Glasgow & West cont'd.

fortunate to have always been in the prize list during this

 level as my daughter Heather was also present in the pipe corps.

 I took this position and I am currently teaching pupils from beginner in Primary Schools to Higher and Advanced Higher level. I also encourage my pupils to compete in solo piping competitions and with bands. Some of my pupils past and present now currently play in all grades including Grade 1.

 dedication and guidance, bring the band and its members forward competitively as a unit. I intend to look to my experience to ensure that the band's image, publicly and

 of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

Glasgow Branch: mailbox@rspba-gwos.org London & South

 several changes of personnel.

Annie Broderick, who has been Branch Secretary for a number of years, has resigned for health reasons. Mention was made of the excellent contribution she had

 recorded in the minutes. We are pleased that she feels

 Branch Secretary will be taken by Irene Samson who is the wife of one of the branch stewards. Irene has

 refreshments or on the tombola stall or whatever needed to be done and the Branch is very grateful to her for taking over as Secretary.    freely of his time in several posts over the years. His wife had been press ganged into being Minute Secretary and  Paterson and Bernie Aitken respectively. Ron has been President in the past so knows what is ahead of him and I am sure Bernie will make an excellent Minute Secretary.  reported that Branch contests had been well supported, despite not very good weather on one occasion, and  having been made last year and it is to be hoped that the future is rosy.

After the business part of the meeting, Roddy Livingstone, Vice-president of the Scottish Piping Society of London, extended an invitation to Branch members 

 (a chance to go along and have a tune or just listen),

  but is open to all. Several members are currently playing with Grade 1 bands. Admission to Pipers Club nights, held at the Calthorpe Arms, Grays Inn Road (5 minutes

 entry for members. Membership of the SPSL is open to all and currently costs £20 per year. Further details can

 Bill Simpson, who is a member of Reading Scottish

  played with Glasgow Boys Brigade, Rover Scouts and Army Cadets, and has won many medals at Solo Piping competitions. Happy Birthday, Bill. Congratulations are due to two other members of the band who have, or are about to marry. Band Corporal Alan Vaughan and Kat Allwright tied the knot on 22nd March and Side Drummer  so all good wishes to them. Apart from all that, the band is hosting an afternoon of Highland Entertainment in  a variety of dancers, singers and bands, so a busy time ahead for Reading Scottish.

 all those from the branch who will be competing.

Sheila Harris asharrises@tiscali.co.uk Dundee, Perth, Angus

and Drumming Competition at Pitlochry High School on

 and the judges had a very busy time adjudicating over

  by McCallum Bagpipes and the Gordon Duncan Memorial

  Photographs courtesy of Vale of Atholl Pipe Bands.

Dundee, Perth and Angus Branch likes to think that it has its fair share of well-known pipers, drummers, tutors and other characters of note. In an effort to showcase some of those people and the bands from our area, we hope to produce some short bios of these people and our bands over the course of future editions of Pipe Band Magazine. Pipe Major Derek JW Potter RVM, recently retired from the Armed Forces and, amongst many of his accomplishments, can be recognised as one of the

 his retirement from the army and allowing him time to

 him which the magazine will run when space permits. For now Derek picks up the story of his recent piping career: 'I currently teach in all schools within the Dundee Council area and am part of the Instrumental Music Service. When I started, the national exams were underway so

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