Results from the UK Championships 2022

The second major pipe band championships of 2022 took place today, Saturday, June 11, in Lurgan, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland. The Grade 1 competition and other highlights of the day were live streamed by Rab Lennox of the Big Rab Show and the videos are available to view again on the Facebook page here — or tune in to his weekly radio show on his website here.

The results were as follows:

Junior Drum Majors

1. Jorja Turkington
2. Carys Graham
3. Mia Buckley
4. Mia Lily Fraser

Juvenile Drum Majors

1. Louis Anderson
2. Abigail Wenlock
3. Leanne Crooks
4. Charlotte Ruddock
5. Grace Thompson
6. Louise Smiton

Adult Drum Majors

1. Jason Price, Ravara
2. Emma Barr, FMM
3. Lauren Hanna, Lomond & Clyde
4. James Kennedy, Closkelt
5. Jamie Cupples, MacKenzie Caledonian
6. Andrea McKeown Gibson, Battlehill

Best Band on Parade 

The Highlanders (4th Scots)

Novice Juvenile B

1. St Columba’s School
2. Dollar Academy
3. Preston Lodge High School
4. Down Academy

Novice Juvenile A

1. Dollar Academy
2. George Watson’s College

Grade 4B 

Drumming – Syerla and District

1. Kilbarchan
2. Irvine Memorial
3. Syerla and District
4. Bready Ulster Scots
5. Hollymount
6. Fraserburgh RBL

Grade 4A

Drumming – Kildoag

1. Kildoag
2. Lower Clyde Pipes and Drums
3. Cloughfin
4. McDonald Memorial
5. Bessbrook Crimson Arrow Pipe Band
6. William Kerr Memorial

Juvenile

Drumming – Dollar

1. Dollar Academy
2. George Watson’s College
3. Preston Lodge High School

Grade 3B

Drumming – Augharan

1. Ayr Pipe Band Society
2. Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
3. Major Sinclair Memorial
4. Augharan
5. Cullybackey
6. Glenrothes and District 2010

Grade 3A

Drumming – McNeilstown

1. Clogher and District
2. Tullylagan
3. McNeillstown
4. Matt Boyd memorial
5. Deeside Caledonia
6. Broughshane and District

Grade 2

Drumming – Royal Burgh of Annan

1. Ravara
2. Royal Burgh of Annan
3. Buchan Peterson
4. Kilchoman Distillery Isle of Islay
5. Mannorcunningham
6. Portlethen and District

Grade 1

Drumming – Inveraray

1. Field Marshal Montgomery
2. Inveraray and District
3. Police Scotland Fife
4. ScottishPower
5. Shotts and Dykehead
6. St Laurence O’Toole