ONE of Queensbury's oldest brass bands shared a stage with its newest as the village's heritage venue hosted its biggest concert yet.
The Black Dyke Band headlined the Brass Tacks concert at the community venue, inside the Black Dyke Mills that gave the award-winning band its name.
The concert featured performances by other brass bands, including the Foxhill Band, made up of pupils from Foxhill Primary School. It only formed last year, and the concert was the first major performance for its 23 members. Over the evening there were 100 musicians and singers that took to the stage.
Other performers included the Queensbury Brass Ensemble, the Revolution Show Corps and the Queensbury Singers.
The concert was held to raise money to improve the venue, which opened in a derelict area of the mill earlier this year, and 270 tickets were sold for the event.
Norah McWillam, who helped set up the venue, said: "It was our biggest event, we had a full house. The money will go to improve the venue and help with things like heating.
"We would love to do this again, and the bands are all up for doing it again.
"It was very good of the Black Dyke Band to give us their time to do this concert."
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