Gill Cairns competing at Inveraray in 2016.
Gill Cairns competing at Inveraray in 2016.

The draw has been made for The National Piping Centre’s CLASP competitions at next month’s Scottish highland games. The games are Luss, Balloch, Rosneath and Inveraray:

LUSS – Saturday, July 6.
Piobaireachd (commences at 10.30am but check with steward on the day)
Grade 3 – 1. Hector Thomson; 2. Megan Kenney; 3. Dorothy Moodie.
Grade 2 – 1. Stewart Allan; 2. Dugald Macleod; 3. Iain Kirkwood; 4. Dagmar Pesta
Grade 1 – 1. Janette Greenwood; 2. Bianca Kail; 3. Stewart Gaudin; 4. Robert Wilson; 5. James Murray.

MSR (afternoon)
Grade 3 – 1. Hector Thomson; 2. Cameron O’Neill; 3. Megan Kenney.
Grade 2 – 1. Iain Kirkwood; 2. Stewart Allan; 3. Dagmar Pesta; 4. Dugald Macleod.
Grade 1 – 1. Bianca Kail; 2. Stewart Gaudin; 3. Janette Greenwood; 4. James Murray; 5. Robert Wilson.

Pipers should be on the field for 10:00am and report to the piping secretary’s tent. Pipers should use the main gate to save queuing this year. No payment is required at entry to field. Pipers should give their name at the games field entrance, which, if they are entered, will be on the list.

Some CLASP competitors taking a break at Inveraray Games in 2016.
Some CLASP competitors taking a break at Inveraray Games in 2016.

BALLOCH – Saturday, July 13
Piobaireachd
Grade 3
– 1. Hector Thomson; 2. Megan Kenney.
Grade 2 – 1. Dagmar Pesta; 2. Duncan Lamont; 3. Iain Kirkwood; 4. Dugald Macleod; 5. Tom Broderick; 6. Lachlan MacDonald; 7. Stephen Whitton; 8. William Wardrope.
Grade 1 – 1. Janette Greenwood; 2. Bianca Kail; 3. Gordon Hislop; 4. Douglas Maxwell; 5. Robert Wilson; 6. James Murray; 7. Con Houlihan; 8. Stewart Gaudin; 9. Gill Cairns.

MSR (afternoon)
Grade 3 – 1. Hector Thomson; 2. Cameron O’Neill; 3.  Megan Kenney; 4. Lachlan MacDonald.
Grade 2 – 1. Douglas Maxwell; 2. Dagmar Pesta; 3. Iain Kirkwood; 4. Duncan Lamont; 5. Dugald MacLeod; 6. Tom Broderick.
Grade 1 – 1. William Wardrope; 2. Gordon Hislop; 3. Con Houlihan; 4. James Murray; 5. Gill Cairns; 6. Robert Wilson; 7. Bianca Kail; 8. Janette Greenwood; 9. Stewart Gaudin.

Passes will be posted to competitors prior to the competition. These passes need to be present at the gate to gain access to the games field. Please email dunn@thepipingcentre.co.uk if the postal address on the CLASP system is different to where you currently reside. All competitors should register from 9am at the secretary’s tent. There is one CLASP platform and the starting time is 10:00am. The first event will be grade 3 Piobaireachd.

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ROSNEATH – Sunday, July 14
Piobaireachd (commences at 10:00am)
Grade 1 – 1. Robert Wilson; 2. Con Houlihan; 3. Douglas Maxwell; 4. Stewart Gaudin; 5. Gill Cairns; 6. Gordon Hislop.
Grade 2 –1. Stephen Whitton; 2. William Wardrope; 3. Dugald Macleod; 4. Iain Kirkwood; 5. Duncan Lamont; 6. Lachlan MacDonald; 7. Dagmar Pesta; 8. Tom Broderick; 9. Jamie Gallagher.
Grade 3 – 1. Hector Thomson; 2. Dorothy Moodie; 3. Megan Kenney.

MSR (afternoon)
Grade 3 – 1. Hector Thomson; 2. Megan Kenney; 3.  Lachlan MacDonald; 4. Cameron O’Neill.
Grade 2 – 1. Jamie Gallagher; 2. Dugald Macleod; 3. Tom Broderick; 4. Dagmar Pesta; 5. Douglas Maxwell; 6. Iain Kirkwood; 7. Duncan Lamont.
Grade 1 – 1. Stewart Gaudin; 2. Gordon Hislop; 3. Gill Cairns; 4. William Wardrope; 5. Robert Wilson; 6. Con Houlihan.                                                                              
The above pipers will be able to enter the games field without paying an admission charge. All should register at the secretary’s tent from 9:00am. There is one platform for CLASP events and events will start with the Grade 3 Piobaireachd.

INVERARAY – Tuesday, July 16.
Pìobaireachd (commences 1:30pm with two platforms running concurrently)
Grade 3 – 1. Dorothy Moodie; 2. Megan Kenney; 3. Hector Thomson.
Grade 2 – 1. Tom Broderick; 2. Lachlan MacDonald; 3. Dagmar Pesta; 4. Duncan Lamont; 5. Dugald MacLeod; 6. Stewart Allan; 7. Iain Kirkwood; 8. Stephen Whitton; 9. William Wardrope.
Grade 1 – 1. Bianca Kail; 2. Gill Cairns; 3. Stewart Gaudin; 4. Gordon Hislop; 5. George Gordon; 6. Robert Wilson; 7. Con Houlihan.

Light Music (commences 1.30pm with two platforms running concurrently)
Grade 3 – 1. Megan Kenney; 2. Hector Thomson; 3. Lachlan MacDonald; 4. Cameron O’ Niell.
Grade 2 – 1. Tom Broderick; 2. Dagmar Pesta; 3. Dugald Macleod; 4. Stewart Allan; 5. Duncan Lamont; 6. Iain Kirkwood.
Grade 1 – 1. George Gordon 2. William Wardrope; 3. Stewart Gaudin; 4. Gordon Hislop; 5. James Waugh; 6. Robert Wilson; 7. Gill Cairns; 8. Con Houlihan; 9. Bianca Kail.

Pipers should register at the piping secretary’s tent between 12.45pm-1.00pm.