Inveraray Pipe Band marches into the circle today at the British Pipe Band Championships held in Paisley.
Inveraray Pipe Band marches into the circle at the 2019 British Pipe Band Championships held in Paisley.

The first RSPBA pipe band ‘major’ of the season, the British Pipe Band Championships, was cancelled today by promoter Renfrewshire District Council in consultation with the RSPBA.

A Renfrewshire Council spokesman said: “In line with national guidance from the Scottish Government on the coronavirus, we have taken the decision to cancel all large-scale Renfrewshire Council-run events until the end of June.”

The British was due to be staged at St James’ Playing Fields in Paisley on May 23.