Concerto d'orange juice at Brassed Off Live with Jamie Smith | Grimethorpe Colliery Band

Grimethorpe Colliery Band - William Tell Overture - 1998 | Auckland City Brass Band

The standing ovation for Grimethorpe Colliery Band’s tribute to the one & only Richard Evans at last night’s European Brass Band Association Championships performance in Birmingham Town Hall. This was for you Richard. Thank you for the music and the smiles. Rest In Peace Maestro ❤️ www.grimethorpeband.co.uk | Grimethorpe Colliery Band

Watch the second of our special reports on the centenary of Grimethorpe Colliery Band. We are focusing on a defining moment in the band's history when its future was under serious threat. Just weeks before the band was due to take part in the National Brass Band Championships at the Royal Albert Hall, news was leaked about the closure of Grimethorpe Colliery - a decision which was likely to mean the end of the band. But in the second of his special reports, David Hirst tells how the band survive