We are grateful to reader Clive Douglas for forwarding his copy of the programme for Oban Games in 1977. Clive writes: I noticed my name in the Oban programme you posted today, the good old days apparently! I don’t think I played that year, that was me about a year into the Focal Dystonia thing. I never competed again. It’s a really strange disorder and 20 years later it’s still there….

Ross Miller won the latest round of the Scots Guards Knock Out competition held in the SG Club, Haymarket, Edinburgh, yesterday (Dec 9). Ross was playing against Alan Clark and a large crowd enjoyed some excellent piping from both contestants. The next round, on January 27, sees Calum Watson take on John Dew and on the 24th February William Rowe faces Calum Brown. Organiser P/M Jimmy Banks MBE will hold…

The RSPBA have announced playing requirements for the 2019 season. They are as follows: British Champs, Paisley, May 18; closing date April 3, draw April 10thGrade 1: Two MSRsGrade 2: Medley (4-6 mins)Grade 3: MSRGrade Juv: Medley (3-5 mins)Grade 4A/ Nov A: Prescribed MSRGrade 4B/ Nov B: Prescribed Marches UK Championships, Belfast, June 15th; closing date May 1, draw May 8thGrade 1: Two Medleys (5-7 mins)Grade 2: 2 MSRsGrade 3:…

The World Pipe Band Championship has been named ‘Outdoor Event of the Year’ at the Scottish  Music Awards, held last Saturday in Glasgow. Receiving the award on behalf of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association were Chief Executive Ian Embelton, Chairman John Hughes and Chief Steward Alex Dalziel. They are pictured above. The prestigious award was presented before hundreds of guests at the city’s Scottish Exhibition Centre. Lomond and Clyde…

Adrian Cramb has announced his resignation from the position of Pipe Major of the Vale of Atholl’s Grade 1 Pipe Band. The band will not be competing next summer whilst the band ‘takes this period to develop its way forward’. Adrian brought recent success to the band when they made the final of the 2018 Worlds. They are pictured above on their way to the circle. Last week it was…