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ALWAYS CHECK THE DATES/TIMES & VENUE WITH THE EVENT ORGANISERS
 

 

2009
 

 

September

• Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th September 2009
  The Northern Meeting http://piping.northern-meeting.org
  Eden Court Theatre http://www.eden-court.co.uk/
  Bishops Road
  Inverness IV3 5SA

• Sunday 6th September 2009
  Chatsworth Pipe Band Contest updated www link
  at Chatsworth House near Bakewell in Derbyshire, England, UK.
  Run in conjunction with the Chatsworth Country Fair.
  March Strathspey & Reel solo piping competition.
  Grades 2,3,4, and D/M
  Mrs Fiona Stirling
  17 Friday Furlong
  Hitchin
  Herts
  SG5 2ND
  Tel: 01462 455055 (eve) or 07940 565 698 (day)
  email
  Directions

• Saturday 19th September 2009
  All Ireland Solo Championships http://www.ipba.ie/
  Trinity Comprehensive School, Ballymun, Dublin, 9
  Getting there :
  From M50 from North and South.
  Take Exit for Ballymun (IKEA exit).
  Go straight down into Ballymun, through a series of 6 sets of Traffic Lights.
  Immediately after the 6th set of traffic lights turn left, through gate, into school.
  
  Click here (no directions yet) for directions

 

October

• 9th - 17th October 2009
  Oban
  Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail (The Royal National Mod)
   

• Saturday 25th October 2008
  World Solo Drumming Championships,
  Venue to be confirmed
  Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association

• Sat 25th October 2008
  The Glenfiddich Piping Championship,
  at 11am at Blair Castle,
  Blair Atholl,
  Scotland
  
  Annual International Piping Championships held in the Castle Ballroom.
  Contact: Mrs Liz Maxwell (01698 843843) Email: liz.maxwell@wgrant.com

November

• Sat 1st  November 2008
  The Scottish Piping Society of London, England, UK
  http://www.scottishpipingsocietyoflondon.com/
  
  Venue
  Kensington Conference Centre.
  London
  Information
  Directions
  http://www.tfl.gov.uk - The London Underground

• Sunday 2nd November 2008
  Australian Pipe Band Championships and South Pacific Pipe Band Championships
  Castle Hill Showground, Sydney, Australia
  http://www.pipebands.asn.au/

 

December

 

 

 

2010

 

January

• 16-18 January 2009
  Midwest Highland Arts Fund & MWPBA
  US Silver Medal Piobaireachd Competition at the
  Marriott-Country Club Plaza, in Kansas City, Missouri

• 14th January 2009 to 1st February 2009
  http://www.celticconnections.com/
   

February

• Saturday 14th February  2009
  Paeroa Highland Games & Tattoo, Paeroa Domain, New Zealand, 9am - 9pm

  Secretary;Russell Player
  player.agencies@actrix.gen.nz
   

• 14th and 15th February 2009
  Copenhagen Winter Competition
  Venue: Kildevældskolen, Bellmansgade 5A, 2100 København Ø, Denmark

March

• Friday 6th & Saturday 7th March 2009
  New Zealand National Pipe Band Championships
  Canterbury Agricultural Park, Curletts Road - Wigram - Christchurch 
   

• Spring 2009
  North West of England Pipng Society Recital
  at the Fire Services Training Headquarters, Manchester (dir)
   

• Sunday 8th March 2009 
  Stotfold Solo Piping & Drumming
  Quartettes at Etonbury Middle School, Stotfold, Beds
  http://homepage.ntlworld.com/steve.donaldson11/rspba/rspba4.htm
  
  Etonbury Middle School, Stotfold Road, Arlesey, Bedfordshire, SG15 6XS
  http://www.etonbury.com/

• How to get there :-
  Leave the A1(M) Northbound or the A1 Southbound at junction 10 signposted Stotfold. From the North, take the third exit off the slip road roundabout, from the South take the first exit from the slip road roundabout. This road is the A507. Keep on the A507 until the third roundabout. At the third roundabout take the third exit, signposted Stotfold. Etonbury Middle School is on the right hand side of the road.
  

• Saturday 21st March 2009
  Duncan Johnstone Memorial Competition,
  The National Piping Centre, Glasgow
  Commencing at 9am
  Piobaireachd - Submit 3 tunes
  March, Strathspey and Reel - Submit 3 of each
  Jigs - Submit one jig either composed by Duncan Johnstone or from any of Duncan’s published collections.
   

April

• Sunday 19th April 2009
  Stotfold Mini Band Contest
  Venue See Venue & Directions to Stotfold Solo Piping & Drumming on Sunday 8th March 2009

May

• 2nd May 2009
  Dr. Dan Reid Memorial Invitational Contest
  Marines' Memorial Club and Hotel
  609 Sutter Street
  San Francisco, California

• 16th May 2009
  Scottish Pipe Band Championships
  at Levengrove Park, Dumbarton, Scotland
  All Grades and D/M
  Playing Requirements

June

• Sunday 14th June 2009
  Colchester Pipe Band Contest
  at Lower Castle Park, Colchester, England, UK.
  Entry to the event is FREE, but please support it by purchasing a programme.
  Grades 2,3,4 & D/M
  
  email
  Directions

• Sunday 21st June 2009
  Birmingham Contest at
  Mrs Diane Anderson
  19 Tansey Court
  Birds
  Brierley Hill
  West Midlands
  DY5 4TD
  Tel: 07516 357 607 (day) or 01384 346488 (evening)
  email

• 
  Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, England
  All Grades and D/M
  http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cannonhillpark.bcc
  
  Playing Requirements >

• Saturday 27th June 2009
  British Pipe Band Championships
  at Banbridge, Northern Ireland
  Playing Requirements
   

July

• Sat 4th July 2009
  All Ireland Championships,
  Lisburn, Northern Ireland

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• Sunday 12th July 2009
  Corby Pipe Band Contest
  http://www.corbyhighlandgathering.co.nr/
  Charter Field, Old Corby Village
  Website
  Directions
  local vendors
  http://www.perfectpizza.co.uk/
  Cardigan Arms Pub (use car park)
  White Hart Pub (on corner of Charter Field)
  Madisons Pub
   

• Sunday 19th July 2009 
  Ashbourne Highland Gathering
  (English Championships)
  Recreation Ground, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, UK.
  
  SatNav users enter DE6 1EJ. The Recreation Ground, Cokayne Avenue, Ashbourne, DE6 1EJ

• Saturday 25th July 2009
  European Pipe Band Championships
  Battery Park, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland
  All Grades and D/M
  Playing Requirements

August

• Wednesday 12 th August 2009 7.30 PM  
  Pre Worlds Concert - Simon Fraser University Pipe Band
  http://www.glasgowconcerthalls.com/grch
  
  Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Box Office 0141 353 8000
  Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Box Office, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3NY Open Monday-Saturday, 10am-6pm

• Saturday 15th August 2009
  World Pipe Band Championships,
  Glasgow Green, Glasgow
  All Grades and D/M
  Playing Requirements

• Thursday 27th August 2009
  The Argyllshire Gathering,
  Oban, Scotland, UK.

• Saturday 29th August 2009
  Cowal Pipe Band Championships
  Dunoon, Scotland
  WELCOME TO DUNOON & COWAL
  Playing Requirements