Our presentation for 2025 took place at Kiln Green. There was a spectacular display of silverware on display. Congratulations to our prizewinners, and thank you to Gill Brett for her fantastic photographs.
Diggle Tunnel Tip, Sam Road, Diggle.
Friday 29th May 2026.
Commencing at 4:00 pm.Last registration: 10.30pm ( at the discretion of the organisers)
Adjudicators: Contest: Gordon Eddison, AOBBA
March: Wing Commander Steve Molloy (ATC)
*Indicates a main prize, and bands cannot be allocated more than one of these.
Main Prizes
- 1st* – Diggle Hotel Shield £800 prize donated by Redrow Limited
- 2nd* – The People’s Prize £500 prize donated by Rowan Ashworth Limited
- 3rd* – Diggle Band Club Cup £400 prize donated by People’s Prize Donors
- 4th* – The Ray Cooney Memorial Trophy £275 prize donated anonymously
First and Second Section Prizes
- 1st / 2nd* Section Band 1st Prize – A & D Rhodes Cup £150.00 prize donated by Dorothy Rhodes
- 1st / 2nd* Section Band 2nd Prize – £100 prize In memory of Michael Smith donated by Olwyn Smith
Third and Fourth Section Prizes
- Best 3rd / 4th* Section Band – £150 prize donated by the People’s Prize Donors
Other Category Prizes
- Best Saddleworth Band* – £125 prize donated by Pogson and Armitage
- Highest Ranked Registered Band from within a 10 Km radius of Diggle Band Club, not won one of the top 8 prizes – The Jack and Sheila Holden Memorial Trophy £100 prize donated by the Holden Family
- Best Youth Band – Barry Rushworth Memorial Cup £120 prize donated by Craig McGregor
- Highest Ranked Unregistered or Scratch Band, which has not won one of the top 4 prizes – The Amanda Sandiford Memorial Prize £100 prize donated by The Sewell Family
- Best Band on the March – Diggle Chippy Cup £100 prize donated by People’s Prize Donors
- Most Entertaining Band on the March- £100 prize donated by the People’s Prize Fund
- Best 4th Section Band which has not won any other prize – Peter Blacker Memorial Trophy £60 prize donated by Suzanne and Lawrie Bradshaw
Instrument or Sectional prizes
- Best Bass Section – £60 prize donated byPeople’s Prize Donors
- Best Youth Soloist – Fielding Trophy £50 prize donated by the Fielding Family
- Best Soprano Cornet – £30 prize donated by Brian Taylor
- Best Solo Cornet – £30 prize donated by Dave Schofield
- Best Euphonium – £30 prize donated by People’s Prize Donors
- Best Instrumentalist (Not in Championship Section Band) – £30 prize donated by People’s Prize Donors