name from Folk House Old Boys F.C. to their present name. Blidworth Welfare Band Blidworth Welfare Band is a brass band with mining heritage, starting in the late 19th century as the Stanton Hill Temperance Band based in Sutton in Ashfield; the band later changed their name to the Stanton Hill Silver Band until the coal industry paid an interest in brass banding in general. An alliance with Teversal, Silver Hill and Sutton Collieries saw a name change for the band, and it became the Teversal Collieries Band until the demise of those mines in the late 1970s, which forced the band to relocate to Blidworth in 1980 and a change of name to the Blidworth Welfare Band. The band has established itself over the years as an extremely successful contesting band and competes in the Championship Section, with a number of CD recordings to its name. References External links Villages in Nottinghamshire Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire Newark and Sherwood