Grimethorpe Education

19/09/2026

🎺 GRIMETHORPE NORTH OF ENGLAND YOUTH BAND - NEW CONDUCTOR

We’re really pleased to announce that Lewis Bettles will be taking on the role of conductor of the Grimethorpe North of England Youth Band.

Many will know Lewis as the Solo Trombone of Grimethorpe Colliery Band, but he brings a wealth of musical experience outside brass bands.

Lewis has performed with ensembles including The Hallé, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Scottish Opera, Royal Northern Sinfonia and Manchester Camerata, as well as performing internationally at venues including the Musikverein in Vienna and the BBC Proms in Japan.

He’s also an experienced conductor and teacher, and currently works as Talent Development Manager at Opera North, where he leads the organisation’s youth programmes.

We’re excited to see what Lewis brings to our Youth Band!

📣 OPEN TO NEW PLAYERS

The Grimethorpe North of England Youth Band brings together young brass and percussion players from across the North of England, the Midlands and further afield.

We’re open to players aged 18 and under, Grade 5+ standard or equivalent, and we’re looking for players across all sections.

As a member, you’ll get the chance to:

🎺 Rehearse regularly at Grimethorpe band room
🎶 Work with Lewis and players from Grimethorpe Colliery Band
🥁 Take part in concerts and workshops
🎼 Play alongside Grimethorpe Colliery Band in concerts
🤝 Meet and play with other young musicians
🚍 Take part in trips and other musical opportunities

The band rehearses monthly, so you can continue playing with your own band, school or ensemble alongside the Youth Band.

If you’re a young brass or percussion player looking for something a bit different and want to play with some great musicians, we’d love to hear from you.

📅 2026 DATES
27 September
8 November
15 November
🌟 5 December - Concert with Grimethorpe Colliery Band at Sheffield Cathedral

Interested in joining? Get in touch with us or register your interest here:

👉 https://grimethorpeband.co.uk/grimethorpe-north-of-england-youth-band/

03/04/2026

Join our brilliant North of England Youth Band - we’re looking for good standard (Grade 5 and above) young players to add to our ranks following our performance at the National Youth Band Championships.

The Grimethorpe North of England Youth Band is a high quality ensemble for players of about Grade 5 and above that meet one Sunday a month (1pm-4pm) at the Grimethorpe bandroom. There they get chance to work with our team of teachers and conductors on high quality music in a supportive and encouraging environment.

The band have performed with the main Grimethorpe band, and members have been called in to play with the main band for both rehearsals and concerts. In addition they have done workshops, concerts and performed at the RNCM Festival of Brass, and competed in the National Youth Band Championships.

For more details and to register and interest, please scan the QR code or email [email protected]

15/03/2026

Our brilliant North of England Youth Band working hard preparing for the national youth band championships in a couple of weeks with MD and Grimethorpe Colliery Band principal cornet Jamie Smith

You need to be grade 5+ to join this monthly band, and we’ve got workshops, concerts and an appearance with Grimethorpe to look forward to for the rest of the year.

For more information on this band, send us a message or email [email protected]

14/03/2026

Obviously so proud to be associated with the band whatever their result

📣 GRIMETHORPE QUALIFY FOR NATIONAL FINALS

Grimethorpe have qualified for the National Finals at the Royal Albert Hall after securing 2nd place at the Yorkshire Area yesterday.

A huge thank you to Frans Violet for his tremendous work with the band this past week, helping us deliver his vision on Martin Ellerby’s superb work. Thanks also to Ben Dixon for his work in preparing the band.

Congratulations to Hepworth Band on their victory, and to all the bands who took part in a fantastic contest.

We’re now looking forward to returning to the Royal Albert Hall twice later this year, with a sold-out performance of Brassed Off Live on the eve of the Finals before taking to the contest stage the following day.

See you in London!

13/03/2026

Every Thursday morning at Crookes Social Club we run a friendly non commital daytime band. Numbers vary form the teens to the twenties and there’s every standard from almost beginner to championship section players, who come along from all over Yorkshire and Derbyshire.

We’d love to get more people involved in a social meet up and to play a range of music and have tea and cakes as well. It’s in memory of our former Trombone player at Grimethorpe Colliery Band - Simon Kingsley, who sadly passed away, and the band has a focus on mindfulness and community.

For more information, please contact us on [email protected]

12/03/2026

Brilliant band developing as part of our wider project in Sheffield. Message us or email [email protected] for more information.

12/03/2026

Very proud of our satellite band, and the unbelievable progress they’ve made since they formed in 2023.
Message or email [email protected] for more information on joining or learning through this organisation