The Greenville Scottish Games in South Carolina is gearing up to welcome a royal guest to the event in May.
Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, will be attending the event and, apart from Braemar, it’s thought to be the first Highland games officially visited by a senior member of the royal family.
Up to 40 pipe bands will be involved in the celebrations on May 28 and 29 which include a Great Scot! parade and around 80 competitors battling it out in the games in front of a crowd of around 15,000.
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General News
Arbroath Musical Festival Piping & Drumming Competition – Arbroath Academy 6 March 2010
Arbroath Royal British Legion Trophy for the best piper
Andrew Clark, Logie Pert, by Montrose
The George Stewart Memorial Quaich for best piper under 15
Andrew Clark, Logie Pert, by Montrose
The George Malcolm Trophy for the best drummer under 18
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Kevin McNulty won through against Callum Beaumont at the Scots Guards Knock out yesterday 07 March.
He goes forward to the semi final with Cameron Drummond and Andrew Carlisle.
Next we have Alen Tully and Craig Muirhead 04 April 4pm
Entries are now open online for the Glasgow competition which will be held on the 3rd of April 2010.
http://www.theclasp.co.uk/entry/
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The Atlanta School has now been confirmed and the online booking form is now up. The venue has changed this year and it will be held at Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw GA 30144 between 13th - 18th June 2010.
For full details about the school please go to http://www.thepipingcentre.co.uk/schools/atlanta-georgia/
“A Suite for Alan” is a suite for smallpipes, flute, whistle, and string orchestra written by Neil Johnstone, in honour of his father, the late Duncan Johnstone. This will be performed for the first time on conclusion of the Duncan Johnstone Memorial Competition at the National Piping Centre on Saturday 20th March. It is free to attend. » Read more
Enrolments are now being taken for the new term of piping and drumming evening classes here at the National Piping Centre. The new term commences week beginning Saturday 24th April and runs for 10 weeks.
Enrolment Forms are currently available at the NPC reception or can be downloaded from the website by going to the Evening Classes Section.
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The National Piping Centre’s Spring School, 5th - 9th April, is nearly upon us and if you wanted the full tuition and accommodation package you will have to book quickly as there is only one full week space left!
For those of you who want to tuition only, please still book as there are plenty of places left, but for accommodation you will need to be quick!
For full details please go to our Seasonal Schools page http://www.thepipingcentre.co.uk/schools/seasonal-piping-schools/
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