| Dinnington Colliery Band | |
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The Dinnington Colliery Band, Dinnington, 2010 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Dinnington, Yorkshire, England |
| Genres | Brass band (British style) |
| Years active | 1904-Present |
| Labels | Universal Music Group Decca Records |
| Website | http://dinningtoncolliery.co.uk/ |
The Dinnington Colliery Band is a traditional British brass band from Yorkshire, England, founded in 1904 and also known as the Dinnington Main and Middleton prize brass band [1] for some of its history. Between 1982 and 1985 the band was sponsored by South Yorkshire Caravans, and 1987-1990 by Webster's Brewery.[1]
The Dinnington Colliery Band consisted of 27 members aged between 7 and 70 from the former coal mining town of Dinnington in South Yorkshire, England.
As in many traditional British mining towns, once the colliery closed in 1992 the band went into decline, ending up with only six members by 2009.[2]
In 2010, the BBC chose Dinnington from a shortlist of 22 other brass bands to feature in a three-part series A Band For Britain presented and conducted by Sue Perkins.[3] The recruitment drive that followed enabled the band to enlist 21 new members, and a resulting recording contract worth £1 million secured the band's future survival.[4]