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Find out more2024 Competition Season
The competition season concluded on Sun 1 Sept up at the amazing venue in the shadow of Chatsworth House with the band finishing 4th in the G4 Marches, 3rd in the G4 MSR and 4th in the G3 Medley. Considering the excellent competition from G4A RATAE and G3B City Of Manchester, plus other excellent G4B bands, this was a great result to end the season.
The competition band played this year in the following competitions:
- 14 Apr – Indoor mini-bands, Luton
- 12 May – Jim McGinn memorial – Indoor full-bands, Luton
- 16 June – Pipes in the Park, Colchester
- 14 July – Corby Highland Gathering
- 17 Aug – World Championships, Glasgow
- 1 Sept – All England, Chatsworth
We are already looking forwards to next year with a swelling of the ranks with some excellent pipers and drummers, welcoming back both some past members and some from other local bands that are currently non-competing.
If you are interested in joining our competition band, and have piping experience, do get in touch.
Forthcoming Band Engagements
2025
Forthcoming engagements will be highlighted here. For full details and a full listing of forthcoming band engagements, see our Events Diary.
Sun 18 May 2025
from 9am
Jim McGinn memorial
(indoor competition)
University of Luton, Postgraduate centre, 1 Vicarage Street LU1 3HZ
Sat 7 June 2025
1:00pm - 3:30pm
Stoke Row
Steam Fayre
Hill Bottom, Whitchurch Hill, RG8 7PU
Sun 15 June 2025
from 9am
Pipes in the Park
(competition)
Parking: Kings Meadow, off Catchpool Road, Colchester CO1 1XN (£2)
Event: Lower Castle Park, Colchester (Free)
Sun 29 June 2025
TBC
Armed Forces' Day
Broad Street, Reading
and
Forbury Gardens
Sat 5 July 2025
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Fleet Carnival
Start: Connaught Road, Fleet, GU51 3QX
Via: Kings Road, Fleet Road, Reading Road North
End: Calthorpe Park, Fleet, GU51 4AB
Sun 13 July 2025
from 9am
Corby Highland Gathering
(competition)
Charter field, Corby Old Village, Corby
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Sat 16 August 2025
from 9am
World Championships
(competition)
Glasgow Green
Sun 24 August 2025
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Lambourn Carnival
Lambourn Town Centre
Facebook (carnival and festival site)
Sun 31 August 2025
from 9am
All England Championships
(competition)
Chatsworth, Bakewell, DE45 1PP
Sun 12 October 2025
10:40am - 12:30pm
Trafalgar parade
Start: Pelican Lane, Newbury
End: Market Place, Newbury
followed by the return parade after the service
Sat 25 October 2025
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Littlehampton Bonfire parade
Start: Beach Rd/Maltravers Road, Littlehampton
Via: Beach Rd, High St, Church St,
Fitzalan Rd, Maltravers Dr, St Winifride's Rd,
St Augustine Rd, South Terrace, Sea Rd
End: East Beech Green
Sun 9 November 2025
10am
Remembrance Sunday
Start: War Memorial, Braccan Walk
Via: Bracknell Town Centre and The Avenue
End: Holy Trinity Church, The Ring RG12 1HD
For more information on each event, see the Events Diary page
* events with an asterisk are not yet confirmed
youth team
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