First dumps 149 and 415 services whilst Stalybridge lose post-7pm links with Oldham Stagecoach Manchester takes over 149 and 415 services’ daytime journeys; Post 7pm and Sunday 340 journeys withdrawn and replaced by two-hourly Sunday and Bank Holiday journeys of 343 route; Stalybridge loses post-7pm links with Oldham following cuts to 340 and 408 services;…
Category: Saddleworth
Middleton Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club, 14 April 2019
Kevin Gibbs and Co. shine again with another fine concert How do they do it? With the same sort of precision you would expect from the Swiss railways instead of Northern’s trains, Kevin Gibbs and Company gave the good people of Saddleworth a superb concert. One with a thrilling number of pieces, including a cameo…
Crossing the South Pennines By Bus: A Lost Bus Routes Special
The threads left behind by Manchester’s lost bus links with Barnsley and Sheffield The 04 January 2020 will soon be a significant anniversary date in trans-Pennine transport history. That date will be the 50th anniversary of the cessation of passenger services along the Woodhead line. Had the Woodhead line stayed open today, the all-electric route…
Skelmersdale Prize Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club, 07 April 2019
A five star performance by Skelmersdale Prize Band in their first visit to Boarshurst Band Club When you go to some brass band concerts, what you might gain on the roundabouts in terms of concert items, you might lose on the swings. Following your favourite movie themed piece you might switch off during the test…
Stockport Silver Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club, 31 March 2019
Stockport Silver Band enthrals audiences with exciting new programme With a well supported live audience and a new look concert programme, Jim Hunter and Co gave us all a fantastic night’s worth of brass band music. Nearly two years on their previous concert, both the weather and the audience turnout were on Stockport Silver Band’s…
Mass Brass 3: Saddleworth’s Brass Banding Bonanza
Why Dobcross Youth, Delph, Diggle, and Boarshurst Silver bands gave us 120 reasons to enjoy Saddleworth’s biggest night in brass band music At Saddleworth Civic Hall, brass banding nights seldom get any bigger than the annual Mass Brass concert in Uppermill. Apart from any of Saddleworth’s bands hiring The Roly Polys as a support act,…
Elland Silver Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club, 24 March 2019
Elland Silver Band shine in sensational concert two weeks after Yorkshire Regional Finals Was it really six months ago when Elland Silver Band played their last gig at Boarshurst Band Club? Was the Yorkshire Regional Finals in Huddersfield really a fortnight ago? After preparing for the latter, Elland Silver Band gave us all a fantastic…
Slaithwaite Band, 17 March 2019: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club
A splendid traditional style brass band concert with five stunning solo performances In the cosy surroundings of Boarshurst Band Club, Ryan Watkins’ Slaithwaite Band served up a delightful concert with traditional fare and a superb selection of solo performances. One of the five – the band’s youngest soloist – stole the show.
Whitworth Vale and Healey Band, 10 March 2019: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club
Weather works in band’s favour as Binns and Co serve up a superb concert After last year’s concert date fell victim to the Beast From The East, Whitworth Vale and Healey Band finally got round to fulfilling their gig at Boarshurst Band Club. A year after that date, you could say last night’s concert was…
Thornton Cleveleys Brass Band, 03 March 2019: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club
Well thought out programme by Stephen Craig and Co. makes for well received concert There are very few brass bands that could almost claim to return home with a trophy and another brass band from the Fylde peninsula. Give or take another week, Boarshurst Silver Band pulled that off. Seriously though, through happy accident, the…
A Saddleworth Sweep in the North West Regional Championships
Boarshurst Silver Band lead the way among Saddleworth bands in the 2019 North West Regional Brass Band Championships Blackpool’s Winter Gardens proved to be a happy hunting ground for some of Saddleworth’s brass bands. With thousands of brass band players and spectators descending on the iconic venue, the North West Regionals have a vibrant atmosphere…
You Know You’ve Spent Too Long in Oldham If…
A wry look at the joys of East of the M60‘s other immediate locality Before local government reorganisation in 1974, Oldham was large enough to warrant its own County Borough. On the 01 April 1974, this was superseded by Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, taking in part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and a few…
