Draw announced for the UK Pipe Band Championships in July, 2025

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The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association announced the draw for the UK Pipe Band Championships yesterday, June 4. The championships will be held in Edinburgh at Royal Highland Centre Ingliston on July 12, 2025.

This event is the first time the UK Championships has been held outside of Northern Ireland since its inception in 2014. The creation of the UK Championships seen it replace the Cowal Highland Gathering as a major competition.

NOVICE JUVENILE B

  1. 10:30 Bucksburn and District Novice
  2. 10:38 North Lanarkshire Schools
  3. 10:46 PLC Pipe Band, Melbourne – Australia   
  4. 10:54 Burntisland and District     
  5. 11:02 Lochgelly High School Junior                  
  6. 11:10 Isle of Arran Music School
    Adjudicators: Roberth Mathieson, Barry Donaldson, Jim Baxter, Jennifer Hutcheon

NOVICE JUVENILE A

  1. 11:45 Lochgelly High School
  2. 11:53 Peoples Ford Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia  
    Adjudicators: Roberth Mathieson, Barry Donaldson, Jim Baxter, Jennifer Hutcheon

GRADE 4B

  1. 10:30 Uddingston Strathclyde   
  2. 10:38 Greyfriars Pipes and Drums                
  3. 10:46 Irvine and District            
  4. 10:54 City of Inverness              
  5. 11:02 Barrhead and District       
  6. 11:10 Paisley and District R.B.L    
  7. 11:18 Arbroath          
  8. 11:26 Dunoon Argyll
  9. 11:34 Granite City   
  10. 11:42 Penicuik and District        
  11. 11:50 Badenoch and Strathspey
  12. 11:58 Dunnottar Pipes & Drums
    Adjudicators: Peter Snaddon, Ian Bowden, Alec Dudgeon, Paul Brown

GRADE 4A

  1. 12:30 Culter and District
  2. 12:38 Denny and Dunipace Association
  3. 12:46 Vale of Atholl
  4. 12:54 Troon Blackrock
  5. 13:02 East Ayrshire Caledonia Pipe Band
  6. 13:10 Strathendrick
  7. 13:18 Black Raven – Eire
  8. 13:26 Elgin and District
  9. 13:34 Perth and District
  10. 13:42 Govan Community
  11. 13:50 Kirkcaldy and District
  12. 13:58 Stockbridge
    Adjudicators: Jim Campbell, John Connor, David Brown, Maurice Rhodes

GRADE 3B

  1. 13:15 The J1225 Pipe Band
  2. 13:23 Tweedvale
  3. 13:31 Ayr Pipe Band Society
  4. 13:39 Camelon and District
  5. 13:47 Wallacestone and District
  6. 13:55 Scottish Borders
  7. 14:03 Mid Argyll
  8. 14:11 Stockbridge
    Adjudicators: Roberth Mathieson, Barry Donaldson, Jim Baxter, Jennifer Hutcheon

GRADE 3A

  1. 14:45 Macanta
  2. 14:53 Milngavie
  3. 15:01 Buchan Peterson
  4. 15:09 Mackenzie Caledonian
  5. 15:17 Methil and District
  6. 15:25 Arbroath
  7. 15:33 City of Inverness
  8. 15:41 Uddingston Strathclyde
  9. 15:49 Livingston Caledonia
  10. 15:57 Burntisland and District (1245)
  11. 16:05 City of Newcastle
  12. 16:13 TEXO Deeside Caledonia
  13. 16:21 Johnstone
  14. 16:29 City of London
  15. 16:37 City of Stirling Pipe Band
  16. 16:45 Dunbar Royal British Legion
  17. 16:53 Pitlochry and Blair Atholl Pipe Band
    Adjudicators: Roberth Mathieson, Barry Donaldson, Jim Baxter, Jennifer Hutcheon

GRADE 2

  1. 15:30 Grampian Police Scotland           
  2. 15:39 Buchan Peterson      
  3. 15:48 Royal Burgh of Annan
  4. 15:57 Bucksburn and District               
  5. 16:06 Worcester Kiltie – U.S.A.              
  6. 16:15 Uddingston              
  7. 16:24 Vale of Atholl            
  8. 16:33 Denny and Dunipace Pipe Band Association   
  9. 16:42 The Glasgow Skye Association     
  10. 16:51 Coalburn I.O.R.
    Adjudicators: Jim Campbell, John Connor, David Brown, Maurice Rhodes
    The Centre band will be the first 6 bands from Grade 2

GRADE 1

  1. 13:30 St Laurence O’Toole – Eire
  2. 13:40 Johnstone
  3. 13:50 Peoples Ford Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia
    Adjudicators: Peter Snaddon, Ian Bowden, Alec Dudgeon, Paul Brown