Day: 19 December 2014

Formal Announcement on New Judges Committee

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MAJOR CHANGES TO JOINT COMMITTEE FOR JUDGING (JCJ) A new organisation, the Solo Piping Judges’ Association (SPJA), has been established to monitor and maintain a list of approved judges deemed capable of adjudicating major solo piping competitions. The SPJA is run and managed exclusively by judges and will liaise closely with the Competing Pipers’ Association. Chairman is Andrew Wright with committee members comprising Dr Jack Taylor (Secretary), Colin MacLellan and Ronnie McShannon. A…

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PP Editor’s Blog 19/12/14

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Well done to the RSPBA Northern Ireland Branch for supporting the campaign to resist cuts to the arts and culture budget in the Province. As they say, what else can you get for 13p, the estimate of what the budget costs per head of the population. Arts Council Northern Ireland make a big contribution to the pipe band movement in Ulster, and good on them for that. Our arts body,…

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