Blogs from Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 12

Well I think everyone now knows who the 2005/06 Juvenile World Champion Pipe Band is so let's move on. The "Worlds" were held on Saturday, August 13 and on the 14th we were on the bus at 9:00AM to make our way to the Perth Highland Games. Perth is about an hours drive to the north of Stirling through some beautiful countryside. Perth is a larger community and has a fairly large "pedestrianised" downtown area. It is in a really beautiful setting and if I get a chance to travel here again, on my own as opposed to as part of a band trip, I think I would like to spend a couple days here. We arrived a little bit early, . . . . they were still doing some of the set up but it ... read more

The day started with a brief gathering of the parents to open wallets and hand over some more money. Costs had been finalized for tonights pre-worlds dinner so "please pay £10 each" i.e. for band member and parent. After the regular morning band practice we fed the kids early (11:30) and Robb and I ended up not scattering like everyone else so we decided to go play a round of golf on the Airthey Golf Course which forms part of the university grounds and is only a couple hundred yards from our residence. It is only a little par 27 9 hole course but I has many little challenges being built in a small valley and the banks of the valley. Robb actually asked me to play a round with him which was pretty good but ... read more

We arrived at our lodgings in Alexander Court at the University of Stirling on Saturday afternoon. Our room assignments are temporary for a couple days beacause of flight cancellations and rescheduling compliments of Canadian Affair and My Trave airlines. We move into our more permanent locations in just a couple days. After getting moved in there was a short band practice followed by a band meeting and a parents meeting. Then, surprise, surprise, the whole band had a "gig" for the University. There was an international World Youth Congress at the university for the past week and tonight was there wind-up banquet. The RMM Pipe Band piped in young adults from around the world as they made their way into the formal banquet. The band was impressive and several of the 'locals' commented on how impressed ... read more