The Pipes and drums of the London Scottish Regiment celebrate their 150th Anniversary in 2010, one year after the Regiment do. To celebrate the event they are holding a one off Solo Piping Competition.

There will be an Open and Amamteur competition running concurrently on the 13th of March at the Regimental Headquarters at 95 Horseferry Road London, and we have managed to get Tom Speirs to judge the Open. Tom has a connection with the Regiment in that his father was the Pipe Major of our 3rd Battalion from 1942-1946.

The London Scottish has had quite a few famous serving members both in the Band and in the Soldiering part. Historically the Regiment provided the Personal Piper to HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Pipe Major De Laspee was the piper who stared in A Bridge to Far and the band also provided the Pipe Band in Tunes of Glory. Soldier wise Ronald Coleman, Claude Raines, Basil Rathborne and Hubert Marshall from the film world all served along with Kenneth Graham (Wind in the Willows) and Sir Alexander Flemming.

Entry forms for the competition are available from me at nicktuckey@hotmail.com