A big-hearted South Yorkshire brass band has given a major lift to our charity’s fundraising efforts with a £500 donation.
The Dodworth Colliery MW Brass Band, celebrating an impressive 187 years of music-making, performed its Sounds of Brass concert at St Peter’s Church on Warmsworth Road in support of the Your Hearts and Minds charity. The organisation is working towards an ambitious £250,000 target to transform the ageing 29-year-old therapy pool at the Diamond Activity and Therapeutic Centre in Balby, operated by Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH).
Band Secretary and Bb Bass player Morag McKay-Ellison, who is also Team Manager at the Diamond Activity and Therapeutic Services, expressed her gratitude and said:
“I’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came along to support us, and to my fellow band members for supporting a cause that’s so close to my heart.
“Having a thoroughly modern new pool and enriched sensory environment will greatly help us to provide a wider range of therapeutic support to a larger number of clients, their families, and the wider community.”
Your Hearts and Minds Fundraising Co-ordinator Neil Firbank also praised the band’s efforts, he said:
“We’re incredibly grateful to the Dodworth Colliery MW Brass Band for their generosity and community spirit.
“Support like this brings us another step closer to creating a modern, accessible, and therapeutic space that will improve the lives of people with physical and learning disabilities across Doncaster and beyond.”
Anyone wishing to donate to the Therapy Pool Appeal can do so below.
Published: November 27, 2025