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In the early nineties Yorkshire Building Society started sponsoring the band and the name changed into Yorkshire Building Society Band. In 2004, however, the sponsorship ended and the band changed its name to YBS Band. There was a growing mood to change the name, and therefore the name was changed in January 2009 into "Hammonds Saltaire Band".
Number of employees. 3,117 (2022) 3,249 (2021) Website. Official website. Yorkshire Building Society is the third largest building society in the UK, [ 3] with its headquarters in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is a member of the Building Societies Association. At December 2023, the Society had total assets of more than £60 billion.
British brass band. In Britain, a brass band (known regionally as a silver band or colliery band) is a musical ensemble comprising a standardized range of brass and percussion instruments. The modern form of the brass band in the United Kingdom dates back to the 19th century, with a vibrant tradition of competition based around communities and ...
Bands of America, Inc. (1984–2006) Bands of America ( BOA) is a music education advocacy organization and promoter of high school marching band competitions in the United States, such as the annual Grand National Championships. Established in 1975 as Marching Bands of America ( MBA ), founder Larry McCormick's goal was to provide educational ...
Concerts with other well-known choirs and bands have proved to be very popular and guest performers have included the British Steel Band, The Best of British Jazz, Yorkshire Building Society Band, London Welsh Male Voice Choir, Morriston Male Voice Choir, The Leo Solomon Trio and Male Voice Choirs from the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden.
Peel Park is a 22.6-hectare (56-acre) urban public park in the Bolton and Undercliffe area of Bradford, England, located about 0.75 miles (1.2 km) north-east of the city centre, and named after Sir Robert Peel (1788–1850). Peel Park was Bradford's first public park [1] [2] and is on the English Heritage and National Register of Historic Parks ...
Kenneth Downie is a composer of brass band music. He was born in Glasgow in 1946 and educated at Greenock High School, the Royal Manchester College of Music and Durham University. He then became a specialist music teacher in schools before leaving his position as Head of Music at Poole Grammar School to go into the jewellery business in 1976.
Saltaire. / 53.83722°N 1.79028°W / 53.83722; -1.79028. Saltaire is a Victorian model village near Shipley, West Yorkshire, England, situated between the River Aire, the railway, and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Salt's Mill and the houses were built by Titus Salt between 1851 and 1871 to allow his workers to live in better conditions ...