Concentration, Clarity, Control, Confidence  Successful competitive band: ‘A group of like minded people who consider themselves a family and enjoy playing music together whether it be the thrill of contesting or for the joy of the audience at concerts ... The general consensus is that the Band began life around 1883 ten years or so after the first mine shafts were sunk in 1871 – 73, the first coal being hewn in 1875.’