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Editor’s Notebook: Yardley Medal/ Silver Chanter/ MacDougall’s House/ Luss, Bute & Annan Contests

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Reader Phil Meyer has been in touch from Tasmania. Phil writes: ‘I  am a descendent of George Yardley and was wondering if the attached medal [front and back above] has any value from an insurance point of view? ‘George was my great-grandfather on my grandmother’s side so I have never met him. In fact I believe neither my father or his two sisters actually met him either. I will see…

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Piobaireachd Society Agree to Take Over Running of the Silver Chanter

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The Piobaireachd Society has announced that they are to take over the running of one of piping’s most iconic events, the Silver Chanter. The Society will do so under an agreement with Mossburn Distillers/Torabhaig Distillery and Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the Gaelic College. Both are near neighbours on the Sleat Peninsula on the isle of Skye. The Silver Chanter will be funded by the Society and by Mossburn/Torabhaig. Both have agreed…

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My Father, P/M Robert Reid – Part 2

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We continue with our articles based on the letters sent by Robert Reid Jnr. to Jimmy McIntosh from 30 years ago. This excerpt, dated 28th July 1993, confirms Reid senior’s reputation for brusque assertiveness, a characteristic clearly passed on to his son….. Dear Mr McIntosh, Re the cassettes, I would much prefer to have control over the recording of the existing tapes myself. My father and I spent a great…

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Tickets for the Worlds Now Available, With Covered Seating in the Grade 1 Arena

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Tickets are now on sale for the World Pipe Band Championships 2023. Dates are 18 /19 August at Glasgow Green, writes Ellen Drummond of promoters Glasgow Life. Demand for tickets for the Grade 1 Seating Arena is expected to exceed capacity. Spectators wishing seats in this grandstand facility (which for the first time is covered, offering shade from the sun and shelter in the event of poor weather, as well…

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Ceres Games/ Drumtochty Games Results

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The picturesque Fife village of Ceres hosted its annual Highland Games last Saturday, June 24. Conditions were warm and dry and brought a large crowd to the games field as can be seen in the photograph above. Piobaireachd, three tunes own choice; 12 played.1 Darach Urquhart, Lament for the Dead2 Brian Lamond, Earl of Seaforth’s Salute3 Anna Smart, Flame of Wrath for Squinting Patrick 4 Angus MacPhee, MacLeod of Raasay’s…

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