Loch Lomond (Balloch) Highland Games – Results, Open/Juv./CLASP (updated)

Piping convenor Colina Helen Campbell has forwarded the full results from Saturday’s (July 14) piping competitions at Balloch on the shores of Loch Lomond. Mrs Campbell is pictured above with winners in the CLASP amateur league contests. Open Juv 14 and under March & S/R March 1 Bobby Allen 2 Fraser Hamilton 3 Calum Barton 4 Mark Morrison S/R 1.Bobby Allen 2.Fraser Hamilton 3.Calum Barton 4.Mark Morrison Open Juv 15-17…

PP Ed’s Blog: Big Games Week/ New PP Site/ Pipes Sold/ PM Angus pic

Big week of solo Highland games contests ahead. Would all secretaries, parents and pipers snap away and send us your shots. We now have an Instagram account so any that don’t make the main PP site can be posted there. Inveraray is tomorrow July 17, South Uist 18th, Benbecula Young Piper 19th, Tobermory 19th, 21st Tomintoul, Taynuilt, Lochearnhead, Inverness and North Uist. Isn’t that just tremendous? Thanks are due to all…

Tain Highland Games Results

Tain Games held on Saturday 14th July. Senior Competitions Results Piobaireachd 1. Cameron MacDougall, Lament for Donald Duaghal MacKay 2. Andrew Hall, Lament for Mary MacLeod 3. Gordon Barclay, King’s Taxes 4. Connor Kellett, Cabar Feidh Gu Brath Judge: A Maclean March 1. Cameron MacDougall 2. James MacPhee 3. Andrew Hall 4. Les Hutt Judge: A Maclean Strathspey & Reel 1. Cameron MacDougall 2. James MacPhee 3. Finlay MacLeod 4….

Kinlochard Games Juniors

Damp but not too wet at this games in the Trossachs. 2/4 March 1 Bobby Allan 2 Ruaridh Brown 3 Fraser Hamilton 4 Greig Will                         6/8 March 1 Ruaridh Brown 2 Bobby Allan 3 Greig Will 4 Fraser Hamilton Jig 1 Bobby Allan 2 Greig Will 3 Ruaridh Brown 4 Ewan Allen [wds id=”4″]

County Antrim Championships, Northern Ireland

Glenarm Castle on Saturday last provided a scenic backdrop for the County Antrim Championships, writes Gilbert Cromie. The championships took place as part of the first day of the Dalriada Festival which has become well established as one of Northern Ireland’s biggest cultural family events taking place at the iconic Glenarm Castle & Village annually each July with an attendance in excess of 30,000 over the two days. While it…