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Springs 1905 Winners Championship Cup 1905.
In 1905 the band won the Belle Vue Competition and Championship of Great Britain and Colonies at Crystal Palace, when the band came home from Belle Vue the town celebrated with them but these celebrations were nothing compared to what was ahead when the band returned home from Crystal Palace. Arriving in Accrington at about 9'oclock on the Monday night the band was met by decorated wagons full of supporters, and all along the route from Accrington to Bacup large groups of people turned out to congratulate and celebrate with them. When the band reached the borough boundary at the Thrutch the Mayor Alderman J.H Maden J.P and members of the Corporation were there to greet them and give them a civic welcome and accompany them on the rest of their journey into Bacup and to the home of Mr James Shepherd the bands President at his home, Holmes Villas. Despite it being nearly midnight when the band arrived back in Bacup dense crowds lined the decorated streets.
Walter Nuttall Bandmaster 1893-1914.
William Halliwell.
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Crystal Palace 1908
1909 New Brighton
Walter Nuttall, took over sole charge of the band in late 1909 following Mr Rimmers retirement and led the band on to further successes winning the Championship Cup , Two Gold Medals and £20 prize money on Easter Saturday in Barnoldswick. In 1912 the band once again engaged professional tuition in the form of Mr W Halliwell and again as in 1911 came in as runners up at Crystal Palace.
However 1913 saw the band win Gold Medals for the first time ever in the history of the competition when Springs won the Crystal Palace Championship first prize for the Third time. The news was relayed Back to Bacup via telegram and when the band returned home on the Monday evening they found the pavements of Newchurch Road and Market Street lined with people waiting to celebrate and congratulate them on their spectacular win. The crowd gathered on Bulls Bridge was said to be one of the biggest ever seen. The Royal Court Theatre November 1913 was the venue for the public presentation of the Crystal Palace Trophy.
Newtown Concert Wales 1910 "I am glad to say that Irwell Springs have accomplished something which has never been done by any other band, and it is of the greatest interest to me as a Colonial Secretary to realise that they are not only Champions of Great Britain but of the Colonies and Dominions as well." The Right Hon Lewis Harcourt MP for Rossendale.
Irwell Springs Band 1913 With the collection of Cups Shields Trophy's including the superb Crystal Palace 1000 Guineas Trophy.
Following on from the bands success March 25th 1914 saw them play a Royal Command Performance at the home of Lord Derby at Knowsley Hall. Both Mr Halliwell and Mr Walter Nuttall were presented to His Majesty and received high congratulations on their well deserved honour. When the band went out of existence in August 1960, Walter Nuttall was the oldest surviving member having led the band for 21 years becoming Mayor of Bacup and a Freeman of the Borough In January 1945.
Irwell Springs Band 1914.
Band Members Crystal Palace Winners 1905 W Seddon (soprano), G Nicholls, J H Crabtree, J R Eastwood, S Holgate, W T Hayhurst W Hey, S Dearden, L Butterworth, (solo cornets) , T Cooper (flugal horn) J Law (solo horn) , R H Priestley (2nd horn), H S Beswick (3rd horn) D Mills (solo baritone), E Calverley (solo euphonium), T C Barlow (2nd euphonium) J E Hacking (solo trombone) , J W Waddington ( tenor trombone) J Heap (brass trombone) , H S Law (E flat bass), W E Whitworth ( E flat bass) A Greenwood (B flat bass) , D E Law (double B flat bass).
Band Members Crystal Palace Winners 1908 W Seddon (soprano) , J N Fairhurst , J H Crabtree, J Richards , W T Hayhurst, J Brennan S Dearden, A Dickens, L Butterworth, (solo cornets) , T Cooper (flugal horn) J R Eastwood (solo horn) , R H Priestley (2nd horn) W J Mallett (3rd horn) H S Beswick (solo baritone), G Reece ( 2nd baritone) , T C Barlow (solo euphonium) T Brennan (2nd euphonium) J E Hacking (solo trombone) J W Waddington ( tenor trombone) , J Heap (brass trombone) G Barnes and S Mills (E flat basses), A Greenwood (B flat bass) , F Lord (double B flat bass).
Band Members Crystal Palace Winners 1913 W Seddon (soprano) , C Jones , J Richards , G Walker , J Lord , W T Hayhurst , A Hinchcliffe , Holgate , C N Blythe (solo cornets) , J H Crabtree (flugal horn) J Brennan (solo horn) , W J Mallett (2nd horn), R H Priestley (3rd horn) , R Aspin (solo baritone), R Dearden ( 2nd baritone), T Brennan (solo euphonium) A Goddard (2nd euphonium) H S Beswick (solo trombone) J W Waddington ( tenor trombone) , J Aspin (brass trombone) , G Barnes and L Worswick (E flat basses), J Rothwell (B flat bass) , L Nuttall (double B flat bass).
Band Members for 1916. W Nuttall, W Seddon, C Jones, W Ormerod, E Kershaw, J Rudge, J Richards, J H Crabtree, W T Hayhurst, A Hinchcliffe, J Furness, J Brennan, J Mallett, RH Priestley, R Aspin, A Smith, T Brennan, A Goddard, W Ives, J W Waddington J Heap, G Barnes, L Worswick, J Rothwell, L Nuttall, J Pritchard, G Howarth, Jno Nuttall, Jas Nuttall, B Lord, A Hopkinson, G Howarth, T Johnson, S Kershaw. R Waddilove, W Lawton, A Hollows.
Band Members for 1917. W Nuttall, W Seddon, E Kershaw, J W Richards, W Harrison, W T Hayhurst, H Seddon, J H Crabtree, C Evans, A Whittaker, F Haworth, T Pickles, A Haworth, J Brennan, J Malleth, J Taylor, A Law, J Blinkhorn, W Sellars, R Waddilove, T Seddon, G Barnes, B Kay, J Rothwell, L Nuttall, J Pritchard, A Hopkinson, Jno Nuttall, B Lord, S Kershaw, F Hindle, G Howarth, Jas Nuttall, T Brennan, C Jones, W Pollard.
Band Members for 1918 - 1919
W Nuttall, C Jones, W Seddon, E Kershaw, W Pollard, W Harrison, C Evans, H Seddon, A Whitaker, F Heyworth, A Hollows, T Pickles, T Brennon, J H Crabtree, J H Stebbings, J Taylor, W Sellars, A Law, R Waddilove, R Aspin, H S Beswick, G Crooke J W Waddington, S Seddon, G Barnes, B Kay, W H Boardman, J Rothwell, L Nuttall, J Pritchard, A Hopkinson, Jno Nuttall, B Lord, S Kershaw T Hindle, G Haworth, Jas Nuttall, W T Hayhurst, H Mills, U Baldwin, A Hinchcliffe, Jno Brennan, W Lord, S Holgate, B Lord, S Kershaw, F Hindle, E Calverley, R H Priestley, L Worswick, J Fitton, J R Hartwood, W Chaul, J Ashworth, S Bartle, E Farrington, G Howarth, J Richards, H Lovick, E A Ashworth, W Baldwin.
Band Member Outside Crystal Palace
Band Members for 1920 – 1921 – 1922 - 1923 Walter Nuttall, Richard Hopkin, Wilson Seddon, C Jones, W Pollard, J Hoyle, J Richards, H Lovick, A Hinchcliffe, H Seddon, S Bartle, J H Crabtree, S Holgate A Whitaker, J Brennan, J W Mallett, R H Priestley, W Sellars, A Law E Calverley, J Brennan, J H Waddilove, J Fitton, W Ives, J W Waddington J Aspin, L Worswick, B Kay, L Nuttall, R Fitton, W Baldwin, J Pritchard, G Barnes A Hopkinson, S Kershaw, B Lord, J R Eastwood, A Casson, E Tregilgas J Rothwell, G Greenwood, Joe Heap, W Harper, J Blackburn, A Highley, R Lomas J Lord, H Seddon, A Goddard, H Bentley, F Clarke, W Hayhurst, H Butterworth F Rimmer, C Waddington, J Hocking, W J Harper, W Collier, H Pollard.
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