Pictures of the Band from the 1880’s and onwards.
We are always very keen to hear of your memories or experiences of the Band - if you have any pictures out there that you don’t see on this page, then please get in touch!
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The very first known picture of the Band taken outside the Plough Inn, in South Elmsall, 1884
The Band in 1910 outside Frickley Hall.
A fragment of a picture of the South Elmsall & Frickley Colliery Silver Prize Band, again outside Frickley Hall in 1912. The original, shown in a newspaper cutting can be seen on the right.
Date unknown - possibly early 20’s with Noel Thorpe in the middle? Pre 1922?
A section of the Band with Conductor Noel Thorpe. It was NT who led the Band to a British Open Victory in 1922 on ‘Lohengrin’……would this be 1922?
1947 outside the Colliery Managers House..
The ’50’s were a great time for the Band when it was virtually unbeatable - some of the leading personalities of the day, such as Jimmy Shepherd, recently voted the World’s greatest Cornet Player (along side Mr Arban presumably?) and esteemed Cornet Player David Read - now a respected Adjudicator and Writer were counted amongst our ranks….
The CMFCB Broadcasting Band in 1952, just prior to the Band embarking upon a third tour of Holland. Quite a bond was formed between CMFCB and the Netherlands as it is believed we were amongst the first English band’s to give a concert there after the war, along with Foden’s Motor works Band and Farey Aviation….
The 1960’s….A 17 year old Ray Sykes in Gelsenkirchen, West Germany in 1963…….
……and Ray in 2007…
1966
The 1970’s - WARNING - some of these haircuts may give you Nightmare’s!!
See if you can spot Roger Webster in the above Picture - here’s a tip…..he’s got plenty of Hair!
A ’70’s tour of Germany…
The 1990’s…..
Grand Shield Winners…1999?
The All England International Masters, Cambridge Corn Exchange
2000 and beyond…
Great Britain Open Quartet Champions - 2005
Butlins 2006 - 2nd place overall Trophy with Lee Durrant and a YBS Defector
2006 Area, St. Georges Hall, Bradford with Allan Ramsay*
British Open, Symphony Hall Birmingham with Russell Gray*
‘Soliloquy’ recording session with Allan Ramsay
Feb 2007 - Osset Town Hall, Recording session for BBC Radio 2’s ‘Listen to the Band’ Programme
March 2007 - Area Contest, St.George’s Hall, Bradford (Test Piece - Isaiah 40)*
Remember - if you have any pictures of the band from any era, please get in touch via the contact pages and we will endeavour to get them shown!
*Images reproduced courtesy of Iwan Fox @ www.4barsrest.com
All images copyright CMFCB 2007
What a fantastic football polo shirt that is. Just ask Dennis!!!!!
kenny kenny kenny!!!!! what a great mug shot!!!!! even better as we cant see all your ugly mug!! a proper del boy wi all your cocktail sticks, heheheh.