Kevin Reilly was appointed chairman of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA) at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting yesterday. The meeting was held remotely using videoconference software due to ongoing restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 60 member bands were represented and it took one and a half hours to […]
With no pipe band competitions able to take place this year and next year looking questionable, the RSPBA has nevertheless contacted pipe band secretaries to ask for 2021 registration fees to be paid. In a letter emailed to band secretaries on October 12, the RSPBA said: “There is no doubt […]
Ian Embelton, Chief Executive of the RSPBA, is to retire at the end of November. The 69-year-old informed the organisation’s Board of Directors today. Embelton, pictured, has been Chief Executive for almost 20 years. The RSPBA said today in a statement: “Ian had originally intended to retire after the World […]
