British Championships 2022 Drum Major and Band Draw
The draw for the 2022 British Championships can be found here
2022 Major Championship Adjudicator Allocation
The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association 2022 Major Championship Adjudicator allocation for Piping, Drumming and Ensemble is available here and for Drum Majors here. These details may be subject to amendment. The Board of Directors
Dr A Burke
The Chairman and Board of Directors of The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association are in the unfortunate position of announcing that Dr Alison Burke, Operations Manager/Chief Executive Designate, has withdrawn from the position. After several weeks of familiarisation with the role, she felt it was not what she expected when she accepted the position. The …
Notice to Band Secretaries
The Order Paper, Annual Accounts and Proxy Form for the 91st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association were sent by email on Thursday 24th February 2022 to the details we have for the Band Secretary (Member) of each Band where the Membership Fees have been fully paid. We invite Band …
Update: The 91st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of The RSPBA
In response to the Scottish Government’s advice to continue to exercise caution and limit contacts where possible, the 91st AGM of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association in pursuant of Article 42 will be held on Saturday 12th March as an online ZOOM meeting. An initial Email has been sent to the details we have …
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Playing us Back to the Future
The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association is actively working with the promoters of the Major Championships, and the Branch network is doing the same for the local contests, to confirm the Calendar of events for the 2022. Preparatory work is underway behind the scenes, for example, agreeing the contracts and event licenses, meeting with the …
Standards and Grading Group Update
The Music Board / Standards and Gradings Group have approved and notified the Band Secretaries of the changes detailed below: UpgradesGrade 4B to Grade 4AVale of Atholl DowngradesGrade 2 to Grade 3AThe Royal Scots Dragoon Guards New BandsAlma College Pipe Band (USA) have been allocated Grade 4AInter Scaldis Pipes and Drums (The Netherlands) have been …
The 91st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of The RSPBA
Notice to MembersThe 91st AGM of The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association in pursuant of Article 42 will be held on Saturday 12th March 2022 at 11 am as an online ZOOM meeting. The decision to proceed with an on-line AGM has been reached as a consequence of continued guidance from the Scottish Government to …
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Appointment of Operations Manager/Chief Executive designate
The Chairman and the Board of Directors of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Alison Burke to the post of Operations Manager/Chief Executive designate. Chairman Kevin Reilly said “Dr Alison Burke joins us from being the Park and Project Manager at Dalkeith Country Park where she has …
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Band Registration Guidance from the Music Board
The Standards and Grading group of the Music Board would like to remind UK bands that if they are considering requesting a change of grade (up or down) they should ensure their registration is fully updated with any transferring Band Members (leaving and joining) and has been acknowledged by the HQ Office before they submit …
