There is a part in Brassed Off, where they go to a small town in a coach (charabang, bus, whatever) They all drink too much beer and have to stop to pee on the way back. I am not sure if it still happens but that part is based on the Whit Friday Brass Band Contests. This/these contests happened on whit Friday in several small local villages. Delph, Dobcross, Saddleworth I think, there were about 10 or so small places which all had a seperate competition. The Bands, from local bands like Dobcross band, to the Biggies, Black Dyke Mills, Fairy Fodens, CWS Footwear, etc. all went around in their own coach. The plan was to enter as many of the competitions as you could. The coach would draw up in the village, someone from the band would race off to the registration table and enter the bands name. The band would then play a "March" down the road to the competition point. When the Judges were ready, they would blow a whistle an dthe band would play their "competition" piece. The judges could be in a house with open windows and drawn curtains, a small trailer in the middle of a soccer field or wherever. The judges were not supposed to know the Name of the band who were playing, so a marshall led the band in, with their name written on a chalk board. I'm sure that the judges would have no idea that it was Dobcross band playing last at about 11.30 at night, by the BLOODY GREAT BIG CHEER that went up when they marched onto the Village Green. Lots of beer was drunk and it was a damn good doo. I hope that they still do it. JohnB