Calling all #brassband twitters! Are you considering coming to #whitfriday on 10 June? If YES, pre-register your band to make sure you get speedy sign in on the day (🧵)

So far so good 🙄🙏☀️🥵🤞 #whitfriday

Just two weeks to go 🎉🎉🎺🎶! Whit Friday Band Contests in 11 locations around Saddleworth are itching to reconnect with our bands and supporters after 3 years! Our programme is now on sale giving loads of information about the day. Hope you’ve cleared your diary!

IT'S TOMORROW!! Just one more sleep and the Saddleworth Whit Friday Walks and Band Contests will be here. Even the sunshine will be paying us a visit, so hope you can too! #WhitFriday A fantastic free family day out.

A beautiful Saddleworth morning for our Whit Walks and the Band Contest later. Hope you can make it to feel the amazing atmosphere and listen to the music of brilliantly talented bands that will be on our streets, a fabulous free and unique day #WhitFriday

What a fabulous #WhitFriday. Thanks to all 50 bands who made the trip to Uppermill, we really appreciated your visit. Our winning band was Marsden, Chav Brass 2nd, Fodens 3rd & The Oldham Band (Lees) was 4th. We will be sorting out the other prize winners later.

Congratulations to all the prize-winners at Uppermill Whit Friday Band Contest. Thanks to all the bands who were able to visit us and give us a night to remember. You were amazing, hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! #WhitFriday @fridaywhit See you next year!

Before they flew back to Switzerland this afternoon we managed to present Emmental Brass Band with the Uppermill Co-op Shield for 1st Section Winners and John Broadbent was able to present his trophy for Deportment. A fitting end to a fabulous Whit Friday!

Whit Friday Area Results are now available on saddleworthwhitfriday.co.uk/area-prizes/ along with individual contest details.

WhitFriday22 Saddleworth official result 1 @blackdyke 2 Brighouse & Rastrick 3 The Oldham Band (Lees) 4 The KNDS Fairey Band Local Marsden Silver Band Youth Wardle Academy Congratulations to everyone involved 4barsrest.com/news/53988/res…

Huge Thank Yous from the Uppermill Whit Friday Band Committee to our advertisers, prize sponsors, trophy donators, volunteers, bands, spectators and supporters whose combined efforts meant we could hold a safe and successful Contest in Uppermill this year. Roll on 2023!

Hawk Green Band Uppermill Whit Friday Band Contest Proud of Hawk Green band 3 excellent wins Whit Friday 2022 great evening at Dobcross band room prize presentations

A great article from Aidan Smith, Chav Brass is a huge part of Saddleworth Whit Friday Whit Friday and here you can read about its origins and how it grew into one of the highlights of 'The Greatest Free Show on Earth'. britishbandsman.com/feature-chav

Many congratulations to the prize winners who collected their prizes from Councillors Pam Byrne and Luke Lancaster at the joint Dobcross/ Uppermill Presentation last Sunday. Worthy winners and a great atmosphere, thanks to all the sponsors. 12 short months till we do it again!

Huge thanks to our principal cornet Bethany Moore for attending the Whit Friday Uppermill Whit Friday Band Contest presentation on behalf of us at Dobcross last weekend.

Delighted to present Littleborough Brass Band with the Uppermill Whit Friday Band Contest shield for 4th Section winners, donated by Saddleworth Male Voice Choir and presented by our chairman and choir member John Tobin to Anna Woodhead. Thanks to Arjento for the prize money. 👏

We've presented our remaining trophy! On behalf of Foden's Andrew Howard Smith was finally able to receive our 3rd Prize "Abaco Coffee Cup" from Michael Frith, General Manager, Caffe Grand Abaco. Thanks also to The Waggon for sponsoring this prize money. Congratulations! 🎶

Uppermill Contest is raring to go! We're improving the facilities and the prize money in 23. Could you spare a few hours on 2nd June between 3.30 pm and 11.00 pm to help it run smoothly? Plus donations welcomed: Go Fund Me: gofund.me/85857717 Please help us if you can

Who's going to sleep tonight? It's WHIT FRIDAY tomorrow!! Whit Walks in the morning and the Band Contests from 4 pm, with a record number of bands registered, including many from overseas. Hope you come and experience it all in Uppermill with our new stage.