The true story of Grimethorpe and its famous band gave him his vehicle and Brassed Off was the result. This particular tour was the subject of a documentary film called “Arrivederci Grimethorpe” made by Granada Television and which was subsequently shown on most networks in the UK in 1980. The bus had waited, but decided he wasn’t going to appear and must have decided to go by car, and so the bus carried on to the rehearsal without him. The film also stars Ewan MacGregor who falls for the beautiful Gloria, and Stephen Tompkinson as Danny’s son Phil whose life is slowly being destroyed by the uncertainty surrounding him. ‘Fireworks’ remains a delight of musical wit and invention. Gordon Higginbottom plays Over the Rainbow Tenor Horn PLUS Evergreen PLUS Misty - Duration: 11:38. In 1996 Grimethorpe became Yorkshire Champions once again as well as the top English band at the National Finals, thereby qualifying for the 1997 European Championships at London’s Barbican where the band gained 3rd place. Also in this year the band recorded it’s second film soundtrack for a French film. Bands were being more gimmicky in the things that were done at these events that (although of his dislike of contests) Elgar Howarth was asked for his ideas for an entertainment contest. He was a hard uncompromising man whose solid grit brought the best out of the bandsmen. The Grimethorpe Colliery Band at Wakefield Cathedral in 2017. A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and works of the comedian Harry Worth (1918 – 1989) was held at All Souls, Langham Place, with readings by Erik Vick (Lords Taverner), Bill Cotton CBE, Vince Powell (Co-writer of ‘Here’s Harry’), John Ammonds CBE (Producer of ‘Here’s Harry’) and finally Sir Harry Secombe CBE. Needless to say that excerpts from the series were used to make a CD entitled “Stars in Brass”. The Six-inch Ordnance Survey map surveyed in 1890 and published in 1894 shows that it was still a small hamlet clustered around Grimethorpe Green. Although some of the audience on that occasion were obviously startled by the unfamiliar sounds they were hearing, the success of the work marked the beginning of a partnership between two sections of music that had before been considered totally separate. The History of Brass Band Music - Classical Arrangements. Alan Morrison Grimethorpe Principal Cornet at the time picks up the story. The Grimethorpe Colliery Band was formed in 1917 as a leisure time activity by a group of miners at the mine whose name it bears. Tears of joy flowed down the face of every single member of the band. Played by Grimethorpe Colliery Band. The Major left the band in 1999 where Garry Cutt took over the mantle of Professional Conductor. A Lancashire man named Harry Mileman took over the band in 1947 following a short spell by George Hespe (well known for his brass band piece ‘The Three Musketeers’). Shortly after George Thompson’s return, he was responsible (in 1960) for the formation of the Grimethorpe Colliery Junior Band. It was truly a Champion of Champion competition as it brought the ‘Test Piece’ winners versus the ‘Entertainment’ winners, therefore it consisted of two parts, Round 1 – March & Test Piece and Round 2 – Entertainment Programme. The concert included the first performance of William Waltons Arrangement of The First Shoot performed by Grimethorpe. It took hours to check in. The film is set in the fictional mining town of Grimley where the local pit is rumoured to be under threat of closure. We thank Mark for taking the time to complete this labour of love. The band played at the World Premiere of Brassed Off at the Odean Cinema Leeds as part of the Leeds International Film festival. These archive pages range from the founding of the band in 1917, through war years, the extraordinary musical explorations of the 1970s under Elgar Howarth, the tragic times of the closure of Grimethorpe Colliery in 1992, the "Brassed Off" years right up to … It was already 6.05 pm, we were signed on and ready to play. Concerto No.1 for Brass Band Op. The film told the story of the fictional South Yorkshire village of Grimley, and how the local colliery’s band won a national competition only a few days after the closure of the colliery was announced. Grimethorpe made its first compact disc in 1989, recorded for EMI music at Stockport’s Strawberry Studios. In 1976 there were still four members doing service with the Seniors who played with the original Junior Band. 1976 was the year after “Fireworks” had been unleashed on the unsuspecting banding fraternity at the British Open where Wingates under the baton of Richard Evans took the title playing of number 23. Released: 2007. Lesley also features on the band’s compact disc – Classic Brass – which reached number three in the Classic FM chart. September saw the band fly to Switzerland to undertake a three-concert tour and immediately returned to London to record the first of two television shows with Leslie Garrett. The Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Music Department: All Our Working Lives. At this point, Frank Renton swung into action. The original name was the Grimethorpe Colliery Institute Band and for some years it was called the Grimethorpe Colliery Band. October saw the band record excerpts for a Russell Harty profile on the Michael Parkinson programme. Sir Clifford Cory, the highly influential son of John Cory, performed the ceremony. Grimethorpe Colliery Band is one that has reached an enviable maturity. The first two concerts on 29 & 30/05 were in Orchard Hall, which is part of the Bunkamura complex and conveniently situated next to the hotel. With intense media interest the Band gave a performance that, quote Philip Wilby (composer of the set test piece "The New Jerusalem"), was "a sure triumph of the human spirit, a sense of liberty and resurrection drawn out of sorrow and … Partita for Band (Postcards From Home) II. In 1976 arguably the most important Brass Band recording of it’s time was released entitled “Grimethorpe Special” and conducted by Elgar Howarth. Described as a ‘colossal gamble’, it was a musical wager devised by Elgar Howarth that claimed the pot and … Soon after the victory at the Nationals a board of trustees was formed to manage the finances of the band through this difficult period. The film, starring Ewan McGregor, Pete Postlethwaite and Tara Fitzgerald, was a far bigger hit than anyone could imagine. A somewhat less ambitious visit to the Republic of Eire was arranged the following year where the band played to capacity audiences in Dublin and Cork. For a while the band were left with only a token financial support and their future looked uncertain. The pit closed within 15 months of the announcement and is now flattened entirely, however the band remains and goes from strength to strength. This more comprehensive history of the band was compiled and written some years ago by the bands former Percussionist Mark Arnold. The highlight of the year was undoubtedly the band’s appearance at one of Sir Henry Wood’s Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall playing to a capacity audience of 6000 – the first time a brass band has played at these concerts. Unfortunately, he resigned to take up a teaching appointment in the Midlands in August 1975. Although the majority of the band would be out of work in the not too distant future, all the players vowed to carry on playing with Grimethorpe. The soundtrack CD won a gold disc for sales of over 100,000 in the UK and a gold disc for sales of over 30,000 in Australia. Lyrics. [1] It achieved worldwide fame after appearing in the film Brassed Off, and along with the Black Dyke Mills Band, the band became the first to perform at … The 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. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from Grimethorpe Colliery Band. He believed it would become a masterpiece of the repertoire, and he has been proven right. The tour didn’t start on a good footing with all the luggage being lost on the flight over, arriving a day late, with the bands music arriving on the morning of the first concert. It was initially financed by the colliery, a sister company, and a welfare fund set up by the miners themselves. National and British Open Champions on numerous occasions, the band’s contest successes remain legendary. Concerto No.1 for Brass Band Op. As Frank explained, “…the whole point of the series is to bring together great musicians who have made their reputations in other areas of music, and see them, with a Brass Band creating different sounds and styles”. We retired to bed thinking that we were way behind in the rehearsing schedule and if anything, hoping for a miracle the next day. As ever, we were anxious to get a late draw, the television camera crews were still taking our every move and had even agreed with the organisers to set up a camera in the hall. In September 2000 the band took part in the Quincentenary Concert for The Worshipful Company of Musicians, conducted by Elgar Howarth held at the Birmingham Symphony Hall. Rehearsals became a total waste of time. Philip Wilby commented “a sure triumph of the human spirit, a sense of liberty and resurrection drawn out of sorrow and pain”. At about 5.15pm the draw came through to the rehearsal room – yes, you’ve guessed it – the dreaded No.1, which Ken Hirst, the band secretary, had an annoying habit of pulling on a regular basis. The band has a Silver and Gold award for the two recordings. Grimethorpe Colliery Band was a relative newcomer in the world of Brass Bands at this time – both Black Dyke Mills and Besses O’ the Barn Bands had 100 years of history between them. I listened in cold shock and nearly froze with fear when the words ‘Grimethorpe Colliery’ were mentioned in the long list. Unsurprisingly, the playing was not at its best. The strike had cost the band a considerable amount of money and it had been somewhat of a miracle that the players had remained together throughout that period. 2. Even today it is as fresh as the proverbial daisy. Its first radio broadcast was in 1932 and from 1941 to 1951 was on UK national radio every month. Despite the stubborn refusal of some brass band ‘diehards’ to accept Elgar Howarth and the avant garde music, one cannot escape the fact that it has been those two major contributions which have toppled the prejudices of those who still equate brass bands with Miners’ Galas and renderings of ‘Abide with Me’ The band appeared in the second Series of Leslie Garrett Tonight which was shown in June 2000. This was the first tour for the band organised by International Concert Attractions Pty Ltd and the schedule was gruelling. A. Greenwood, obtained third prize playing ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ by Hermann Goetz. 28/02 at Spray Farm Summer Festival – Bellarine Peninsula. 1992 was a traumatic year for the band culminating in a great victory. Grimethorpe Colliery Band. Deep in the heart of South Yorkshire’s coal mining belt lies Grimethorpe, as unromantic as Black Pudding, yet and ironically it was an appropriate name for one of Yorkshire’s largest collieries. Needless to say the band won. He was stopped in his tracks by a furious Frank Renton who glowered and pointed at him with all the force of a senior army officer. Frank Renton made it plain that that was exactly what he wanted and suggested I stood as high in the RAH as possible – appropriately enough – in the Gods!!!! Broadcasting continued at varying intervals, until 1941 when the band broadcast on no fewer than eleven occasions. John Horrocks 3,421 views This followed a competition on the BBC2 Television Programme MICROLIVE and a film of the band playing the slow movement from the Moorside Suite by Gustav Holst which was included in the programme. Andrew Owenson again took over as Resident Musical Director but he did not reign long and resigned his position for the second time just prior to the Summer Season of 1957. Life after George. Weeks were spent not playing but performing the choreography to perfection. Nevertheless the programme brought the house down and surely this is what the Entertainment Contest is all about. Andrew resigned early in 1955 and Harry Mileman, who had remained in employment at the colliery, took over as ‘Caretaker’ Conductor until he left to take over a similar position with a band in New Zealand. Brassed Off is a 1996 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Mark Herman and starring Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald and Ewan McGregor.. The above excerpts are taken from a review of the record and reprinted by kind permission given by www.4barsrest.com. Having lost 90% of our … Greater international fame came to the band with the making of the 1995 film Brassed Off! We trouped on stage at 6.15pm a little disconsolate. Ken Hirst, the long standing secretary of the band, was awarded a Compaq Portable Computer (together with the Lotus Software Package “Symphony” and a Dot Matrix Printer) in the first week of January. During 1987, the band took part in the opening celebration of the 750 years anniversary of Berlin, held in the international Conference Centre of West Berlin. 1984 was the year of the National Union of Mineworkers’ dispute against colliery closures. Since the band’s inception until 1976, the band has not been too successful in winning the major competitions although they can boast of some little reward in this sphere at the latter end of this period – ‘Open’ Championships in 1967 and 1969; ‘National’ Champions in 1970; Mineworkers’ National Champions in 1967 to 1969 and 1973 to 1976; Granada Television Band of the Year in 1972, 1973 and 1976. He had been conducting a band in Cornwall but he welcomed the opportunity of returning to Yorkshire. Released: 2007. When first hearing Grimethorpe he said that there was a unique sound from virtuoso players which had not yet been used by the composers with whom he normally worked. It is a reflective piece, both elegant and poetic (and very slow) which explores the softness of texture and colour that up until then had not been fully explored by brass band composers. On arriving in Japan the band were welcomed to an official reception provided by the Japanese Brass Band Association where there were representatives from 11 bands from around the Tokyo area. When government policy lead to the painful process of pit closures in the late eighties and early nineties writer/director Mark Herman decided that he wanted to make a movie about the way in which the closures affected the communities and people. the band was in good health and the future secured. During the war years, Bill Foster made way for a younger man and George Thompson took over as Resident Musical Director until he left to take over his old band in the South in 1946. Total chaos, with the world’s media now encamped on the doorstep and in the foyer. He took the band to the Granada Television Band of the Year Competition in 1974 and finished one point away from a hat trick of wins after playing first. The turning point in Grimethorpe’s history, however, was the appointment of Elgar Howarth as professional conductor and music adviser in 1972. Grimethorpe's diverse performances include the FIFA World Cup, BAFTA Awards, BBC Proms, Eurovision and London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. Towers and Chimneys [Third Section] Grimethorpe Colliery Band. The stars in the series were, Nicholas and Robert Childs, Maurice Murphy, Don Lusher, Guy Barker, Gordon Campbell and the brilliant Derek Watkins, screeching in the gods on “We’ve only Just Begun”. We were not concerned about Grimethorpe possibly closing because we knew that there was at least 90 years of coal left and felt sure that this would keep the pit safe for many years. The band has commissioned works from such composers as Hans Werner Henze and Sir Harrison Birtwistle. I pray for that.”, “My first visit to Grimethorpe…made an unforgettable impression on me. In 1982, the band started a series of recordings of Music by Carl Davies for a BBC Television Series entitled “Working Lives”, these recordings continued through 1983 with the series being completed in 1984. As I finished the first trumpet call, the band took over. Grimethorpe Colliery Band has been particularly badly hit with the loss of over 30 concerts, including the cancellation of sell-out concerts in the Royal Albert Hall in London and a tour of Switzerland during the first lockdown. Brass band history was made when Harrison Birtwistle conducted his own ‘Grimethorpe Aria’. The film mirrored the actual events of 1992 when Grimethorpe Colliery Band became National Brass Band Champions, playing Philip Wilby's The New Jerusalem, just days after the closure of Grimethorpe Colliery itself. In the opening bars as the band sat still, a photographer started crawling commando style through the cornet section to get a better picture of Frank. He was already writing out some parts for Solo Trombone, and Ray Curry, – well poor Ray looked under serious pressure. The sheer audacity of it all still makes you smile with pleasure. An outsider to the brass band world, (although he did play in a band, conducted by his father, in Manchester, as a boy) Howarth’s association with Grimethorpe was the inspiration behind the commissioning of new works by leading avant garde composers. Alexander Owen - Grimethorpe Colliery Band . The highlight of the tour was when the band played in the grounds of the British Embassy in Washington when The Queen and Prince Phillip entertained President Ford and his wife. After graduating from Manchester University, Elgar Howarth studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music, working with composers Harrison Birtwistle, Alexander Hoehr and Peter Maxwell-Davies. The film follows the lives of the local Grimley Colliery Brass Band as they attempt to reach, and then win, the National Brass Band Championship. They soon realised that the famous Grimethorpe Colliery Band were to take part in a major competition at the weekend and we became headline news. With the continued support of RJB mining, and the success of Brassed Off! On the 17th May 1979, the band gave a concert performance in the Dvorana Lisinski in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. 1985 was the year that Grimethorpe blew entertainment contests apart. It was formed in 1917, as a leisure activity for the workers at the colliery, by members of the disbanded Cudworth Colliery Band. The first Concert in New Zealand on 30/01 was at Civic Theatre – Aotea Centre – Auckland, 31/01 Christchurch Town Hall, 01/02 Dunedin Town Hall, 3&4/02 Michael Fowler Centre – Wellington, 05/02 Regent Theatre – Palmerston North, 06/02 Municipal Theatre – Napier returning back to Auckland on the 07 & 08/02 for the final two concerts on this leg at the ASB Theatre – Aotea Centre. Said Mark Herman “It was interesting to blend four or five actors with a real band to the extent that people can’t see the join, which means that the band had to be as good at acting as the actors were as musicians. We were on News at Ten (after the 1st bong), BBC News, Sky News, Channel Four – they were all there. Even as recently as 1992, 17 members of the band were employed at Grimethorpe Colliery. Released: 2007. In 1975 performances were repeated at the Sir Henry Wood’s Promenade Concerts (including the first performance of a new piece for brass band – ‘Ragtimes and Habaneras’ by Hans Werner Henze) and the Queen Elizabeth Hall. “Win this contest not just for you and Grimethorpe Colliery Band, he bellowed. Greater world fame came to the band in 1995 with the filming of Brassed Off! After lengthy discussions, a decision was made to go ahead and the Grimethorpe Colliery Band came into being in 1917. He even mumbled something about somebody pinching his no.1 ball, although he was a relieved man when they had. It was as if we had won already, but then we had to come down to earth until we found out whether or not the 3 adjudicators agreed with the whole audience. The band gave a total of 22 concerts, in Perth, Pinjarra (50 miles to the South of Perth), Karratha (1,000 miles to the North of Perth), Adelaide (for the Adelaide Festival, the overall Managers of the tour), Mount Gambier, Sydney (in the main concert hall at the Sydney Opera House), Brisbane, Moranbah, Dysart, Blackwater (these last three towns being in the coalmining areas in North Queensland), Newcastle, Woolongong, Melbourne and Geelong. This was accomplished, chiefly with raw local lads plus men from the disbanded band at Cudworth, and a fund was started by the Carlton Main Colliery Company Limited, a sister company, the Colliery Institute Committee and supplemented by voluntary subscriptions from Colliery Officials and Workmen. Financial backing continued from British Coal until 1995 when Richard Budge, Chief Executive of RJB Mining PLC agreed to fund the band, an agreement which continued until 2011. 1. Listen to music from Grimethorpe Colliery Band like Florentiner March, Abide With Me & more. Grimethorpe is known for its past as a mining village, its brass band, the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, and was used as the location for the film Brassed Off – a black comedy which tells the plight of the village and the effect on its band. Frank Renton gathered the band together for his usual pre-match pep talk. Release Date: 29 Mar 2008: Custom … He decided that something was needed that was the ultimate and would take entertainment contests back to basics. After being woken at 2:30 AM it was an overnight flight for the final concert of the tour on 10/02 at the Concert Hall – Hong Kong Cultural Centre. It was perhaps the movement’s greatest mistake. It caused a sensation – an unknown composer and conductor sweeping the brass band movement and breathing new life into the competition world. ‘Grimethorpe Aria’ (1973) however is a totally different kettle of fish and remains one of the most important brass compositions of the post-war period. And nothing much had changed by the time of the sinking of Grimethorpe Colliery in 1894. Grimethorpe entered and the audience was buzzing, the RAH was packed to the rafters and the camera crews were already doing their business. Playing via Spotify Playing via YouTube. They were forever being interrupted for interviews to meet deadlines, photo calls of individuals and collective shots were demanded and by Thursday Frank Renton was tearing what little hair he had left into shreds. Led by ex miner and musical director Danny (Pete Postlethwaite) and inspired by newcomer Gloria (Tara Fitzgerald) the band battle through adversity to reflect the real history of Grimethorpe and become Champion of Great Britain. The best comment to come out of this situation was from a woman from another championship section band saying “Aren’t you worried about your Brass Band World Ranking Points?”!!!!! They also gave concert performances in the St. Magnus Festival held on the Orkney island of Kirkwall. Catalogue: DOYCD164. The turning point in Grimethorpe’s history, however, was the appointment … After the day relaxing the band were straight back into it with two concerts on the 27/02, in the morning at Robert Blackwood Hall – Monach University, then completely stripping down and re-setting for an evening concert at Dallas Brooks Hall – Melbourne. Listen to music from Grimethorpe Colliery Band like Abide With Me, Florentiner March & more. In a recent survey of all-time favourite films in the UK Brassed Off came 11th, beating Titanic and all the James Bond films. The tour started on the 25/01 at Wollongong Entertainment Centre, then 26/03 Civic Theatre – Newcastle then the main concert of the tour on 27/01 at the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. In 1895, the Ton Temperance Band was invited to play at the official opening of Gelli Colliery Library in Ystrad. The band won at the British Open for the third time in its history and setting a unique record in being the only band to win two British Opens on the same piece (the other in 1967) the piece in question being John Irelands “Comedy Overture”. We then had to set up the rehearsal room and again found it impossible to rehearse until Frank stamped his feet, shouted some abuse at the media, and finally got down to rehearsing New Jerusalem. Grimethorpe Colliery Band "The brass bands of this country are unique, and the Grimethorpe Band is unique amongst them" - Sir Harrison Birtwistle. Under his leadership, the band’s record at the ‘Open’ Championship of Great Britain was First in 1967 and 1969, Second in 1963, Third in 1960, 1961, 1968 and 1971. Listen to Misty from The Grimethorpe Colliery Band's Best Of Brass Bands for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. There’s nothing unusual in that, but this was to be as one of the support groups for the international pop group The Beautiful South in Birmingham NEC, Wembley Arena and the Sheffield Arena playing to 14,000 at each venue, with some of the members actually backing the Beautiful South in a few of their songs. Elgar Howarth was in attendance and seemed quite concerned that the players were tired and drawn after such a traumatic week. 35 years may now have passed, but the peculiar genius of Grimethorpe Colliery Band’s 1985 Granada Band of the Year winning performance hasn’t lost an ounce of its impact. We couldn’t even get near the Miners Welfare Institute, where the bandroom was situated. For a while the band were left with only a token financial support and their future looked uncertain. However, a board of trustees was formed to managAlthough the majority of the band would be out of work in the not too distant future, all the players vowed to carry on playing with Grimethorpe. Tristan and Isolde Prelude Richard Wagner arr. The ‘Media Village’ was set up in a primary school car park which became a mass of satellite dishes, caravans, news reporters, camera crews and everything associated with a major, breaking news story. They were Fred Partlett, Alec Garbett, Bob Davidson and Gordon Silver. They were invited to play at the 50th BAFTAS at a star-studded event at the Royal Albert Hall. 44 II. 2. The draw was at 5pm and the first band on stage was scheduled for 6pm. The following year they appeared to an estimated television audience of 100 million people when they were part of the interval entertainment at the Eurovision Song Contest at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham accompanying violin virtuoso Vanessa Mae and opera singer Lesley Garrett. The next leg of the tour took the band to Australia starting on 21/02 at the Festival of Perth – Perth Concert Hall, 22/02 Thebarton Theatre – Adelaide, 23/02 Civic Theatre – Newcastle, 24/02 Sydney Town Hall, 25/02 City Hall – Brisbane, then a very well earned day off. In 1976, the band qualified for the National Finals at the Royal Albert Hall and the National Mineworkers’ Finals at Blackpool. It was totally unreal!! Unfortunately this style of contest has never been repeated. The contest management were very supportive, and allowed us to delay the start until 6.15pm in the hope he may turn up. Due to the massive success of the Australia/Japan tour in 1999, International Concert Attractions booked the band again for a further tour of Australia in 2001 but this time including concerts on the North and South Island on New Zealand and a one off date in Hong Kong on the way home. “We are living in terrible times: times of cultural impoverishment when traditions die, and are replaced with nothing but void. However nothing could prepare us for the events that were about to unfold and as we entered the final week we were unknowingly just starting a story that would be covered worldwide and would throw our carefully planned schedule into utter chaos! The Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a brass band, based in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England. The band entered its first contest in July 1918 at Belle Vue, Manchester and under their professional conductor, J. They also sanctioned the use of a borrowed player, but because of the No.1 draw, it had to be from the band drawn last, Hammonds Sauce Works and in particular a young man by the name of Billy Rushworth. As we arrived at the hall, we were met by hundreds of people all cheering us on. In mid-afternoon, Andy suffered a ‘hypo’ and was laid motionless on the kitchen floor until his frantic mother found him at around tea-time. In 1986 Grimethorpe (with Sunlife) were the first band to perform at the Kenwood Bowl, Conducted by Geoffrey Brand, finishing with the 1812 Overture, complete with Fireworks. The band were told by the organisers that they don’t invite back any groups that have appeared in the festival, but due to the popularity of the band, they have been invited back. His idea was a full programme without a conductor, but not just a sit down performance but fully choreographed with interludes composed by Mr Howarth himself. We arrived at the hotel around 5pm, and guess what the scene in and out side reception was. We drew No.17, which for Ken Hirst was a major achievement. This recording entitled ‘Skellern’, was followed by a further recording entitled ‘Astaire’ which sold in excess of 100,000 copies. Mr Bolt goes for a ride in his motor … On the 28th July, the band left the UK for a tour of Italy, returning on the 9th August, 1979. Then in 1995, RJB Mining Plc and their Chief Executive Richard Budge became the band's saviours with a sponsorship deal for an initial three year period. Grimethorpe Colliery Band. The band were on an uncontrollable high, and were whisked off stage onto the steps of the RAH for the worlds media to get another ounce of flesh. The first note was a top G double forte and a perfect top G filled the RAH. 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