Inveraray & District Piping Association
Junior Piping & Drumming Competition
To be held in Inveraray Primary School
Saturday 7th April 2012 – commencing 10.30am approx.
Inveraray Junior Competition 2012 – Entry Form
Inveraray Junior Competition 2012 – Events
The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland, will join the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Perth on 2nd June 2012. The group, a growing force in the pipe world will join 1,000 pipers and drummers from around the World.
Read more on Pipefest.com!
Here is the draw for the 2012 RSPS CLASP Competition.
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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.
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.
Jenny Hazard and Craig Muirhead – 19th February, 4pm.
Glenn Brown and Keith Bowes – 18th March, 4pm.
Final will take place on 22nd April at the usual time 4pm.
Saturday 21st April 2012 in Castlehill Primary School, Commencing 09.30am
Download: List of events – Entry Form
Ever thought your drumming talent would see you playing in another country?
Ever wondered how your drumming expertise could see you offered a holiday “down under”?
Then here is an opportunity you may wish to consider.
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The next term of The National Piping Centre Evening Classes begin this Saturday, 14th January 2012. This is a 10 week term, with one lesson per week. The term costs just £90 adults/ £80 U16 and it is a great way to learn a new skill and make new friends in 2012. Go to the Evening Class page for more details
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.