News ["error","An access token is required to request this resource."] 1 year ago Durham Miners' Gala RIP brother miners, brother bandsmen and men of Easington Touching words below from JPW Mallalieu who witnessed the band playing Gresford at the Gala just weeks after the disaster of 1951 “Suddenly there was silence. The colours danced, but everything else was still. For the banner we now saw was draped in black…” Easington Lodge at the Durham Miners' Gala, just weeks after the Easington Colliery Disaster. An explosion at the pit claimed the lives of 83 men on this day in 1951. The Labour MP JPW Mallalieu wrote a moving account of what he saw at that year’s Gala. “Through the silence the Easington Band began to play Gresford, the tune which a miner himself had written in sorrow for the great Gresford disaster. When the tune came to an end there was again stillness and silence until Old Elvet gently relaxed his hold and there was space to move. With the first movement the great crowd set up a storm of cheering that could be heard in Paradise, dancers cavorted again and the sunshine wiped away all thought of tears. Miners rub shoulders with death. They know how to face death. Last Saturday I saw, too, that they will not let death spoil life." ... See more View on facebook 1 year ago The band are really pleased with 7th place out of 20 bands in the Senior Trophy today at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool Well done everyone. Improving all the time View on facebook 1 year ago Good morning Blackpool We are here to perform at the Spring Festival competing in the Senior Trophy playing Gilbert Vinter's Triumphant Rhapsody It is also the first major contest with Easington for our conductor Jonathan Fenwick We wish him all the best today ... See more View on facebook 1 year ago Good luck today! Hope to catch you in the bar afterwards! Up the hares! 🎼🍺🐇 View on facebook 1 year ago Massive good luck for tomorrow!! I know you can smash it! It’s the music that matters......... I’ll be there for a beer... be great if you are free come and watch me wave my arms around. You know I’m no good at that! I’ll deffo be in to see you! Have a good one! Danny. ... See more View on facebook 1 year ago How you can help Easington Colliery Band save their historic headquarters https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/people/how-you-can-help-easington-colliery-band-save-their-historic-headquarters-1-9760990 An historic brass band who keep the region’s rich industrial heritage alive through music are appealing for the public’s help to continue. View on facebook 1 year ago Click here to support Old Pay Office Refurbishment for the Community organized by Jonathan Collins This year we are 104 years old and since the pit closed in 1993 we have been financially self supporting and have managed to continue surviving where unfortunately dozens of other colliery bands have not. We have our headquarters and rehearsal room in the old colliery pay office, the last remaining building left of the pit at the bottom of Ashton Street, opposite the disaster memorial garden. Did you know 83 men were killed down the mine in the explosion of 1951 and the band played at every funeral of each of the men who tragically lost their lives, which included 2 players from the band? We believe the building is also over 100 years old and is now showing signs of it's age and needs renovating to bring it up to modern standards and ensure it's survival for the next 100 years. We are starting up a junior band where people can join in and learn how to play brass instruments and learn new skills. We would also like to open it up to the community on days when it is not being used by the band. Our plan is to open it up for use by community groups and organisations looking for somewhere to meet and hold events, we also want to open up a cafe to serve the people of Easington and the many visitors to the nature reserve and coastal path. We are currently applying for grants to enable us to carry out the work which is expected to cost over £200,000. We also have to raise our own funding to form part of the cost and so we have set up a crowd funding page on the internet. If you feel you would like to donate then click the link below and also share it around as many friends and family as possible. We want to get our local community talking about this to raise awareness of our project. https://www.gofundme.com/old-pay-office-easington Please feel free to comment below on our project and express your interest in possibly using the building in the future after the work is complete. Thanks ... See more We are raising money to help fund refurbishment of our band headquarters building to make it a safe, welcoming environment for all. The building, which used to be the colliery pay office, is over 100 years old and is the last surviving evidence of the pit being there. The estimate for carrying o... ... See more View on facebook 1 year ago VACANCIES Following on from our recent 4th place in the Championship Section at the North of England Championships, the band is looking to recruit a first class Eflat or Bflat tuba player and a percussionist These positions would suit either an experienced player or a young, talented, ambitious player. All applicants will be considered. Any other players expressing an interest in joining this progressive, exciting band will also be considered. Upcoming contests include the Spring Festival, Bolsover and Dr Martins working under our Musical Directors Jonathan Fenwick and Daniel Brooks Please message us in total confidentiality ... See more View on facebook 1 year ago Results: 2019 North of England Regional Championships We are absolutely thrilled with our 4th place at the North of England Championships. Congratulations to East Yorkshire Motor Services Brass Band and The Reg Vardy Band for their qualification to the final at the Royal Albert Hall later in the year Watch out next year though, we're coming to get you!! ... See more East Yorkshire Motor Services, J36 Brass, North Skelton, Bearpark & Esh and Tewit Silver claim the honours in Durham View on facebook 1 year ago The band will be hosting an open rehearsal at Sunderland Millfield Salvation Army this Thursday 14th, 7.30 - 9.30. All welcome. SR4 6HX View on facebook