Merry Christmas!
The band would like to wish all of its members, friends, followers and supporters a very Merry Christmas. We thank you all for your hard work over the year and look forward to a prosperous 2016!
Latest Posts
2015 Christmas Concert
Recently the band played their annual Christmas Concert in St Bartholomew’s Church, Grange Moor. We were delighted to see such a large turn out for this event, which featured a range of festive music from traditional carols, such as Away In A Manger and Once In Royal David’s City, to arrangements of more modern Christmas tunes […]
Christmas Concert at Clarence Park Bandstand
This afternoon the band performed at Clarence Park Bandstand to a small but loyal crowd! They braved the cold to join us in a variety of festive music to begin our packed December of performances. We would like to thank those that came along and we hope to see you there again in the future.
Whit Friday, 2004
In the latest of posts based on Philip Goodall’s photos, we revisit 4th June 2004 and the Whit Friday marches. The band played at six venues, Greenacres, Greenfield, Lees, Lydgate, Scouthead and Uppermill with 24th being their highest position achieved at both Greenacres where 47 bands performed and Greenfield which saw a record 64 bands […]
Grange Moor’s Youth Band, 2010
This Summer we ran a series of workshops for local children to start learning to play brass instruments. They went very well and you can read more about this starter group here. However, former bass player Philip Goodall has shared some photos of the Youth Band from 2010 with us. Clive Jowett conducted it with […]
News Updates
We recently posted about donations we had received from local business. One of those companies, Roman Blinds Direct/Interior Goods Direct, has written a lovely article on their own website about why they chose to make that contribution to the band. You can read their article here. Once again, we thank them for their support.
Band History: 2011
In another visit to Philip Goodall’s photos, we visit 2011. The band is marching here, but we are unsure of where. If you recall this event, please get in touch with us.
The Brass Band National Finals: Fourth Section, Dundee 2003
2nd place in 2003’s Yorkshire Area (Fourth Section) with Garry Hallas saw Grange Moor Brass Band become eligible for the National Championship of Great Britain (Fourth Section Final) for the first time where Duncan Beckley would guide us to 3rd place. You can hear the band’s full performance of Eric Ball’s Call Of The Sea below. […]
A Concert To Help Save Mirfield Library
This weekend saw the band perform a special Autumn concert at St Paul’s Church, Mirfield, to help support the Save Mirfield Library Campaign. You can read more about this campaign on their website. The band played a variety of pieces with including two duets. Pete Rhodes and Linda Atkinson performed a wonderful rendition of J.A. Greenwood’s Playmates […]