 | Harry Foxwell | |
| 26th Jul 1947 |
Whitefield Contest
|
6 | Recollections of Mendelssohn | 4 | Herbert White |
| 2nd Nov 1946 |
Wigan Contest
|
3 | Gems of Old England | 21 | Herbert White |
| 27th Oct 1945 |
Wigan Contest
|
Songs of England (Scholes) | 15 | Harry Foxwell | |
| 24th Sep 1945 |
Blackpool Contest
|
Songs of England [Round] | Harry Foxwell | ||
| 28th Jul 1945 |
Whitefield Contest
|
4 | Ernani [unknown arranger] | Harry Foxwell | |
| 4th Nov 1944 |
Wigan Contest
|
La Traviata [arr. Godfrey] | 2 | Harry Foxwell | |
| 29th Jul 1944 |
Whitefield Contest
|
La Traviata [unknown arranger] | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 6th May 1944 |
Belle Vue May Contest (Class B & C)
|
La Traviata [arr. Godfrey] | Harry Foxwell | ||
| 2nd Oct 1943 |
Wigan Contest
|
In Days of Old | 3 | Harry Foxwell | |
| 24th Jul 1943 |
Whitefield Contest
|
4 | In Days of Old | Harry Foxwell | |
| 12th Sep 1936 |
Salford (Windsor Institute) Contest
|
2 | Autumn Echoes | J. Jennings | |
| 16th Feb 1935 |
Belle Vue February Contest
|
Gems of Schumann | 15 | Harry Foxwell | |
| 28th Oct 1933 |
Atherton Contest
|
Happy Memories | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 26th Aug 1933 |
Standish Contest
|
Happy Memories | Unknown, do you know? |
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Notes
As a result of a fall out with the British Legion, band moved Headquarters to Eagle and Child Hotel, Leigh and changed name to Leigh Silver in March 1954 (Brass Band News May 1954)