Whitwell Brass Band 1904-
Also/previously known as:
Old Whitwell Village Band,
Whitwell Colliery Miners Welfare,
Whitwell Colliery Welfare,
Whitwell Incorporated,
Whitwell Miners' Welfare,
Whitwell Miners Welfare Band,
Whitwell Temperance Band,
Whitwell Welfare Band
 
Current
Midlands Area (Fourth Section)
Champions
 
Current
North East Midlands Contest (Fourth Section)
Champions
Section: | Third |
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Website: | www.whitwellbrassband.co.uk |
Region: | Midlands |
Rehearsals: | Monday Thursday |
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Date | Contest | Position | Test Piece | Draw | Conductor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
08 Mar 2025 | Midlands Area (Third Section) | Arkansas 2009 | Unknown | ||
15 Sep 2024 | National Championship of Great Britain (Fourth Section Final) | 11 | Smoke Sketches | 10 | Rob Deakin |
15 Jun 2024 | Bold As Brass | 5 | 7 | Rob Deakin | |
10 Mar 2024 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | 1 | Music for Jock Tamson 2021 | 3 | Rob Deakin |
17 Feb 2024 | North East Midlands Contest (Fourth Section) | 1 | Music for Jock Tamson 2021 | 1 | Rob Deakin |
30 Sep 2023 | Bolsover Entertainment Contest (Fourth Section) | 5 | 6 | Rob Deakin | |
04 Mar 2023 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | 12 | Hungerford Town 2009 | 12 | Rob Deakin |
01 Oct 2022 | Bolsover Entertainment Contest (Fourth Section) | 5 | 1 | Rob Deakin | |
06 Mar 2022 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | 8 | Argos 2009 | 6 | Rob Deakin |
08 Mar 2020 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | W | Neverland 2020 | Adrian Wood | |
11 Jan 2020 | Butlins Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 6 | A Bournemouth Suite 2005 | 5 | Adrian Wood |
10 Mar 2019 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | 7 | Stantonbury Festival 1987 | 11 | Ryan Stacey |
12 Jan 2019 | Butlins Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 8 |
A Saddleworth Festival Overture
1985
|
10 | Ryan Stacey |
18 Nov 2018 | Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Fourth Section) | 1 | Ryan Stacey | ||
11 Mar 2018 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | 16 | World Tour 2010 | Ryan Stacey | |
13 Jan 2018 | Butlins Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 9 | Second Suite in F | 7 | Ryan Stacey |
19 Nov 2017 | Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Fourth Section) | 10 |
A Royal Mile Suite
|
Ryan Stacey | |
01 Oct 2017 | Bolsover Entertainment Contest (Fourth Section) | 5 | 1 | Ryan Stacey | |
12 Mar 2017 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | 8 | St. Andrews Variations [Fernie] 1999 | 8 | Ryan Stacey |
14 Jan 2017 | Butlins Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 9 |
The Haslemere Suite
1998
|
11 | Ryan Stacey |
13 Mar 2016 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | 13 | The Journal of Phileas Fogg 2012 | 11 | Bob Woffinden |
16 Jan 2016 | Butlins Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 11 | The Seafarers | 8 | Bob Woffinden |
08 Mar 2015 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | 7 | An English Pastorale 2013 | 3 | Bob Woffinden |
17 Jan 2015 | Butlins Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 3 | Five French Masters | 7 | Bob Woffinden |
05 Jul 2014 | Whiston Festival of Brass Contest | 6 | 4 | Bob Woffinden | |
09 Mar 2014 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | 15 | Three Spanish Impressions [Fernie] 2007 | 15 | Bob Woffinden |
18 Jan 2014 | Butlins Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 4 | Three Saints 1996 | 5 | Kevin Holdgate |
06 Oct 2013 | Bolsover Entertainment Contest (Fourth Section) | 3 | 1 | Alan Needham | |
06 Jul 2013 | Whiston Festival of Brass Contest | 9 | 4 | Alan Needham | |
19 Jan 2013 | Butlins Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 3 | A Saddleworth Festival Overture 1985 | 8 | David Fretwell |
11 Mar 2012 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | 22 | English Folk Song Suite 1956 | 5 | Simon Gresswell |
21 Jan 2012 | Butlins Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 3 | The Seasons [Wilby] 2000 | 11 | Simon Gresswell |
27 Nov 2011 | Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Fourth Section) | 9 |
The Seasons [Wilby]
2000
|
10 | Simon Gresswell |
11 Sep 2011 | Bolsover Entertainment Contest (Fourth Section) | W | 3 | Unknown | |
12 Mar 2011 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | 18 | Prelude, Song and Dance 1990 | 1 | Lynden Cooper |
22 Jan 2011 | Butlins Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 7 | Contrasts (Barry) 2001 | 10 | Lynden Cooper |
03 Oct 2010 | Bolsover Entertainment Contest (Fourth Section) | 3 | 1 | Lynden Cooper | |
14 Mar 2010 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | 21 | Saint-Saëns Variations 2007 | 8 | David Fretwell |
23 Jan 2010 | Butlins Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 9 | Roman Triptych 2007 | 9 | David Fretwell |
26 Sep 2009 | National Championship of Great Britain (Fourth Section Final) | 16 | Alta Vista | 3 | David Fretwell |
15 Mar 2009 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | 1 | The Talisman [Hughes] 2009 | 17 | David Fretwell |
17 Jan 2009 | Butlins Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 5 | The Four Noble Truths 2004 | 9 | David Fretwell |
16 Nov 2008 | Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Fourth Section) | 8 |
The Four Noble Truths
2004
|
5 | David Fretwell |
09 Mar 2008 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | 10 | Four Cities Symphony 2007 | 14 | David Fretwell |
10 Feb 2008 | North East Midlands Contest (Fourth Section) | 1 | Four Cities Symphony 2007 | 1 | David Fretwell |
19 Jan 2008 | Butlins Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 12 | Lydian Pictures 2002 | 15 | David Fretwell |
18 Nov 2007 | Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Fourth Section) | 8 |
St. Andrews Variations [Fernie]
1999
|
1 | David Fretwell |
07 Oct 2007 | NEMBBA Bolsover | 5 | David Fretwell | ||
16 Sep 2007 | Lakeside Brass Band Entertainment Contest | 4 | 4 | David Fretwell | |
15 Jul 2007 | Brass in Bloom (NEMBBA Entertainment Contest) | 3 | 6 | David Fretwell | |
11 Mar 2007 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | 14 | The Seasons [Wilby] 2000 | 5 | David Fretwell |
18 Feb 2007 | North East Midlands Contest (Fourth Section) | 1 | The Seasons [Wilby] 2000 | 8 | David Fretwell |
20 Jan 2007 | Butlins Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 4 | The Journeyman 1993 | 11 | David Fretwell |
08 Oct 2006 | NEMBBA Bolsover | 5 | David Fretwell | ||
10 Sep 2006 | Lakeside Brass Band Entertainment Contest | 5 | 7 | David Fretwell | |
16 Jul 2006 | Brass in Bloom (NEMBBA Entertainment Contest) | 4 | 4 | David Fretwell | |
11 Mar 2006 | Midlands Area (Third Section) | 17 | Entertainments 1968 | 6 | David Fretwell |
19 Feb 2006 | North East Midlands Contest (Third Section) | Entertainments 1968 | 1 | David Fretwell | |
21 Jan 2006 | Butlins Mineworkers (Third Section) | 7 | A Royal Mile Suite | 1 | David Fretwell |
10 Jul 2005 | Brass in Bloom (NEMBBA Entertainment Contest) | 4 | Ken Vernon | ||
06 Mar 2005 | Midlands Area (Third Section) | 14 | Tam O'Shanter's Ride [Wright] 1956 | 15 | Ken Vernon |
22 Jan 2005 | Butlins Mineworkers (Third Section) | 1 | The Shipbuilders 1960 | 5 | Ken Vernon |
04 Jul 2004 | Brass in Bloom (NEMBBA Entertainment Contest) | Ken Vernon | |||
07 Mar 2004 | Midlands Area (Third Section) | 16 | Vizcaya 1967 | 7 | Ken Vernon |
29 Nov 2003 | Butlins Mineworkers (Third Section) | 3 | Dimensions 1983 | 6 | Ken Vernon |
06 Jul 2003 | Brass and Trams Entertainment Contest (NEMBBA) | 2 | Ken Vernon | ||
02 Mar 2003 | Midlands Area (Third Section) | 13 | Northern Landscapes 2002 | 18 | Ken Vernon |
16 Nov 2002 | National Mineworkers (Third Section) | 10 | Music for a Festival [Sparke] 1985 | 8 | Ken Vernon |
03 Mar 2002 | Midlands Area (Third Section) | 15 | St. Austell Suite | 14 | Ken Vernon |
02 Dec 2001 | West Midlands BBA Contest (Fourth Section) | 3 |
Three Impressions For Brass Op. 36
1968
|
6 | Ken Vernon |
28 Oct 2001 | Pontins (Fourth Section) | 14 | Sirius [Wright] 1948 | 14 | Ken Vernon |
04 Mar 2001 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | 4 | Sinfonietta Pastorale 1946 | 21 | Ken Vernon |
07 Oct 2000 | National Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 3 | Diamond Heritage 1999 | 8 | Ken Vernon |
05 Mar 2000 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | 11 | The Haslemere Suite 1998 | 1 | Ken Vernon |
30 Oct 1999 | National Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 3 | Four Impressions for Brass | J. D. Wheatley | |
07 Mar 1999 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | 15 | Indian Summer 1950 | 20 | J. D. Wheatley |
07 Feb 1999 | North East Midlands Contest (Fourth Section) | 3 | J. D. Wheatley | ||
14 Nov 1998 | National Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 5 | Partita [Gregson] 1970 | 2 | J. D. Wheatley |
15 Nov 1997 | National Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 11 | Portrait of Brunel 1970 | J. D. Wheatley | |
02 Feb 1997 | North East Midlands Contest (Fourth Section) | 3 | 3 | J. D. Wheatley | |
03 Mar 1996 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | W | Mexican Fiesta 1970 | J. D. Wheatley | |
11 Feb 1996 | North East Midlands Contest (Fourth Section) | 2 | J. D. Wheatley | ||
25 Nov 1995 | National Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | The Shipbuilders 1960 | 6 | J. D. Wheatley | |
16 Nov 1991 | National Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | The Young in Heart 1964 | 6 | J. D. Wheatley | |
02 Feb 1991 | CISWO Nottinghamshire (Fourth Section) | 2 | Ballad for Band 1982 | J. D. Wheatley | |
03 Feb 1990 | CISWO Nottinghamshire (Fourth Section) | Homeward 1968 | 7 | J. D. Wheatley | |
21 Oct 1989 | National Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | Call of the Sea 1953 | 2 | J. D. Wheatley | |
30 Sep 1989 | North East Derbyshire District Council Annual Brass Band Festival (Grade Four) | 7 | J. D. Wheatley | ||
16 Apr 1989 | North East Midlands Contest (Fourth Section) | 3 | 1 | J. D. Wheatley | |
04 Feb 1989 | CISWO Nottinghamshire (Fourth Section) | 1 | Little Suite for Brass Band [Platts] 1977 | 2 | J. D. Wheatley |
22 Oct 1988 | National Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | Homeward 1968 | 11 | J. D. Wheatley | |
24 Sep 1988 | North East Derbyshire District Council Annual Brass Band Festival (Grade Four) | W | J. D. Wheatley | ||
06 Feb 1988 | CISWO Nottinghamshire (Fourth Section) | 3 | A Suite for Switzerland 1979 | J. D. Wheatley | |
10 Oct 1987 | North East Derbyshire District Council Annual Brass Band Festival (Grade Four) | 2 | J. D. Wheatley | ||
05 Apr 1987 | North East Midlands Contest (Fourth Section) | 6 | J. D. Wheatley | ||
07 Feb 1987 | CISWO Nottinghamshire (Fourth Section) | 1 | The Ancient Temple 1970 | 1 | J. D. Wheatley |
08 Nov 1986 | National Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | Blenheim (Heroic Overture) 1972 | 10 | J. D. Wheatley | |
11 Oct 1986 | North East Derbyshire District Council Annual Brass Band Festival (Grade Four) | J. D. Wheatley | |||
20 Apr 1986 | North East Midlands Contest (Fourth Section) | 5 | J. D. Wheatley | ||
01 Feb 1986 | CISWO Nottinghamshire (Fourth Section) | A Malvern Suite 1984 | 2 | J. D. Wheatley | |
05 Apr 1981 | North East Midlands Contest (Fourth Section) | Four Little Maids 1962 | J. D. Wheatley | ||
15 Sep 1979 | North East Derbyshire District Council Annual Brass Band Festival (Grade Four) | W | Homage to Pharaoh | J. D. Wheatley | |
11 Nov 1978 | National Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | The Princess and the Poet 1960 | J. D. Wheatley | ||
16 Sep 1978 | North East Derbyshire District Council Annual Brass Band Festival (Grade Four) | W | J. D. Wheatley | ||
09 Apr 1978 | North East Midlands Contest (Third Section) | 1 | J. D. Wheatley | ||
04 Feb 1978 | CISWO Nottinghamshire (Fourth Section) | Three Inventions 1968 | 3 | J. D. Wheatley | |
05 Feb 1977 | CISWO Nottinghamshire (Fourth Section) | A Czech Fantasy 1970 | 6 | J. D. Wheatley | |
21 Nov 1976 | Sheffield & District BBA (Section B) | 4 | Unknown | ||
24 Apr 1976 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | W | Voices of Youth 1968 | J. D. Wheatley | |
27 Mar 1976 | Nottingham Championship (Fourth Section) | Three Inventions 1968 | 5 | J. D. Wheatley | |
30 Nov 1975 | City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Fourth Section) | W | Shakespearean Rhapsody 1971 | J. D. Wheatley | |
14 Jun 1975 | CISWO Nottinghamshire (Fourth Section) | W | The Seasons [Carr] 1971 | J. D. Wheatley | |
19 Apr 1975 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | The Seasons [Carr] 1971 | J. D. Wheatley | ||
02 Nov 1974 | National Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | Episodes for Brass [Hanmer] 1972 | 14 | J. D. Wheatley | |
14 Sep 1974 | North East Derbyshire District Council Annual Brass Band Festival (Grade Four) | 1 | J. D. Wheatley | ||
01 Jun 1974 | Nottingham Championship (Fourth Section) | Four Little Maids 1962 | J. D. Wheatley | ||
03 Nov 1973 | National Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 3 | The Ancient Temple 1970 | 12 | J. D. Wheatley |
24 Feb 1973 | Nottingham Championship (Fourth Section) | J. D. Wheatley | |||
04 Nov 1972 | National Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | A Czech Fantasy 1970 | 7 | J. D. Wheatley | |
17 Jun 1972 | CISWO Nottinghamshire (Fourth Section) | 3 | The Rising Generation 1971 | Unknown | |
13 Nov 1971 | National Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | American Sketches 1969 | 7 | W. G. Morgan | |
08 May 1971 | British Open Spring Festival (Junior Cup) | 2 | St. Michael's Mount 1969 | J. Anderson | |
01 May 1971 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | The Ancient Temple 1970 | 3 | J. Anderson | |
17 Oct 1970 | National Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 4 | St. Michael's Mount 1969 | 3 | J. Anderson |
16 May 1970 | CISWO Nottinghamshire (Fourth Section) | 3 | The Young in Heart 1964 | J. Anderson | |
09 May 1970 | British Open Spring Festival (Junior Cup) | Divertimento [Ball] 1946 | 12 | J. Anderson | |
21 Feb 1970 | Nottingham Championship (Third Section) | 3 | 8 | J. Anderson | |
21 Feb 1970 | Nottingham Championship (Fourth Section) | 4 | 9 | J. Anderson | |
07 Dec 1969 | North East Midlands Contest (Third Section) | 3 | J. Anderson | ||
18 Oct 1969 | National Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | Voices of Youth 1968 | 11 | J. Anderson | |
08 Jun 1969 | Buxton Festival (Fourth Section) | Beautiful Britain | 1 | J. Anderson | |
17 May 1969 | British Open Spring Festival (Junior Trophy) | 3 | Beautiful Britain | 6 | J. Anderson |
05 Apr 1969 | CISWO Nottinghamshire (Fourth Section) | 1 | Divertimento [Ball] 1946 | J. Anderson | |
19 Oct 1968 | National Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | 3 | Indian Summer 1950 | 13 | J. Anderson |
08 Jun 1968 | Nottinghamshire Miners Welfare Music Festival Third Section | 1 | J. Anderson | ||
21 Oct 1967 | National Mineworkers (Fourth Section) | Glastonbury 1953 | 2 | J. Anderson | |
25 Mar 1967 | CISWO Nottinghamshire (Third Section) | J. Anderson | |||
19 Oct 1963 | National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final) | Poliuto Suite [arr. Hawkins] | 4 | J. Bright | |
14 Sep 1963 | Chesterfield Rural District Council Invitation Contest (Grade Two) | Unknown | |||
08 Jun 1963 | CISWO Nottinghamshire (Second Section) | 1 | Unknown | ||
27 Apr 1963 | Midlands Area (Second Section) | 3 | Spring Song | 4 | J. Bright |
20 Oct 1962 | National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final) | Tchaikovsky [arr. W. Rimmer] | 11 | J. Bright | |
26 May 1962 | British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield) | Carnival [Perkin] | J. Bright | ||
28 Apr 1962 | Midlands Area (Second Section) | 2 | Peter Schmoll 1961 | J. Bright | |
14 Apr 1962 | Colliery Bands Contest (Section 2) | Unknown | |||
19 Nov 1961 | North East Midlands Contest (First Section) | 1 | Themes from Symphony no. 5 [Tchaikovsky, arr. Ball] 1948 | J. Bright | |
28 Oct 1961 | National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final) | 5 | Cordell Suite 1959 | J. Bright | |
01 Jul 1961 | Nottinghamshire Miners Welfare Music Festival Third Section | Unknown | |||
29 Apr 1961 | Midlands Area (Third Section) | 3 | Salzburg Suite 1960 | J. Bright | |
15 Oct 1960 | National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final) | 6 | Call of the Sea 1953 | 12 | J. Bright |
28 May 1960 | British Open Spring Festival (Junior Shield) | Neapolitan Suite 1959 | 5 | J. Bright | |
30 Apr 1960 | Midlands Area (Third Section) | 2 | Neapolitan Suite 1959 | J. Bright | |
15 Nov 1959 | North East Midlands Contest (Second Section) | 1 | J. Bright | ||
29 Aug 1959 | Yorkshire v. Midlands Contest (Section 2) | English Folk Song Suite 1956 | Unknown | ||
18 Apr 1959 | Midlands Area (Third Section) | English Folk Song Suite 1956 | J. Bright | ||
16 Nov 1958 | North East Midlands Contest (Second Section) | 2 | Petite Suite de Ballet 1949 | Unknown | |
17 May 1958 | British Open Spring Festival (Junior Shield) | 4 | Devon Fantasy 1957 | 5 | J. Bright |
15 Mar 1958 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | 4 | The Joy of Youth | 2 | J. Bright |
18 May 1957 | British Open Spring Festival (Junior Cup) | 1 | Sailors' Songs [F. Wright] 1955 | J. Bright | |
26 May 1956 | British Open Spring Festival (Junior Shield) | Kubla Khan | J. Bright | ||
17 Mar 1956 | Midlands Area (Third Section) | Normandy (Symphonic Ode) | J. Bright | ||
12 Mar 1955 | Midlands Area (Third Section) | Crown Cavalcade 1954 | Unknown | ||
04 Apr 1954 | North East Midlands Contest (Second Section) | Unknown | |||
20 Mar 1954 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | 4 | Beautiful Britain | Charles A. Cooper | |
12 Feb 1949 | Midlands Area (Third Section) | Petite Suite de Ballet 1949 | Unknown | ||
01 May 1948 | Worksop May Day Festival | 3 | Cosi Fan Tutte [arr. Godfrey] 1905 | J. D. Wheatley | |
22 Apr 1946 | Midlands Area (Third Section) | May Day | Unknown | ||
07 Mar 1936 | City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Championship Section) | 5 | A Northern Rhapsody 1935 | 12 | J. A. Smith |
12 Oct 1935 | Sheffield (City Hall) Contest | J. A. Greenwood | |||
14 Sep 1935 | Long Eaton Contest | 1 | J. A. Greenwood | ||
1935 | City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Championship Section) | 3 | Unknown | ||
08 Sep 1934 | Worksop Contest | 4 | Echoes of Spring | J. A. Smith | |
14 Jul 1934 | Belle Vue July Contest (Class A) | Honour and Glory [Bath] 1931 | Unknown | ||
03 Mar 1934 | City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Championship Section) | Rienzi [unknown arranger] | Unknown | ||
09 Sep 1933 | Butlins Holiday Camp Contest (Championship Section) | 3 | Coriolanus 1914 | J. A. Greenwood | |
08 Jul 1933 | Belle Vue July Contest (Class A) | The Mastersingers (Die Meistersinger) | Unknown | ||
15 Apr 1933 | Birmingham Contest (First Section) | I Capuleti [unknown arranger] | Unknown | ||
04 Mar 1933 | City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Championship Section) | 4 | Berlioz | J. A. Smith | |
17 Sep 1932 | Long Eaton Contest | 4 | Beautiful Britain | J. A. Smith | |
23 Jul 1932 | Belle Vue July Contest (Class B) | 4 | L'Ebreo [arr. Godfrey] 1902 | 18 | J. A. Smith |
06 Jun 1931 | Matlock Contest | La Favorita | Unknown | ||
25 Jun 1927 | Eckington Contest | A Garland of Classics Il Flauto Magico [unknown arranger] | Unknown | ||
28 May 1927 | Renishaw Contest | 3 | Il Flauto Magico [unknown arranger] | Joseph Farrington | |
16 May 1925 | Langwith Contest | Airs from Der Wildschutz Echoes of the Opera | Unknown | ||
02 Aug 1924 | Creswell Contest | William Tell [arr. Rimmer] | Unknown | ||
22 Jul 1905 | Shirebrook Invitation Contest | 1 | S. Ashley |