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Contest results, concert reports and stories from 140 years of banding.

5 November 2026

A colliery band is a brass band that grew out of a coal-mining community. Here...

22 October 2026

Our Musical Director, Chris Travis, steps down after Christmas, and we're looking for the person...

22 October 2026

Join us at The Klurb in North Shields on Saturday 7 November for an evening...

22 October 2026

2026 marks 140 years since Backworth Colliery Band was established in the mining community of...