Boghall & Bathgate took the Grade 1 prize in a hotly contest Dollar contest today. Straight 1s in piping from judges Barry Donaldson and Grant Walker, a second in drumming from Brian Martin and a first in ensemble from Tom Brown earned them the top spot ahead of Field Marshal.
Weather conditions were perfect. Eight bands played in Grade 1 with Coalburn IOR, the Grade 2 winners, playing ‘up’. Third went to Shotts (first drumming) with Fife Police fourth.
G1: 1 Boghall 2 Field Marshal 3 Shotts 4 Fife Pol. 5 Scottish Power.
G2: 1 Coalburn 2 Denny 3 Johnstone 4 Preston Lodge 5 Burntisland (+drumming)
G3: 1 Livingston (+drumming) 2 Burntisland 3 Dunbar RBL 4 Williamwood 5 Govan
Juv: 1 Dollar Acad. 2 G Heriot’s 3 Preston Lodge 4 Lochgelly High 5 West Lothian Schools
G4A: 1 St Andrews (+drumming) 2 Discovery 3 Kirkcaldy 4 Denny 5 Barrhead
G4B: 1 Brechin 2 Dunbar Dev. 3 Udd. Strath. 4 Queensferry 5 Stockbridge; Drumming: Kilbarchan
Nov A: 1 N Lanark Schools 2 Dollar 3 Renfrew Schools (+drumming) 4 Lochgelly High 5 Preston Lodge
Nov B: 1 Burntisland (+drumming) 2 Dollar 3 N Lanark Schools 4 Stirling Schools 4 Boghall
* Full results and summaries here.
