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| Brass band member, 95, breaks Guinness world record | Brass band member, 95, breaks Guinness world record |
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| Tom Street - pictured with his grandson Louis - said playing music all his life had been "a joy" | Tom Street - pictured with his grandson Louis - said playing music all his life had been "a joy" |
| A 95-year-old cornet player has been honoured with a Guinness world record for his lifelong love of music. | A 95-year-old cornet player has been honoured with a Guinness world record for his lifelong love of music. |
| Tom Street, from Heage in Derbyshire, has been named as the longest-serving man to play in a brass band. | Tom Street, from Heage in Derbyshire, has been named as the longest-serving man to play in a brass band. |
| Mr Street, who has been a member of Heage Silver Band for 82 years and 332 days, was surprised with the accolade on Sunday by his 21-year-old grandson Louis. | |
| He described playing brass band music as "a joy". | He described playing brass band music as "a joy". |
| Mr Street (second from left) joined the band as a teenager | Mr Street (second from left) joined the band as a teenager |
| Mr Street said he joined the band at 14 after receiving his first cornet at the age of five. | Mr Street said he joined the band at 14 after receiving his first cornet at the age of five. |
| Before being given the record-breaking accolade, he had thought he was being taken on a trip to the pub - but instead was taken to the band's rooms. | Before being given the record-breaking accolade, he had thought he was being taken on a trip to the pub - but instead was taken to the band's rooms. |
| "I wondered what it was all about," Mr Street said. | "I wondered what it was all about," Mr Street said. |
| "I was looking around and seeing all my friends here. I've played with them right through the years." | "I was looking around and seeing all my friends here. I've played with them right through the years." |
| Louis said his grandfather's love of music dated back to his childhood. | Louis said his grandfather's love of music dated back to his childhood. |
| "It's been his life, basically, two or three times a week," he said. | "It's been his life, basically, two or three times a week," he said. |
| "He gave me a cornet when I was two. He said 'music can describe what words can't'. | "He gave me a cornet when I was two. He said 'music can describe what words can't'. |
| "I think without him the band wouldn't be here today, so it's been an amazing effort." | "I think without him the band wouldn't be here today, so it's been an amazing effort." |
| A Guinness World Records spokesperson said: "What an incredible achievement. | |
| "Congratulations Tom on becoming a Guinness World Records title holder." | |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| World records | World records |
| Heage | Heage |
| Music | Music |