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Online Videos and Photos of Us at Whit Friday

Whilst trawling round the internet, I stumbled across some videos and photos of us at Whit Friday. See the links below.

Videos

• Mike’s Dad’s video of us playing “The Cossack” in the contest ring at Lees
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKYXH8Xf_vM

• Mike’s Dad’s video of us at Grotton
  Part marching to “Thriller” and part playing in the contest ring
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtc-rpstuao

• Kelly’s Video of us marching at Lydgate
  http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=538658507484

• Mike’s Dad’s video of us marching at Lydgate.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBwrs7FVJN4

• Video Slideshow of Bands playing in the contest ring at Delph
  (Warwick Uni – 5:09 to 5:35)
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiSU2ZCmLbk

Photos

(All from Facebook)

• Ben K’s Photo’s
  http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=61300105&aid=2154656

• Lucy Y’s Photo’s
  http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=500547357&aid=26944

• Kelly L’s Photo’s
  http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=61301970&aid=2154736

• Emma M’s Photo’s
  http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=61303104&aid=2154888

• Also, Ellie S’s album, with some non-Whit Friday photos too…
  http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=61300507&aid=2154610

• And Rebecca C’s album, also with some non-WF photos…
  http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2154570&id=61301064

• Finally, the Leeds Uni Conductor’s photo album:
  http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=197819048&aid=2307663

: 22 May 2008 10:38 |  Tags: 2008 Whit Friday |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Whit Friday Results 2008

Writing about web page http://www.whitfriday.brassbands.saddleworth.org/Ranking_2008.php

So, the full results are in…

Here’s how we did (with comparison to Leeds Uni)

Lees

Warwick: 34 (Look for “Boris Johnson Appreciation Society” (Don’t ask!))
Leeds: Did Not Compete (DNC)
Total Bands: 45

Grotton

Warwick: 36
Leeds: 39
Total Bands: 43

Lydgate

Warwick: 41
Leeds: 29
Total Bands: 53

Dobcross

Warwick: 41
Leeds: DNC
Total Bands: 55

Delph

Warwick: 74
Leeds: 58
Total Bands: 78

Other Villages Leeds Uni Did

Denshaw: 35/52
Friezland: 10/48 (NB: 3rd Section and below only play here)
Greenfield: 44/66
Uppermill: 41/58

Other Prizes Won

None

So basically, they thrashed us this year!

: 19 May 2008 11:47 |  Tags: Contest News Whit Friday |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem