Saturday 22nd May. Scottish Championships, Dumbarton.

Williamwood Pipe Band went to Dumbarton for the first major championship of the season full of optimism following good performances at Gourock. It was an early start for the bands as the Grade 4B band was drawn to play at 10.14am. We arrived at the park just after 8 o’ clock and the grade four band began their preparation. Come quarter past ten, the band was ready to go with a good sound and a few good runs at the set. The band put in an excellent performance in the circle, and were pleased with the way they played. It was up to the judges now!

The grade 3B band were drawn to play at 11.46am. This gave them plenty of time to prepare for the contest. Although hampered by a slightly dodgy start, into the circle the performance soon settled and was also fairly pleasing.

For the rest of the day the members and supporters made good use of the unusually hot weather, either listening to some of the other bands of by enjoying a few refreshments!

The marchpast proved to be slightly disappointing due to a failure in PA system, however this did not deter too much from the award of third place to Williamwood in grade three. Although the grade four band was slightly disappointed with their result, further scrutiny of the judges sheets suggests that there is still plenty to be positive about!

Photos now online in the media section.
Full results available from RSPBA online