1945 :

Income £462

Concert work included Victory in Europe celebrations in Rothwell and Leeds.

The soloists and quartet parties continued their activities with success.

Four full Band contests including the newly instituted Daily Herald Championships taking second prize at the Area Contest (Rienzi, Bradford) and fourth prize in the National Finals held at Belle Vue (Messiah Overture).

In "Rienzi" the euphonium solo was taken over half way through by young Bernard Bedford when Len Wilson's instrument developed a sticky valve and so second prize for about 20 bands was considered highly satisfactory.

The Whit Monday engagement at Meltham Sunday-School-Feast was reinstated and continued for 20 years.

A celebration was held on October 13th at the Wesleyan Chapel when conductor Mr Newton was presented with a cut glass vase.

Significant new members in December were Frank Newby, Trombone and Ken Squires who became a versatile cornetist for the Temp. and later for Fairey Aviation Works Band. Frank came to the Temp after his wartime RAF service, as an experienced Instrumentalist with a Salvation Army background. By 1947 he was also Band Secretary and after a short break in the Nineteen-fifties he returned in 1955 as Euphonium soloist, resuming the secretaryship which he fulfilled to the end of 1981.