News DeskNews DeskAs Chief Steward, I am actively seeking an "apprentice".
Are you, or do you know someone who is a keen pipe band supporter who would be interested in learning the fine art of stewarding pipe band contests.
You must be willing and able to attend the branch contests as listed on this site.
Please contact Fiona Stirling, Branch Secretary. mailto:fiona.stirling@virgin.net
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29th September 2007
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8th September 2007
SAD NEWS
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18th August 2008
My apologies for not having been updating the website. Time and technology have battled against me.
I have now found a most easy to use website design package and will hopefully be updating the site more regularly.
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Chatsworth Competition - 2nd September 2007
Once again we invite non-competing bands and individual players to join us to take part in the massed bands display.
Reduced cost entrance tickets are available from the branch Secretary whose address can be found on another page.
The Chatsworth Country Fair this year is a three day event. For further information visit Chatsworth - Country Fair
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Have you entered your quartettes yet ?? If not, then contact Fiona Stirling on 01462 455055 or mailto:fiona.stirling@virgin.net
As always there will be refreshments available in the form of filled rolls, cakes, tea and coffee
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Don't forget to get your mini bands entered for this competition in good time.
Contact Fiona Stirling on 01462 455055 or mailto:fiona.stirling@virgin.net
As always there will be refreshments available in the form of filled rolls, cakes, tea and coffee
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The Branch is holding a seminar for grade 4 bands on 30th October 2005 at Etonbury Middle School, Stotfold.
This seminar is for instruction to grade 4 bands regarding the new set up for contests, where they are expected to play 3 tunes from a set given out by the Music Board. Instructors are coming down from Scotland to present the seminar.
Who should attend : Initially, Pipe Majors and Leading Tips or any qualified person who can pass all the information onto their band.
The seminar will start at 1:00 PM and should finish at about 4:00 PM.
For further information please contact the branch secretary, Fiona Stirling, on 01462 455055 or by email mailto:fiona.stirling@virgin.net
2005 sees the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association
To celebrate this outstanding event, the committee of the London and South of England Branch would like to invite our non-competing bands to help us celebrate.
The celebration will take the form of an extended massed bands display following the prestigious Chatsworth Country Fair Pipe Band Competition on September the 4th.
Non competing bands (whether or not you are members of the association) are invited to join those bands taking part in the competition, to hopefully present the largest massed band seen at Chatsworth.Non competing bands taking part in the massed band will receive concessionary tickets to enable them to enter the grounds and join us on the day.
Entrance tickets to Chatsworth are available from Fiona Stirling, Branch Secretary, at the greatly subsidised rate of £6 (normally £22), for friends and family of those taking part in the massed band display.
The country fair is a great day out, and the atmosphere of the massed bands is something to savour.
So come and join the celebration.
If any bands know of other bands, small or large, could you please inform them of our intentions, or ask them to contact Fiona Stirling our branch secretary for more information and a booking form. The branch is not always aware of bands outwith the Association, so we need your help to contact them.
This was the first competition held at the new Stotfold venue.Eleven bands entered a total of 28 quartettes spread across grades 2,3 and 4.
The general concensus about the new venue was quite favourable with only two people getting lost trying to find it.
Many thanks go to Cecil McCready and the Surrey Pipes and Drums for coming up with four excellent willing volunteers for stewarding. All four said that they had enjoyed themselves, so if any non-playing members of pipe bands in the South of England fancy helping out with the stewarding, please get in touch with us. As Chief Steward, I am particularly keen for someone to come forward and take on the role of my apprentice, I will not be able to keep going indefinitely !
Don't forget to get your mini bands entered for this competition in good time.
As always there will be refreshments available in the form of filled rolls, cakes, tea and coffee