In the late 1800's, Hunmanby consisted of two small units of brass band playing members, playing at local functions. Sir Dennis Bailey, who came to Hunmanby from the Nottingham area and bought Hunmanby Hall and the estates, decided to buy a complete set of brand-new instruments, stands, uniforms, etc. he asked two members of the band to go to London, to purchase the complete set. So in 1919, Mr William Garbutt and Mr William Raylor were selected to go. The instruments were engraved with the letters (D.B.H.S.B.). Dennis Bailey Hunmanby Silver Band. In 1946, I joined the band and learned to play the cornet under Bill Reed, a trombone and euphonium player. Many of the band rooms that we used over the years included a disused chapel, down Hungate Lane, now converted into flats, a horse stable in the public house, The Swan, in the pub yard also the youth center down Bowling Green Lane, and now the community center in Stonegate. We have had many conductors over some time including, Tom Clarke, Fred Muscroft, and Colin Mason, under his direction, won our first brass contest in York. In the '50s, we purchased some second-hand uniforms which were advertised in the "British Bandsman." The band has had many jobs throughout the years including, playing at the carnival, armistice day, and many others including the Queen's coronation in June 1953, a video of this event is circulating in the village where the band is prominent. In the 1950s compulsory national service claimed a large part of the members including myself, during this period the instruments were loaned to R.A.F.A. in Scarborough. When we returned to civilian life it was always our ambition to have the band back in the village. In the meantime, I joined the parish council with Mr Eric Dixon B.E.M., who was clerk to the council. When the lease expired in 1978, we asked for the return of the instruments, this done the council decided to make a constitution that if ever the band disbanded, the council as an ongoing body would be trustees and take care of the instruments and look after them, this done, the instruments would be kept in the village care. In 1978 we got help from some members of the old Filey band and the Bridlington Excelsior band, notably, Bernard Mallory, Mr & Mrs Ernie Newlove, the father of Howard Newlove our present principle euphonium player. Back in the early 1980's a keen supporter of the band, Mr Robbie Hoggarth, managed to persuade Butlins holiday camp (Filey) to supply us with the red blazers. The band is growing from strength to strength under our musical director Mr Graham Walker, attracting playing members from a wide area.