When it opened its doors in 1904, St Luke the Evangelist in Grimethorpe declared itself as "a church built by miners for the miners". An appearance by the South Yorkshire village's renowned colliery ...
A brass band which was the inspiration for the hit film Brassed Off is in danger of closing because its funding has been pulled and it can no longer afford to keep on running. The amateur group found ...
World famous Grimethorpe Colliery Band - which featured in the hit film, Brassed Off - is to play a rare intimate concert at the region’s National Coal Mining Museum for England. Did you know with a ...
It’s been 18 years since the film Brassed Off put the former mining village of Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, on the map. Tara Fitzgerald, Ewan McGregor and Pete Postlethwaite starred in the film based ...
Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band perform at St George’s Hall in Bradford. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website including our ...
Lecturer Roger Webster can never forget the debt he owes Grimethorpe Colliery Band for transforming his life. He remembers the free music lessons miners gave him in their spare time when he joined at ...
4 Extra Debut. Yorkshire poet Ian McMillan explores how the Grimethorpe Colliery brass band continues to represent its community. From 2014. Show more Ian McMillan, Yorkshire poet and broadcaster, was ...