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!
News
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.
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 […]
September 2015 News Updates
This month has been fairly quiet for the band with just this morning’s village harvest festival and a short performance at Grace Landscapes’ Family Fun Day filling our time. The band has also recently purchased 30 new music stands. The band receives no funding other than payments from the various public performances we take part […]
Starter Band
This week we have begun running a small starter group for children in and around Grange Moor to begin learning how to play music. We have had two days working with them so far, and all is going well! Both adults and children are enjoying the work they have done already and we look forward […]
Raymond Berry (1929-2015)
The band are saddened by the news of the death of Raymond Berry. A long-serving member of the band on percussion, Raymond was well-known in Grange Moor and Kirkheaton. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time. We will share details of his funeral once we know about them. In 2014, […]
June & July 2015 Update
June and July have been a relatively quiet time for the band as far as performances go. However, we did play at the National Coal Mining Museum’s Annual Miner’s Gala on 29th June. The main band performed two slots and the training band played a final section. Owen Wedgwood, a long time supporter of the band, […]
Player Updates: David and Alison Pickles
The band are sad to announce that their trombone and repiano cornet players David and Alison Pickles have left Grange Moor in order to focus their playing efforts with The Lindley Band. Their daughter, Lauren, has also played with us in the past. We would like to thank the family for all of their hard […]