On Saturday 12th May, our senior band led by Daniel Brooks were awarded 3rd place at the British Open Senior Cup competition held at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool. The band qualified for the competition after success at last year’s Bolsover Contest once more making history, as it has never before competed in any section of […]
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Rt. Hon. Lord Shutt of Greetland for President
The Elland Silver Band organisation is delighted to announce that Lord Shutt will become their new President. David Trevor Shutt, Baron Shutt of Greetland, OBE, PC (born 16 March 1942) is a Liberal Democrat politician, who served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard and Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords between […]
Elland Silver Band bags £4,000 from Tesco’s community grant scheme
Elland Silver Band is delighted to announce it has bagged £4,000 from Tesco’s Bags of Help community grant scheme. Bags of Help is run in partnership with environmental charity Groundwork, and sees grants raised from the sale of carrier bags awarded to thousands of local community projects every year. Since launching in 2015, it’s provided […]
Passing of Sylvia Graucob MBE
It is with much sadness that we report the passing of our band president and friend, Mrs Sylvia Graucob MBE. Sylvia passed away peacefully at her home in Jersey on Monday 6th November after a long and fulfilled life. Sylvia has been a loyal supporter of the band for some 25 years and was appointed […]
Grant boost from Community Foundation
We are delighted to announce that our youth band have been awarded a grant of £2000 from the Community Foundation for Calderdale The grant has been funded through the Kathleen Mary Denham Legacy to contribute towards the costs of financing the youth bands trip to the European Youth Band Championships in Utrecht, Netherlands next May. […]
“HIT IT” Beginner Percussion Class
We are launching a new beginner percussion class for children aged 7 to 12 years. Initially we are offering a trial of 3 classes from 6.00 – 7.00pm on a Thursday evening, starting on Thursday 26th October at a cost of £4 per child. Further classes will be held on Thursday 9th November and Thursday […]
The Cory Band – The World’s Best Brass Band – comes to Halifax Minster
Elland Silver Youth Band is delighted to announce they will be performing a joint concert with Cory Band, the World’s Best Brass Band at Halifax Minster on Saturday 27th January 2018. The Cory Band, whose home is in Treorchy in the Welsh Valleys, comprises of both male and female performers o f mixed ages and […]
Clean sweep at Bolsover Festival of Brass!
On Sunday 1st October, Elland Silver Band claimed victory in the Championship Section of the Bolsover Festival of Brass. The band also took the award for “Most Entertaining Band”, Best Soloist was awarded to the bands Principal Cornet and the bands Musical Director, Daniel Brooks was awarded the winning Conductors trophy. Against a line up […]
A Band For Everyone – Promotional video
We’ve been busy putting together a short promotion video to showcase our fantastic hobby. We hope you enjoy!
We need your help to design our CD Cover
Would you like to use your IMAGINATION to design our CD front cover? Are you a talented artist of photographer? Our youth and senior band are making a CD in October and will be called “IMAGINATION”, featuring some of our popular pieces from the past year. THE BRIEF: We are looking for a colourful, eye […]
