NYPBoS to take part in the Sports Relief Mile in Glasgow

The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland has decided to enter the Sainsbury Sports Relief Mile in Glasgow on the 25th March. The event which will also be held in many different cities throughout the UK from the 23rd – 25th March will see around 30 members take part in the 1 mile race through the streets of Glasgow’s city centre beginning in George Square.


The band has set a fund raising target of around £1250 which it hopes to donate to Comic Relief to help people living incredibly tough lives, both at home in the UK and across the world’s poorest countries. The money raised will go towards transforming the lives of people in the UK’s most disadvantaged communities, or those living with poor mental or physical health, to protecting street children and providing life-saving healthcare abroad.

On the day of the race the band will be completing the 1 mile by marching in formation playing pipes and drums. Whilst we’re busy preparing for the big day, we really need your help to make sure we smash our fundraising target.

Big or small, every bit of sponsorship we receive will help us achieve our goal. Please follow the link below to our team page and donate.

http://my.sportrelief.com/sponsor/nypbos

Irish Piobaireachd Society 2012 Competition Results

The Annual Irish Piobaireachd Society contest was held in Gorey, Co. Wexford on Saturday, January 28th.
The event was kindly sponsored by the Wexford County Council and RG Hardie of Scotland.

Results
Overall Winner – Alastair Dunn

Beginners Piobaireachd
1st Ciara O’Connor

Intermediate Piobaireachd
1st : Collette O’Connor
2nd: Gerh Neville

Open Piobaireachd
1st: Ben Greeves
2nd: Connor Sinclair
3rd: Con Houlihan

Former Winners Piobaireachd
1st: Alastair Dunn
2nd: Andy Wilson
3rd: John Leamy

Former Winners MSR
1st: Alastair Dunn
2nd: Andy Wilson
3rd: Peter Donan

The event was judged by Tom Spiers Edinburgh.

Pipers’ Corner Winter School – Bruggen

We are delighted to announce our continuing partnership with the The Pipers Corner Shop in Brüggen and that the confirmed dates for the 2012 Original Winter School of Piping, Drumming and Drum Majoring in Bruggen, Germany are Sunday 5th February – Sunday 12th February 2012. This will be the 6th Annual School and students can now register to secure a place. Fees for the schools start from €290.00. For full details please see the Brüggen school page.