of the Board was aff ected by a power cut which blacked out much of that area of the city on the Saturday morning. ‘Directors in the dark again,’ one delegate said good- humouredly. Aſt er relocation to another part of the Trades Hall building the meeting proceeded without hitch. More details on the Worlds: T e plan is for the Grade 1 arena to be used throughout the Saturday with the Juvenile contest taking place there in the morning, followed by the two legs of the Grade 1 Championship and then following that will be the Grade 2 fi nal. All events will be live streamed over the internet and also fi lmed by the BBC Scotland Television Outside Broadcast unit. T e Grade 1 Qualifi er on the Friday will be live streamed over internet. A decision on how the results of the Qualifi er will be announced has still to be taken but there may well be some form of ceremony to fi nish the day, the top bands going through to compete on the Saturday. A large crowd is expected on the Friday to hear a showcase of what will be, in the main, the top 20+ bands in the world.
T e two-day Worlds looks like becoming a permanent arrangement. Sheer volume of
JAMES KING I
t is with sadness that the Association reports the death of
outstanding
leading drummer James King, formerly of the Dysart and Dundonald Pipe Band. He was 58. With P/M R.T. Shepherd, James won two World Pipe Band Championships with the band in the 1970s. A full be carried in our next edition and the Association's condolences go to all those who mourn their loss.
participants is making it next to impossible to have everything on the one day. However, having Saturday as the main day allows bands and their followers to have the traditional ‘Sunday aſt er the Worlds’ downtime, a chance to relax and refl ect aſt er the big day. Marketing and Media Committee Convenor Walter MacGregor reported to the AGM: ‘In 2013 the BBC once again provided live streaming of the Grade 1 performances and for the fi rst time the Juvenile Grade fi nal. I am sure our young competitors, their families and
supporters...much appreciated this unexpected innovation. Funding for the live streaming of the Grade 1 qualifying heats formed part of a substantial fi nancial support package provided by Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Live and Events Scotland. Notwithstanding this your Association needs to
develop...the Worlds experience for spectators and maximise for itself some of the potential benefi ts of the continuing and growing prestige of the event. In addition to the best of pipe band music, the Worlds should off er a platform for Scottish producers and retailers to showcase their wares to the many visitors from home and from around the globe. As regards catering, the existing arrangements are restrictive and dated…
...changing perceived wisdom may prove diffi cult but Forres, when hosting the European Championships last year, adopted a much more enlightened approach.’
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