The Cooperation Band

The Cooperation Band (stylised as the cooperation band) is a British brass band based in Glasgow. It has won the Scottish brass band championship a record 36 times, and the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain twice.[1]

the cooperation band
Background information
Also known as
  • CWS (Glasgow) Band
  • Co-operative Funeralcare Band
OriginGlasgow, Scotland
GenresBritish brass band
Years active1918 (1918)––present
LabelsDoyen
Websitewww.thecooperationband.co.uk

History

The band was formed in 1918 as the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) band, originally drawing its players from the CWS factories in Glasgow. It continued to be sponsored by the Co-operative Group, adopting a number of names relating to the group's business, most recently the Co-operative Funeralcare Band[2] from 2009 onwards.[1]

As CWS (Glasgow) band, they won the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain in 1990, and repeated the feat in 1996.[1]

In 2018, it was announced that the Co-operative Group would stop its sponsorship[3], and the band's future seemed in doubt until a new sponsorship deal was arranged with Scotmid cooperative society, which brought with it a new name of "The Cooperation Band".[4]

References
  1. "Co-op faces crisis in the most critical period of 100 year history". 4barsrest. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. "BBC Radio Scotland - Classics Unwrapped, Live in session: Scotland's Championship-winning brass band". BBC. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  3. "Champion brass band in crisis after funding pulled". STV. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  4. "New signings and returns boost cooperation". 4barsrest. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.


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