The Jenny Mair Square Day took place on Saturday, December 10, in Palmerston North, New Zealand. This is the second ‘unofficial’ major of the New Zealand pipe band season, and the first where all the Grade 1 bands compete against each other. The New Zealand and South Pacific Pipe Band […]
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Piper, Drummer in Residence for state schools / Jori’s new gadget / Kernaghan on top in NZ / Stuart’s new recording
Primary schools in Glasgow and East Lothian will welcome a Piper and Drummer in Residence in the new term. The schools are Windygoul and Dunbar schools in East Lothian, and John Paul Academy – and its associated ‘cluster’ primary schools – in Summerston, Glasgow. The two positions are being co-funded […]
Mixed fortunes as new year gets underway
2020 began on a happy note for some and a terrible one for others. Yesterday, the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA) announced the completion of the £1million restoration of its headquarters. The building, in Washington Street, in the Anderston part of Glasgow, was engulfed in flames in March of […]