 The band went on to win the Grade 3 World Championships in 1953, and after promotion, the Grade 2 World Championships in 1958.After this point the band went into decline, and in 1965 the Dundonald Colliery closed and both the band and the village lost their primary means of support.The Frances Colliery in Dysart adopted the band at this time, resulting in the addition of Dysart to the band's name.