Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

Slaithwaite is an industrial village in the beautiful Colne Valley near Huddersfield in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Here a group of amateur musicians met in 1891 to found a 'Philharmonic Band'.
Each season the 80-strong-orchestra (augmented by outside players if necessary: it has many times fielded over 100 performers) gives four concerts in Huddersfield Town Hall, and further concerts in other venues, including our 'home' venue, Slaithwaite Civic Hall.