The local populace subscribed funds to found and maintain the band and it drew its players and officials from the local area. Until the 1920’s, B&R, as it is often affectionately known, could be described as ‘just another typical local band’.
It is known that during the mid to late nineteenth century, amateur music making, in all its forms thrived in the industrial areas of the North of England. In the wider Calder, Holme and Colne Valley areas of the West Riding of Yorkshire, various choirs, orchestras and bands of varying instrumentation were founded. The Brighouse and Rastrick Temperance Band, formed around 1881, was one such unit.
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