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INNERLEITHEN PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012
Chieftain 2011 Mr Alan Thomson and his wife with the Trophy Display
INNERLEITHEN plays host to the 11th Annual Innerleithen Pipe Band Championships on
Saturday 16th June 2012 at Vale of Leithen Football Park, Innerleithen. St Ronan’s Piping Society, the organisers of this event, who have been building on the enormous
success since inauguration in 2002.
President of the Piping Society Bruce Hamilton said “We are all looking forward to this
years event lets hope the weather is on our side, we could do with a good day.
It is expected that there will be around 30 pipe band performances at the event
including a few stalls. Entry will remain at £3 for adults, concessions £2, Children under 16 free, souvenir programmes will be on sale for £2 and Car Parking £1 . Mr Hamilton
thanked the sponsors and towns folk for their generous support as it costs around £8,000 to run this event. Bruce went onto say fund raising is always on our minds this
year being a difficult one for all under the present financial climate but once again we thank everyone for their support and am sure by the end of the event we will have
raised enough to cover our feet. All donations will be gratefully accepted in preparation for next year’s event. We would also like to remind everyone that membership fee’s
are due from 1st January 2012 at £5 for individual and £50 for corporate these can be paid direct to out Treasurer Jennifer Johnstone.
Last years event attracted widespread support from members of the public, locals and
visitors alike, as Innerleithen hosted it’s 10th Pipe Band Competition. The number of bands attending in previous years has already increased.
President Bruce said “even in this economical down turn we still feel that we have some
of the top prize money in all grades is £200 with £150 for runners-up, £100 for third and £50 for fourth with Trophies for all places plus Best Drum Corps and Best Bass
Section awards, along with first prizes goes a bottle of whisky from Whyte & MacKay and a case of Traquair Ale from the famous Traquair brewery A trophy for Marching &
Discipline on the Park will be presented and Best band along the High Street will be awarded £50 and a Bottle of Whisky . The New Grade 4 March, Strathspey and Reel
contest offers £200 first prize only but we hope in time to obtain enough sponsors to build this contest to reflect the others.
The Chieftain for this year’s event will be Mr Jim Doherty a ‘weil kent face’ here in
Innerleithen. Entries for the band contest and Drum Majors contest will be accepted up until 1045am on the day of the event, for further details contact Bruce Hamilton on
07900607785 or entry forms will be available on this website shortly.
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