Bught Park, Inverness, was the new home for this year’s European Pipe Band Championships, the third major of the season. A healthy 120 bands entered and an ultimately wet but warm day ensured a good crowd – with many staying on to see Inveraray crowned Grade 1 champions. Smartest band on parade were Glasgow Skye Association.
The full result in Grade 1 was:
1 Inveraray
2 Boghall
3 FMM
4 Scottish Power
5 SLOT
6 Shotts
Drumming: Inveraray
In Grade 2, Closkelt from Northern Ireland were notable absentees.
Grade 2
1 Portlethan
2 Uddingston Strathclyde
3 Annan
4 Buchan Peterson
5 Mackenzie Cal.
6 Highland Granite
Drumming: Buchan Peterson
Grade 3a
1 Deeside Cal.
2 City of Inverness
3 Highlanders (4 Scots)
4 Mackenzie Cal.
5 Stockbridge
6 Ross & Cromarty P&D
Drumming: Inverness
Grade 3b
1 Oban High School
2 Turriff
3 Kilmarnock
4 Dunbar RBL
5 Arbroath
6 Lanark
Drumming: Dunbar RBL
Juvenile
1 Dollar Acad.
2 George Watson’s
3 George Heriot’s
4 Boghall
5 Preston Lodge
6
Drumming: George Heriot’s
Grade 4a
1 Mid-Argyll
2 Methil
3 Lower Clyde
4 Glenrothes
5 Rothesay
6 Elgin
Drumming: Glenrothes
Grade 4b
1 Edradour Pitlochry
2 Camelon
3 Strathendrick
4 Culter
5 Vale of Atholl
6 Ullapool
Drumming: Edradour Pitlochry
Novice A
1 N Lanarkshire Schools
2 Lochalsh Junior
3 Dollar Academy
4 George Watson’s
5 Scotch College, Melbourne
6 Stirling Schools
Drumming: N Lanarkshire Schools
Novice B
1 Scotch College, Melbourne
2 N Lanarkshire Schools
3 Lochgelly High
4 Skye Youth PB
5 Renfrew Schools
6 City off Inverness Youth
Drumming: Lochgelly High
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