A very warm welcome to the Reading Scottish Pipe Band

Here you can find the latest news about the band, who we are, our history, where we are playing, and how you might ask us to play for you or how you could join too.

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2024 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.

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

fleetcarnival.org

 

Sun 13 July 2025
from 9am

Corby Highland Gathering
(competition)

Charter field, Corby Old Village, Corby

corbyhighlandgathe.wixsite.com

 

Sat 16 August 2025
from 9am

World Championships
(competition)

Glasgow Green

http://www.theworlds.co.uk/

 

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

Website

 

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

Littlehampton Bonfire Society

 

 

Sat 8 November 2025
6pm

Farnham Fireworks

Start: Waggon Yard car park
End: Farnham Park

Website

 

 

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

Interested in learning the bagpipes or drums?

Come and join us!
Learn to play the bagpipes.
Learn to play snare drum, tenor drum or bass drum.
Free tuition as individuals and in small groups.

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