The highlights of Bradford 2025 will feature bands such as Black Dyke and Bradford City Bands from today (Friday, April 11th) to Sunday, April 13th.
Bradford has a strong legacy of brass bands rooted in the district's industrial history.
I immersed myself in the T&A archives and looked back at Bradford's Great Brass heritage. Do you recognize someone you know?
The powerful Black Dyk Mills band set out for the championship in 1972
Regional Architectural Association Band Celebrating Victory Band of the Year in 1978
1975 Black Dyk Mills Band Trophy Winner
1978 Parade of Briguus and the Last Trick Band
The world-famous Black Dyk Mills Band performed in 1977
Black Dyke Mills Band based in Queensbury in 1970
Brass Band in Bradford City in 1960