Brass band member, 95, breaks world record

A 95-year-old cornet subordinate has been honoured with a Guinness satellite grounds for his lifelong emotion of music.

Tom Street, from Heage successful Derbyshire, has been named arsenic the longest-serving antheral to play successful a brass band.

Mr Street, who has been a subordinate of Heage Silver Band for 82 years and 332 days, was amazed with the accolade connected Sunday by his 21-year-old grandson Louis.

He described playing brass set euphony arsenic "a joy".

Mr Street said helium joined the set astatine 14 aft receiving his archetypal cornet astatine the property of five.

Before being fixed the record-breaking accolade, helium had thought helium was being taken connected a travel to the pub - but alternatively was taken to the band's rooms.

"I wondered what it was each about," Mr Street said.

"I was looking astir and seeing each my friends here. I've played with them close done the years."

Louis said his grandfather's emotion of euphony dated backmost to his childhood.

"It's been his life, basically, 2 oregon 3 times a week," helium said.

"He gave maine a cornet erstwhile I was two. He said 'music tin picture what words can't'.

"I deliberation without him the set wouldn't beryllium present today, truthful it's been an astonishing effort."

A Guinness World Records spokesperson said: "What an unthinkable achievement.

"Congratulations Tom connected becoming a Guinness World Records rubric holder."