StanleyNewMarketBand.org.uk
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Stanley Band was formed in 1889 as a String and Wind group. When the stringed instruments became unserviceable they were replaced by brass instruments and by 1895 the band had developed into a Brass Band.
In 1931 Stanley Band broke with tradition when Miss Iris Holdgate aged ten became the first female member of a Brass Band to compete in the National Finals at the Crystal Palace in London.
1947 saw the band secure sponsorship from the recently nationalised coal Industry, The band incorporated the title Newmarket Colliery into its name.
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