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11-13 January 2008

Midwest Highland Arts Fund & MWPBA
US Silver Medal Piobaireachd Competition at the
Marriott-Country Club Plaza, in Kansas City, Missouri -
Wednesday 16th January 2008 to Sunday 3rd February 2008
http://www.celticconnections.com/
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Saturday 9th February 2008
Paeroa Highland Games & Tattoo, Paeroa Domain, New Zealand, 9am - 9pmSecretary;Russell Player
player.agencies@actrix.gen.nz
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16th and 17th February 2008
Copenhagen Winter Competition
Venue: Kildevældskolen, Bellmansgade 5A, 2100 København Ø, Denmark
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7-8 March 2008
New Zealand National Pipe Band Championships
Bruce Pulman Park, Papakura
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Spring 2008
North West of England Pipng Society Recital
at the Fire Services Training Headquarters, Manchester (dir)
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Sunday 9th March 2008
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/
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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.

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Sunday 13th April 2008
Stotfold Mini Band Contest
Venue See Venue & Directions to Stotfold Solo Piping & Drumming on Sunday 23rd March 2008
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10th May 2008
Dr. Dan Reid Memorial Invitational Contest
Marines' Memorial Club and Hotel
609 Sutter Street
San Francisco, California -
24th May 2008
Scottish Pipe Band Championships
at Levengrove Park, Dumbarton, Scotland
All Grades and D/M
Playing Requirements
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1st June 2008
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
Contact
Mrs Fiona Stirling
17 Friday Furlong
Hitchin
Herts
SG5 2ND
Tel: 01462 455055
email
Directions -
Sat 28th June 2008
British Pipe Band Championships
at Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, England
All Grades and D/M
http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cannonhillpark.bcc
Playing Requirements
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Sat 5th July 2008
All Ireland Championships,
Ennis, Co Claire, Ireland -
Sun 6th July 2008
Birmingham
Contact
Mrs Diane Anderson
19 Tansey Court
Birds
Brierley Hill
West Midlands
DY5 4TD
Tel: 01384 278256 (day) or 01384 346488 (evening)
email -
Sunday 13th July 2008
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
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Sunday 20th July 2008
Ashbourne Highland Gathering
(English Championships)
Rrecreation Ground, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, UK.
SatNav users enter DE6 1EJ. The Recreation Ground, Cokayne Avenue, Ashbourne, DE6 1EJ -
Saturday 26th July 2008
European Pipe Band Championships
Lisburn, Northern Ireland
All Grades and D/M
Playing Requirements
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13 th August 2008
Pre Worlds Concert -
The House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead Pipe Band presents 'Caledonia' -
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 16th August 2008
World Pipe Band Championships,
Glasgow Green, Glasgow
All Grades and D/M
Playing Requirements -
28th August 2008
The Argyllshire Gathering,
Oban, Scotland, UK. -
Saturday 30th August 2008
Cowal Pipe Band Championships
Dunoon, Scotland
WELCOME TO DUNOON & COWAL
Playing Requirements -
Sunday 31st August 2008
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
Directions
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All Ireland Solo Championships
at ?, Dublin
Click here (no directions yet) for directions -
Thursday 4th September & Friday 5th September 2008
The Northern Meeting http://piping.northern-meeting.org
Eden Court Theatre http://www.eden-court.co.uk/
Bishops Road
Inverness IV3 5SA
Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail (The Royal National Mod)
10th -18th October 2008, Falkirk www.mod2008falkirk.org
9th - 17th October, ObanSaturday 25th October 2008
World Solo Drumming Championships,
Venue to be confirmed
Royal Scottish Pipe Band AssociationSat 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
Sat 3rd November 2007
The Scottish Piping Society of London, England, UK
66th Annual Piping Competitions
Roger Huth: ROGERHUTH@aol.com
http://www.geocities.com/pipingsocietyoflondon/home.html
NEW 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/