Cornerstone Brass will be appearing with some of South Yorkshire finest music and showbiz icons in a unique fundraising concert paying tribute to Sheffield’s ‘Women of Steel’ later this year.

Inspirational

The November event at Sheffield City Hall will help to raise funds for a £150,000 statue to honour the inspirational women of two World Wars, who kept the huge steel mills going whilst fathers, husbands, brothers and sons went off to battle.

The band will take to the stage with the likes of Heaven 17, ABC’s Martin Fry, You’re Gorgeous hitmakers Baby Bird, John Shuttleworth, singer-songwriter John Reilly, Philippa Hanna, folk star John Tams, songwriter Ray Hearne and many more stars from the music, television and film worlds.

Recognition

With extensive cross party political and industry support it is hoped one of the last unsung heroines of the World Wars will find rightful and overdue recognition.

it is really humbling to be able to give something back and also acknowledge the selfless work of the great ‘Women of Steel’Damien Wileman

Thrilled

Cornerstone’s Damien Wileman told 4BR: "This will top off a year to remember. Opportunities like this don’t come along often so we were thrilled to be invited to take part.

A number of the players from Cornerstone Brass were born and raised in Sheffield and will have had family members that took part in the events of both Wars, so it is really humbling to be able to give something back and also acknowledge the selfless work of the great ‘Women of Steel’."