Butlins Contest 2012 January 23rd 2012 Butlins Contest 2012 Review Eccles Borough Band recently took part in the Butlins Brass Band Contest. The test piece was Philip Sparke’s “Three Miniatures for Band” which had only really previously been used as...
Fleetwood Contest 2011 October 2nd 2011 On Sunday October 2nd, Eccles Borough Band participated in the Fleetwood Contest. We performed ‘Rhapsody In Brass’ by Dean Goffin and were placed 4th by the adjudicator, Mike Kilroy. Congratulations to Elland Silver...
Wychavon Winners 2011 September 18th 2011 Eccles Borough Band recently took part in the Wychavon Entertainments Contest trying to regain the trophy that they won in 2010. The adjudicator, Robert Childs, awarded the band first place and also awarded the best soloist...
Autumn 2010 News October 14th 2010 Recent Contest Successes This Autumn we have had first places in both the Wychavon Entertainments Contest and at Fleetwood Contest. Wychavon Contest took place at Evesham Working Mens Club and our programme consisted of: Mumbo Jumbo...
Whit Friday 2010 May 29th 2010 Eccles Band had a very succesful evening at this years Whit Friday event (May 28th). Playing the March ‘The Australasian’ by William Rimmer, we came a very respectable 13th in Tameside overall out of over 80 bands that played...
