UK Pipe Band Championships Results (picture update)

Robert Wallace

6 years ago

Belfast once again hosted the United Kingdom Pipe Band Championships and the spacious cricket pitch at the Civil Service Playing Fields at Stormont provided a perfect venue. It was outstanding day for St Laurence O’Toole from Dublin (pictured above) who took first in G1 and the drumming

P/M Alen Tully said: ‘After the disappointment of Paisley the band was outstanding today. We are delighted.’

The full result in Grade 1 was:
1 SLoT
2 Inveraray
3 FMM

Pipe Major Alen Tully receiving the Grade 1 trophy from the Chieftain, Deputy Lord Mayor, Councillor Emmet McDonough-Brown. Pic by RSPBA photographer Peter Hazzard

4 Scottish Power
5 Fife Police
6 Shotts
Drumming: SLoT (1,2,1,3)

Adjudicators Archie Pinkerton, Robert Mathieson, Mark Wilson, Harry Stevenson, Gordon Lawrie, Denis Livingstone and Neill Crawford

In Grade 2 the top places went to in form bands including US band Worcester Kilties.

Grade 2
1 MacKenzie Cal
2 Closkelt
3 Worcester Kilties
4 Ravara
5 Manorcunningham
6 Isle of Islay
Drumming: New Ross

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Grade 3a
1 Annan
2 Uddingston Strathclyde
3 Highlanders 4 Scots
4 Marlacoo
5 St Joseph’s
6 Drumlough
Drumming: St Joseph’s

[/caption]Grade 3b
1 St Mary’s Derrytrasna
2 Johnstone
3 Clogher
4 Battlehill
5 Carnoustie
6 Denny
Drumming: St Mary’s

Juvenile
1 G Watson’s
2 Dollar
3 G Heriot’s
4 Boghall
5 Prestonlodge
6 W Lothian
Drumming: Watson’s

John Hughes (RSPBA Chairman), Councillor Julie Flaherty (Lord Mayor of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon) and George Ussher (RSPBA President)

Grade 4a
1 MacNeilstown
2 MacDonald Mem
3 Lochryan
4 Cullybackey
5 Kildoag
6 Ballycoan
Drumming: Lochryan
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Emma Barr (Field Marshal Montgomery) receiving the UK Adult Grade Drum Major trophy

Grade 4b
1 Gransha
2 Mid Argyll
3 Wicklow
4 Camelon
5 Strathendrick
6 Bessbrook
Drumming: Gransha

Novice A
1 Dollar
2 Oban
3 G Watson’s
4 Lochalsh Jnr
5 Stirling Schools
6 G Heriot’s
Drumming: G Watson’s

Novice B
1 Troon BB
2 Boghall
3 Prestonlodge
Drumming: Boghall

Get full summaries here. Thanks to John Kelly and Peter Hazzard for the photographs.

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