AWARD-WINNING Grimethorpe Colliery Band, who catapulted to worldwide recognition through the 1996 hit movie Brassed Off, come to Lighthouse in Poole on March 22. This concert will provide a rare ...

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Ian McMillan, Yorkshire poet and broadcaster, was born and brought up near Grimethorpe, home of one of the most famous brass bands in the world - Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band. He knows and loves ...

FOR decades, colliery bands were at the heart of their communities, providing not just a musical backdrop to village events but also passing on expertise to generations of new brass players. Did you ...

The real stars of the hit movie Brassed Off, the Grimethorpe Colliery Band are in constant demand throughout the world for concert appearances. Having been crowned as the National Brass Band Champions ...

THE word famous Grimethorpe Colliery Band is back by popular demand at The Garden Rooms, at Tennants, in Leyburn. The concert, on Saturday, September 17, is one few opportunities to see the band in ...

Formed in 1917, during the First World War, Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a British institution. National and British Open Champions on numerous occasions, the band’s contest successes remain legendary ...