In 1948 two miners from Thoresby Colliery were travelling to work and decided that their local colliery needed a band.

They recruited a few more miners with the same idea and each one donated a pound, and the band took its first steps having bought some old instruments from the old Welbeck Colliery Band.

They recruited a few more miners with the same idea and each one donated a pound, and the band took its first steps having bought some old instruments from the old Welbeck Colliery Band4BR

60 years later

As a result, and some 60 years later, Thoresby Colliery Band are looking to contact ex players, conductors and officials to get together on October 18th and 19th to celebrate the bands Diamond Anniversary.

Contact

So if you are an ex player,conductor or official and would like to meet up with old friends and enjoy an entertaining weekend please contact Graham Thomas on 01909 472813 or e.mail grahamatthoresby@aol.com.

The band would also appreciate any memorabilia or photographs to be used for the souvenir programme and power point presentation being produced.