1934 :

A long list of expenditure on advertising and hall hiring indicates a winter season of concerts in local towns in addition to the busy summer season. The incentive was a new set of uniforms, the old ones being sold to Cononley Band despite having seen ten years had wear. New uniforms had been purchased at about ten year intervals but it would not have been foreseen that this set would be made to last over the wartime period and almost into the sixties.

There was a broadcast from Leeds on May 28th conducted by Mr. Sidebottom and featuring Harry Nuttall as cornet soloist playing "Facilita."

Mr Nuttall conducted the Band's contests performances including John Ireland's "Comedy Overture" written specially for the Crystal Palace championship.

He gained first prizes at Bridlington and Haworth and second at Fairford.

The new uniform was displayed by the magnificent photograph posed on Leeds Town Hall steps - a welcome change from the usual Band group.

To help pay for the uniforms the suppliers arranged the Band's only commercial recording session which resulted in two 8" discs. On Eclipse SC147 The Robbers March from Chu-Chin-Chow and the Turkish Patrol. On the second record Light Cavalry took both sides.