The 1970’s were among the most prosperous financial years the band had known, resulting in the purchasing of our distinct red uniforms in1975. Marking perhaps, the start of the band’s modern era, and in the gradual replacement of all the instruments, so that at that time the band played on the best instruments it had ever done.

Mr Bland handed the bandmastership to Mr T Kelly in 1975 who took the band contesting successfully again, until he retired, leaving the band under the baton of Mr David Threlfall. In the 1980’s the baton passed to Mr Dick Turner.

In 1977 Cyril Leeves retired from the band after notching up 50 years of membership and Jack Mitchell retired in 1983 after joining the band in 1913.