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The next entry in the minute book declares that “after a long lapse it was decided to restart the band”. This was in 1921.There were spasmodic entries for example about Christmas Playing in 1931 and the final one reporting in April 1936 to let the band lapse because of a lack of players.

After the Second World War in 1953, for the occasion of the Coronation of Her Majesty, there are newspaper reports of people trying to resurrect the band for the celebrations. This came to nought.

Then in 1989 Mrs Mary Sanderson, our current President, was involved in a campaign to revive the band again. It was restarted and named the Leyburn Centenary Band to mark the 100 years since the band first restarted. Mary’s late husband’s family had been involved as bandsmen and even Bandmasters through the 100 years. It is even thought that her husband’s great uncle was the conductor when the band went to the Crystal Palace. She spearheaded a campaign to raise money from the community to buy new instruments. The band was restarted but unfortunately folded in 1994. Mary did not give up hope and in 2002 put a notice in the local paper to ask if anyone was interested in reforming the band. The following year (September 2003) at a public meeting the ‘new’ Leyburn Band was formed. We had a dozen salvageable instruments, five pieces of music, 20 or so people interested in learning to play and terrific enthusiasm. Of those who signed up to play, 65% of them hadn’t played a brass instrument in their lives and could not read music. Thanks to their unstinting commitment, a truly tremendous support from the local community and the earnest and hard endeavours of our bandmaster Emma Lundberg we are where we are now. In the six years we have been learning and playing we have replenished the instruments with top class second hand or new replacements (including nearly a full percussion section), acquired a library of nearly 1500 pieces, bought a set of 43 entirely new uniform jackets for our members, as well as waterproof over jackets, new banners, stands etc. and of course helping in raising thousands of pounds for charity, local events and organisations.