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NEWS

PICTURES

Calendar (updated 7th Jan 2012)

2011
Sat, Aug 13	World Pipe Band Championships. Competed at 9.35am	Glasgow Green

	Thankyou to all NSW Highlanders members and supporters for an amazing year, may the memories we shared last forever
2012
Sat, 11th & Sun 12th Feb	Weekend Practice	Wingham Brush Public School
March TBA	Practice	TBA
Sat, 7th April	MacLean Contest	MacLean
May/June TBA	All Sydney area Mini Band Comps	TBA
Sat, 2nd & Sun, 3rd June	Bonnie Wingham Scottish Festival & Full Band Practice	Wingham Central Park
Sat, 7th July	Aberdeen Highland Gathering & Full Band Practice	Aberdeen
Aug TBA	Practice	TBA
Sept TBA	Practice	TBA
Oct TBA	Practice	TBA
Nov TBA	Castle Hill Band Competition	Castle Hill Showground

NSW Highlanders performing

at Dumbarton Castle, Scotland

NSW Highlanders showing the Scots a bit of Aussie entertainment at Yoker, Glasgow and the Yoker massed band

When the work was done it was time to play

Left, There's always great support within the band. Shane, Bass Drummer and Ivan, lead stick.

Pictured right, enjoying a drink at the Hub before the Edinburgh Tattoo

enjoying the Edinburgh Festival

For more 2011 World Championships in Scotland experience see worlds team

News & Photo Archives

24/02/11: Winners in our "For the Lassie" raffle, (Pictured left) Shane O'Brien of the NSW Highlanders presents Roberta Cahill with 1st prize, a beautiful lady's citizen watch, and third prize, a very handy hip-flask refill kit, to Trent Bull. Both winners are from Armidale while 2nd prize, lady's pearl earrings, went to Bev Nixon of Ingleburn

14/02/11: NSW Highlanders become authorised distributors of "On The Day" DVD in Australia and New Zealand

13/02/11: pictured right, NSW Highlanders performing in their new kilts, NSW Scottish Rifle Regimental tartan, before the Australian premiere of 'On The Day' at Birch, Carroll & Coyle Cinema, Coffs Harbour

30/01/11: NSW Highlanders secure the Australian Premiere of "On The Day" The Story of Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band. Screening at Birch, Carroll & Coyle Cinema, Coffs Harbour 13th February

29/11/10: Premier Percussion is still going strong, so much so they have sponsored the NSW Highlanders with a new bass drum, Thank you Premier.

8/11/10: NSW Highlanders take 2nd place in grade 4B at the 2010 NSW State Championships. Members of Coffs Coast Pipes & Drums, Ingleburn RSL & Campbelltown Pipes & Drums, Newcastle RSL Pipe Band, Wingham Services Club Pipes & Drums and individual pipers & drummers have united to prepare for the 2011 World Pipe Band Championships. The NSW State Championships, held at Castle Hill Showground, was the first competition for the new team and the very first competition for some of the members. Well done, team!

20/09/10: Pipefest, Coffs Harbour on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezGudXfG2WE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9lqA1RQp4U&feature=related

12/08/10: Pipefest Australia held at the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden, Coffs Harbour on Sunday 8th August was a huge success for a first time event. More than 70 pipers & drummers from Armidale Pipe Band, Bellinger River Pipe Band, Coffs Coast Pipes & Drums, Grafton District Pipe Band, Hastings District Pipe Band, Wingham Services Club Pipes & Drums and individual pipers and Drummers who came from Queensland Country united as one band to raise funds for Cancer Council NSW. Thanks also to the Coffs Harbour Scottish Country Dance group, Coffs Coast Drum Line, Colin Phillips (English Knight) & Ray Ellington (Scottish Highlander) for their re-enactment & all those who worked extremely hard to put the event together. The event raised just under AU$2000 for the Cancer Council, which is a fantastic result considering most of it came from "gold coin" donations from those who attended on the day. Special thanks to the APBA NSW Branch for boosting the tally with their donation of $250.

A big THANK YOU to all the wonderful people who supported the event.