Congratulations to the pipers and drummers on their success in the George Watson’s Band & Solo Competition held on Sunday 1st March. Rachel Fairley was the winner of the 18 & Under drumming event for the second year running. In the Junior Band event, the Heriot’s Development Band was awarded first place, a remarkable achievement for a group which included many Junior School pupils. Heriot’s prize winners were as follows:
3rd Angus Adams
4th Paul Christie
5th Bruce Gardner
2nd Christopher Happs
6th Dylan Gillespie
1st Rachel Fairley
1st George Heriot’s
2nd West Lothian Schools
3rd George Watson’s
1st George Watson’s A
2nd George Heriot’s A
3rd Preston Lodge High School
The next event is the Scottish Schools’ Pipe Band Championships at the William McIlvanney Campus in Kilmarnock on Sunday 8th March. More information available here.
