Future Events

• We believe this contest will be run on 27 Apr 2025 at Civic Hall, Holmfirth

Past Results

Date	Winner	Conductor	Test Piece
28 Apr 2024	Unite the Union	Jonathan Beatty
03 Apr 2022	Hepworth Band	Ryan Watkins
29 Apr 2018	City of Bradford	Lee Skipsey
21 May 2017	Hade Edge	Jonathan Beatty
24 Apr 2016	City of Bradford	Lee Skipsey
07 Jun 2015	City of Bradford	Lee Skipsey
06 Apr 2014	Hade Edge	Jonathan Beatty
09 Jun 2013	Strata Brass	Huw Thomas
01 Apr 2012	Hade Edge	Simon Wood
03 Apr 2011	Skelmanthorpe	John Roberts
18 Apr 2010	Skelmanthorpe B	Phil Garlick
26 Apr 2009	Skelmanthorpe	John Roberts
08 Jun 2008	Holme Silver Hade Edge	Duncan Beckley Simon Wood
10 Jun 2007	Uppermill Band	Alan Widdop
21 May 2006	Uppermill Band	Alan Widdop
24 Apr 2005	Uppermill Band	Alan Widdop
2004	Old Silkstone	Unknown
27 Apr 2003	Skelmanthorpe	Kevin Wadsworth
28 Apr 2002	Pennine Brass	Ian Porthouse
29 Apr 2001	Pennine Brass	Ian Porthouse
14 May 2000	Yorkshire Coop	John Roberts
1999	Yorkshire Coop	John Roberts
03 May 1998	Hepworth	Norman Law
03 May 1997	Skelmanthorpe	Stuart Fawcett
28 Apr 1996	Hepworth	Norman Law
30 Apr 1995	Hepworth	Norman Law
24 Apr 1994	Boarshurst	Dave Morris
25 Apr 1993	Hepworth	Norman Law
1992	Hepworth	Norman Law
19 May 1991	Hepworth	Norman Law
06 May 1990	Priest Lindley	Neil Jowett
30 Apr 1989	Boarshurst	Roy Waite
24 Apr 1988	Boarshurst	Eric Landon
26 Apr 1987	Lindley	Neil Jowett
27 Apr 1986	Holme Silver	David Hirst
05 May 1985	Lindley	Neil Jowett
05 May 1984	Hade Edge	Jack Fisher
1983	Hepworth	Unknown
25 Apr 1982	Slaithwaite	Tony Whitaker
26 Apr 1981	Hepworth	Unknown
27 Apr 1980	Hade Edge	Jack Fisher
29 Apr 1979	Slaithwaite	F. Clayton
23 Apr 1978	Quaker Sutherland	David Hirst
24 Apr 1977	Lockwood	Peter Kitson
02 May 1976	Hepworth	George Kaye
27 Apr 1975	Lockwood	Peter Kitson
12 May 1974	Hade Edge	Jack Fisher
1973	Hade Edge	Unknown
1972	Lockwood	Unknown
01 May 1971	Hade Edge	Unknown
25 Apr 1970	Hade Edge	Jack Fisher	Recollections of Balfe
19 Apr 1969	Slaithwaite	Unknown
1968	Slaithwaite	Unknown
1967	Holme Silver	Unknown
1966	Lockwood	Willie Kaye	Moses in Egypt (arr. J. A. Greenwood)
22 May 1965	Slaithwaite	Roy Newsome	Othello
1964	Slaithwaite	Roy Newsome
18 May 1963	Hepworth Silver	A. H. Beardsell	Recollections of Verdi [arr. Rimmer]
26 May 1962	Slaithwaite	Roy Newsome
06 May 1961	Hepworth Silver	George Kaye	Euryanthe [unknown arranger]
21 May 1960	Hepworth Silver	Unknown	Mirella - overture [unknown arranger]
02 May 1959	Hade Edge	Unknown
10 May 1958	Crossley Carpet Works	Unknown	The Water Carrier
25 May 1957	Crossley Carpet Works	Willie Wood	A Garland of Classics
05 May 1956	Houghton Main Colliery	Winston Moore
14 May 1955	Slaithwaite	Noel Thorpe
22 May 1954	Royston New Monkton	William Foster	Moments with Wagner
09 May 1953	Birdswell Brass	Winston Moore	Bianca e Fernando
17 May 1952	Hade Edge	Albert Robinson
28 Apr 1951	Hepworth Silver	George Kaye	Macbeth [D. Rimmer]
13 May 1950	Brodsworth Colliery	Unknown	Moses in Egypt (arr. J. A. Greenwood)
21 May 1949	Moderna Works	Tom Casson	Cinq Mars [arr. Round]
01 May 1948	Rothwell Temperance	John W. Newton	Cosi Fan Tutte [arr. Godfrey]
10 May 1947	Slaithwaite	Milnes Wood	Aroldo [unknown arranger]
27 Apr 1940	Carlton Main	Albert Badrick	Emilia
13 May 1939	Sowerby Bridge	Milnes Wood	L'italiana in Algeri [unknown arranger]
21 May 1938	Marsden M.I	Percy Sykes	La Regina di Golconda
01 May 1937	Grimethorpe Colliery	William Foster	Il Pirata [unknown arranger]
16 May 1936	Slaithwaite	Noel Thorpe	I Due Foscari
25 May 1935	Grimethorpe Colliery	William Foster	Don Sebastiano [arr. Godfrey]
05 May 1934	Grimethorpe Colliery	William Foster	The Mock Doctor
20 May 1933	Sowerby Bridge	Willie Wood	I Capuleti [unknown arranger]
30 Apr 1932	Bentley Colliery	William Halliwell	Undine
09 May 1931	Bentley Colliery	W. Wormald	Hamlet
24 May 1930	Hade Edge	William Pollard	The Merry Wives of Windsor [Keighley]
04 May 1929	Sowerby Bridge	William Halliwell	The Water Carrier
12 May 1928	Brighouse and Rastrick	Fred Berry	L'Ebreo [arr. Godfrey]
21 May 1927	Friendly	Joseph Crawford Dyson	Il Flauto Magico [unknown arranger]
08 May 1926	Hinchcliffe Mill	Noel Thorpe	Oberon [unknown arranger]
16 May 1925	Hinchcliffe Mill	Noel Thorpe	Der Wildschütz [arr. Godfrey Jr.]
24 May 1924	Friendly	Joseph Crawford Dyson	William Tell [unknown arranger]
12 May 1923	Sowerby Bridge	William Halliwell	Mirella [arr. Godfrey]
20 May 1922	South Elmsall	Unknown	Giralda [arr. Godfrey]
30 Apr 1921	Hebden Bridge	Unknown