The Band has had a very busy first 6 months of the year. This began with Butlins Mineworkers Contest at the end of January. We were placed 5th on the test piece, but the Entertainment contest proved not to be our day, where we were placed 11th. The Band got placed 9th overall. Next came the stern challenge of the Devil at the Yorkshire Area contest, where we were placed a creditable 8th against a field of bands including Black Dyke, Brighouse and Rastrick, and Grimethorpe. The Grand Shield was next in the middle of May. The test piece was the devilishly tricky 'On The Shoulders Of Giants' from the pen of Peter Graham, used for the 2010 British Open contest. The band were placed 7th on the day, which is a very good result after only being promoted the year before. Following this (by a day!) was the Great Northern Brass Arts Festival at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. The band opened the festival and received lots of positive feedback from organisers and audience alike. Two weeks later was the All-England International Masters Championships. After gaining a 3rd place last year, we managed to repeat last years success, necoming the highest placed English band in the competition, behind reigning champions Tredegar (Wales) and Brass Band Buizingen (Belgium). The band were very pleased with the result. The band have performed a variety of Jubilee concerts, from Marsden Park to St James' Church, Slaithwaite. These have turned out to be very successful. We also performed at Armed Forces Day in Greenhead Park, Huddersfield. The organiser was very impressed with the band, and has already booked the band for next years Armed Forces Day!