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will return to,year after year. remains, to provide access to tuition
‘In order to help with the admin on the great Highland bagpipe in
side of things, I am bringing the those schools where tuition was not
closing date for entries for the alreadybeingprovided.Initiallyonlya
London Competition forward to the handful of schools were involved,
10thofSeptember,theweekafterthe today there are 19 schools in Oban
Northern Meeting. That will help and Benderloch,in Knapdale,and in
withthepaperworksideofthings.For Islay,and four tutors in the scheme.
2009senioreventssuchastheBratach In 2008,theTrust’s investment in
Gorm and the MacFadyen piping tuition in Argyll primary
Quaich/London Medallion, etc, will schools was £23,632.The Trust also
remain unchanged,but it’s very likely ownssetsofpipeswhichareloanedto
that there will be some changes pupils.The fruits of the scheme are
concerning entries for the B and C demonstrated by the rise in the
open events.After we have reviewed number of juniors competing at
these events, entry forms will be Highland games and the resurgence
availablefordownloadfromtheSPSL of junior pipe bands in recent years.
website,as they were in 2008.’ The four sponsors of the Piping
Tuition Scheme are: The PF
Argyll Piping
Charitable Trust, The Schroder
Foundation, The Robertson Trust,
T
RUSTEE Hugh Nickerson JoLoMo Ltd (John Lowrie
reports: Thirty years ago, in Morrison).
May 1979, a charitable trust Piping is an integral element in
was set up by members of the Argyllculture.Itisamusicaltradition
Argyllshire Gathering to‘advance the that is dynamic and exciting. New
education of the public in the art of styles of piping are evolving, new
the highland Bagpipe and of Scottish tunes are being written and there is a
dancing and Folk Music’. Since that growing appreciation that piping is
time The Argyll Piping Trust has more than just military bands and
sponsored world class solo piping martial music,wonderful as these can
competitions at Oban, funded prize be.
money at the Mod and other events, The Argyll Piping Trust,
provided a bursary for one young generously supported by other
piper each year to enhance their own charities, individuals and
skill and, most significantly of all, corporations,depends in part on the
launched an initiative in partnership successoftheObanGamesandother
with Argyll & Bute Council to activities organised by the members
provide piping tuition in primary of the Gathering. The Argyllshire
schools within the county. GatheringandtheArgyllPipingTrust
The Schools Piping Tuition look forward to continuing their
Scheme was launched in 1996, with support for Argyll piping over the
the Council and the Gathering as next thirty years.’
equalpartners.Theintentionwas,and
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