A POPULAR brass band is heading to Basingstoke at the end of the month.

The thoroughly entertaining Grimethorpe Colliery Band comes to The Anvil on Saturday, March 26 at 7.30pm.

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Formed in 1917, during the First World War, the band is a British institution through-and-through.

National and British Open Champions on numerous occasions, the band’s contest successes are notable, with 16 Brass in Concert Championship titles.

Their diverse and noted performances include the FIFA World Cup, BAFTA Awards, BBC Proms, Eurovision and the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony, together with a wealth of national and international television and radio appearances as well as being the focal point of the global hit film Brassed Off.

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Tickets are priced at £24.50, for more information, visit: anvilarts.org.uk.

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