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RSPBA Chairman’s Words of Encouragement for All Bands on Eve of First Major

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Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Chairman, Mr Gordon Hamill, has reached out to all competing bands at tomorrow’s British Pipe Band Championship with a statement of support and encouragement. Mr Hamill’s comments come on the eve of what is the first ‘major’ of the season at St James Playing Fields, Paisley. He wished all bands success in their endeavours and pledged that his officials would do everything to make sure arrangements…

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Build Up to the British – A Preview of the Grade 2 Pipe Band Championship

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We continue our build up to Saturday’s first major pipe band championship of the season, the British at the St James Playing Fields, Paisley. Here our Special Correspondent takes a look at one of the most competitive grades, Grade 2. A field of 16 will kick off the first major of the season for the Grade 2 prize. With four of the big guns of the most recent few seasons…

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British Pipe Band Championships Chieftain is Corinne

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One of Renfrewshire’s charity champions will preside over more than 4,000 of the world’s best pipers and drummers when they arrive in Paisley at the weekend. Quadruple amputee Corinne Hutton (pictured), 47, who started the Finding Your Feet charity, will be event chieftain for the British Pipe Band Championships on Saturday. She will greet more than 140 pipe bands from as far afield as Canada and Denmark when they gather before…

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New Publicity Release from British Pipe Band Championship Sponsor

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Renfrew District Council, sponsor of the first major of the season, have sent this: ‘Paisley will be invaded by a tartan army on Saturday when more than 4,000 of the world’s best pipers and drummers descend on the town for the British Pipe Band Championships. ‘The St James Playing Fields will again host one of the most prestigious events on the world bagpiping calendar, as part of the push towards…

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British Pipe Band Championship Updated With Comment and Analysis Added

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An outstanding performance by Inveraray & District  Pipe Band earned them the deserved title of Grade 1 British Pipe Band Champions 2016, writes Editor Robert Wallace In second came Field Marshal Montgomery,  placed first by both piping judges but whose sixth in drumming cost them dear. That said, I think that with this level of playing only the most churlish would have denied Inveraray their reward. After their performance there were,…

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