Results from the Scottish Piping Society of London’s competitions 2025

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•Overall champion piper Stuart Liddell with overall junior winner Charlie Mack.

The Scottish Piping Society of London’s competitions were held on October 31 and November 1, 2025, at the Caledonian Club, in London. The Bratach Gorm was retained by Finlay Johnston on the Friday evening, having also won it in 2024, and the Champion Piper on the Saturday was Stuart Liddell with placings in both piobaireachd events and wins in the March, MSR and Hornpipe and Jig events.

The A Grade overall winner was Callum Wynd, the B Grade overall piper was Ross Conner, and overall Junior winner was Charlie Mack.

The full results are below:

Bratach Gorm

1. Finlay Johnston
2. Iain Speirs 
3. Stuart Liddell 
4. Cameron Drummond 
5. Connor Sinclair 

•Finlay Johnston was the winner of the Bratach Gorm 2025.

William Gillies Memorial Trophy 

1. Iain Speirs 
2. Angus D MacColl  
3. Cameron Drummond 
4. Callum Beaumont  
5. Stuart Liddell 

JB Robertson Rose Bowl (for the P Grade double March competition) 

1. Stuart Liddell 
2. Callum Beaumont 
3. Connor Sinclair 

London Medallion and John MacFadyen Quaich (for the P Grade double MSR competition) 

1. Stuart Liddell 
2. Callum Beaumont 
3. Alastair Henderson 
4. Ben Duncan  
5. Brodie Watson-Massey 

Mary Flora Beaton Cup (for the P Grade Hornpipe and Jig competition) 

1. Stuart Liddell 
2. Bradley Parker 
3. Alastair Henderson 

•Callum Wynd was the overall winner of the A Grade competitions in 2025.

RG Lawrie Ram’s Horn Snuff Mull (for the A Piobaireachd competition) 

1. Derek Midgley 
2. Alex Gandy 
3. Ashley McMichael 
4. Gordon Bruce 
5. James McPetrie 

The Strachan Memorial (for the AMSR competition) 

1. Callum Wynd 
2. Cameron May 
3. Andrew Donlon 
4. Calum Watson 
5. John Dew 

Donald Forbes Medal (for the A Hornpipe and Jig competition) 

1. Callum Wynd 
2. Angus MacPhee 
3. Jenny Hazzard 

Competing Piper’s Association B Piobaireachd Graded League Overall Winner 

Jonathon Simpson 

John Roe Plate (for the B Piobaireachd competition) 

1. Bradley Parker 
2. Greig Canning 
3. Alex Gehrig 
4. John Dew 
5. Keith Bowes 

London Scottish Hodden Grey (for the BMSR competition) 

1. Ross Connor 
2. Keith Bowes 
3. Jamie Elder 
4. Anna Kummerlow 
5. Hector Munro 

Hugh MacMillan Trophy (for the B Hornpipe and Jig Competition) 

1. Anna Kummerlow 
2. Ross Connor 
3. Ruairidh Brown 

•Charlie Mack was the Overall Junior Prize and Winner of the Jim Caution Memorial Quaich  in 2025.

SPSL Junior Piobaireachd 

1. Charlie Mack 
2. Arthur MacKay 
3. Morla Bruce 

SPSL British Airways Pipe Band Trophy for the Junior MSR 

1. Charlie Mack 
2. Morla Bruce 
3. Arthur MacKay 

Highland and Islands Society Trophy for the Junior Slow Air and Jig 

1. Charlie Mack 
2. Morla Bruce 
3. Arthur MacKay