United Co-operative Society

The Buxton Entertainments Contest was a Brass Bands competition held by the United Co-operative Society (previously Norwest Co-operative and United Norwest Co-operative), at the Buxton Pavilion Gardens, between 1972 and 2006. The contest was open to both members and non-members of the North West Area Brass Bands Association, though bands that did compete could not be ranked within the championship section.

From the guide to the Papers of United Co-operative Society, High Peak Area, Buxton Entertainments Contest, 1971-2006, (National Co-operative Archive)