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British Open Champions!

NewsBy Grimethorpe Colliery Band 5 September 2015

Grimethorpe Colliery Band have been proclaimed the 2015 British Open Champions! The band were awarded the most prestigious prize in banding, the coveted British Open shield, following their performance of Stephen Roberts’ “Reflections On Swan Lake” at Symphony Hall, Birmingham. The performance was a firm favourite with the near capacity crowd present in the hall…

Success at Regional Championships

NewsBy Grimethorpe Colliery Band 8 March 2015

Grimethorpe recently enjoyed an incredibly successful day at the Yorkshire Regional Championships, once again qualifying to participate in the Finals of the National Championships of Great Britain at London’s Royal Albert Hall in October. Under the baton of Principal Conductor & Musical Director Dr Robert Childs, Grimethorpe delivered a tremendous performance of the set-test, Peter…