 In November 1945 she joined Ivy Benson's band as lead trumpet and soloist, and toured with them for the next five years, headlining at variety theatres in Britain and touring Europe and the Middle East with ENSA.The band also featured on television and radio, including their own radio series "Ladies Night", and on Christmas Day 1945 Cole was the featured soloist on a live broadcast from Hamburg immediately after the King's speech.In 1951 she married Bill Geldard, a trombonist with the George Evans Band, and accepted an invitation to join the previously all-male band.