Foxwood School, Seacroft

Foxwood Steel Band was established in 1981 when Bob Spooner bought a set of [[steelpan]]s for the school with funds provided by a UK government initiative designed to promote [[Multiculturalism]] and combat racism. Under the direction of Victoria Jaquiss the band was giving concerts by 1982. "Bob Spooner chose [[steelpans|pans]] for an almost all-white school in order to provide a positive example of black culture, but it was the sound, the looks and the great potential for educational and musical inclusion which hit all the right notes!"{{cite web|url= http://www.foxwoodsteel.com/history.html|title=Foxwood Steel|publisher=foxwoodsteel.com|access-date=16 March 2016}} The band was very successful and by 1987 "Foxwood started using pans as its main instrument for [[GCSE]] Music practicals." When the school closed in 1996 the band was renamed The Foxwood Steel Bandits and, as of 2016, continues to give many concerts every year.

Foxwood Steel Band was established in 1981 when Bob Spooner bought a set of [[steelpan]]s for the school with funds provided by a UK government initiative designed to promote [[Multiculturalism]] and combat racism. Under the direction of Victoria Jaquiss the band was giving concerts by 1982. "Bob Spooner chose [[steelpans|pans]] for an almost all-white school in order to provide a positive example of black culture, but it was the sound, the looks and the great potential for educational and musical inclusion which hit all the right notes!"{{cite web|url= http://www.foxwoodsteel.com/history.html|title=Foxwood Steel|publisher=foxwoodsteel.com|access-date=16 March 2016}} The band was very successful and by 1987 "Foxwood started using pans as its main instrument for [[GCSE]] Music practicals." When the school closed in 1996 the band was renamed The Foxwood Steel Bandits and, as of 2016, continues to give many concerts every year.

===The Beiderbecke Trilogy===

===''The Beiderbecke Trilogy''===

The School was used as the location for ‘’San Quentin High’’ in the three TV series which comprise [[The Beiderbecke Trilogy]]: [[The Beiderbecke Affair]], [[The Beiderbecke Tapes]] and the [[Beiderbecke Connection]]. All three were written by [[Alan Plater]] and starred [[James Bolam]] and [[Barbara Flynn]] and produced for [[Yorkshire Television]]. They were screened in 1985, 1987 and 1988.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086668/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1|title=The Beiderbecke Affair|publisher=imdb.com|access-date=26 March 2016}} Some indoor scenes were filmed at [[Moor Grange County Secondary School]].

The School was used as the location for ‘’San Quentin High’’ in the three TV series which comprise ''[[The Beiderbecke Trilogy]]'': ''[[The Beiderbecke Affair]]'', ''[[The Beiderbecke Tapes]]'' and ''[[The Beiderbecke Connection]]''. All three were written by [[Alan Plater]] and starred [[James Bolam]] and [[Barbara Flynn]] and produced for [[Yorkshire Television]]. They were screened in 1985, 1987 and 1988.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086668/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1|title=The Beiderbecke Affair|publisher=imdb.com|access-date=26 March 2016}} Some indoor scenes were filmed at [[Moor Grange County Secondary School]].

===Further history and closure===

===Further history and closure===