Grimethorpe Colliery Band
(1917-present)
group and band
Aged 107
Wikidata WikipediaThe Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a brass band, based in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England. It was formed in 1917, as a leisure activity for the workers at the colliery, by members of the disbanded Cudworth Colliery Band. Along with the Black Dyke Mills Band, the band became the first to perform at the Proms. Grimethorpe Band achieved worldwide fame after appearing in the film Brassed Off.
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Commemorated on 1 plaque
BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC Yorkshire 1
The home of the world-renowned Grimethorpe Colliery Band Founded in 1917 Stars of the film "Brassed Off".
Acorn Centre, 51 High St, Grimethorpe, S72 7BB, Barnsley, United Kingdom where it was