Bruce Cargill of the RSPBA Music Board has announced the following changes for the 2019 pipe band competition season:
UPGRADES
Novice Juvenile B to Novice Juvenile A
Saint John’s College (Zimbabwe)
North Lanarkshire schools
Novice Juvenile A to Juvenile
Dollar Academy No 2
Oban high school
Grade 4B to 4A
Gransha
Mid Argyll
Lower Clyde Pipes and Drums
Kelty & Blairadam (By Request)
Grade 4A to 3B
McNeillstown
Lochryan
Dunbar RBL
Tweedvale
Perth and District (By Request)
Williamwood Pipe Band (By Request)
Grade 3B to 3A
St Mary’s Derrytrasna
Pasadena Scots (USA)
Battlehill
Johnstone
Grade 3A to 2
Royal Burgh of Annan
Uddingston Strathclyde
Perth Metro (Australia)
DIOWNGRADES
Grade 2 to 3A
Balagan (pictured top)
Grade 1 to Grade 2
Denny and Dunipace Gleneagles
Buchan
Bagad Cap Caval (France)
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