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2018   | 
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| May | |
| Saturday 19th May 2018 | 
		British Pipe Band Championships at St James Playing Field, Paisley, Scotland All Grades and D/M  | 
	
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      June  | 
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| Saturday 16th June 2018 | 
		UK Championships at Stormont, Belfast All Grades and D/M  | 
	
| Sunday 17th June | 
		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 Mrs A Broderick 1 Broad Cottages Broad Road Wickham St Paul Halstead Essex CO9 2PG Tel: 01787 269 152 Directions  | 
	
| Saturday 30th June 2018 | 
		European Pipe Band Championships  at Grant Park, Forres, Scotland Website  | 
	
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      July | 
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| Sunday 9th July | 
		Corby Pipe Band Contest Charter Field, Cottingham Road, Old Corby Village, Corby, Northants.  | 
	
| Cancelled 2015, 2016 & 2017 | 
		
              
              Ashbourne Highland Gathering  (English Championships) Recreation Ground, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, UK. Sat Nav users enter DE6 1EJ. The Recreation Ground, Cokayne Avenue, Ashbourne, DE6 1EJ  | 
	
| Saturday 28th July 2018 | 
		Scottish Pipe Band Championships Levengrove Park, Dumbarton, Scotland All Grades and D/M  | 
	
| August  | 
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		Wednesday 8th August 2018 7.30 PM  | 
		
		Pre Worlds Concert - ?? http://www.glasgowconcerthalls.com/ 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  | 
	
| Friday 17th & Saturday 18th August 2018 | 
		World Pipe Band Championships,  Glasgow Green, Glasgow All Grades and D/M  | 
	
| Thursday 24th August 2017 | 
		
The Argyllshire Gathering,
 Oban, Scotland, UK.  | 
	
| September | |
| Sunday 3rd September 2017 | 
		
		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 Irene Samson 23 Copper Beeches Stanway Colchester Essex CO3 5YB Tel: (eve) 01206 577560 Mob: (day) 07751 520469 Directions  | 
	
| Thursday 31st August and Friday 1st September 2017 | 
		
              
              The Northern Meeting
              
              http://piping.northern-meeting.org - see News page Eden Court Theatre http://www.eden-court.co.uk/ Bishops Road Inverness IV3 5SA  | 
	
| October | |
| Saturday 21st October 2017 | 
		World Solo Drumming Championships,  Glasgow Caledonia University, Glasgow, Scotland Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association  | 
	
| Saturday 21st October 2017 | 
		
              The Glenfiddich Piping Championship, 
		
		http://www.glenfiddich.co.uk/news-events/piping-championships/index.html  at 10am at Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Scotland Annual International Piping Championships held in the Castle Ballroom. Contact: Mrs Liz Maxwell (0845 602 1974 ) Email: liz.maxwell@wgrant.com  | 
	
| November | |
| Saturday 4th November 2017 | 
		
		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  |