St Hilda's Colliery Band from South Shields progressed from the regional finals to go on and win the brass band National Championship of Great Britain in 1912. The finals were held at Crystal Palace in London on the 28th of September 1912. The test piece played was William Tell by Gioachino Rossini (arr. William Rimmer). The band had begun in 1869, originally called Dennison's Family Band, but renamed St Hilda Colliery Band in 1906, after winning 13 local competitions.
Source: brassbandresults.co.uk