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Message from the Scottish Piping Society of London.

We have a discounted rate at the Copthorne Tara again this year, however, the date of the competition coincides with the rugby world cup final in London so the best rate we could get was £170 per night for a twin or double room. They did say they may accommodate triple rooms if requested. The code for booking is SCOI301015 and rooms must be booked before the 18th September.

Northern Meetings CLASP – Friday 4th September
Competition Venue - Jim Love Studio
(Tuning Rooms - Two changing rooms right beside the JLS)

Starting time 11am

Grade 3 Piobaireachd

1. Colin Brown (G&F)
2. Stephen Whitton (G only)
3. Neil Mitchell (G & F)
4. Robert Thompson (G & F)

Grade 2 Piobaireachd

1. Michael McGowan
2. Janette Greenwood
3. Gill Cairns

Grade 1 Piobaireachd

1. Stephen Ross
2. Kaitlin Kimove
3. Douglas Maxwell
4. Michael Graham
5. Gordon Hislop

Grade 3 Light Music

1. Robert Thompson

Grade 2 Light Music

1. Douglas Maxwell
2. Stephen Ross
3. Gill Cairns
4. Michael McGowan
5. Neil Mitchell
6. Colin Brown

Grade 1 Light Music

1. Kaitlin Kimove
2. Gordon Hislop
3. Stephen Whitton
4. Janette Greenwood
5. Michael Graham

Prize Giving

Entries are now open for The World Solo Amateur Piping Competition.

The venue is The Trades Hall of Glasgow.
Grade 3 - Tuesday 11th August.
Grade 2 - Wednesday 12th August.
Grade 1 - Thursday 13th August.

Eric and Maureen Stein have kindly continued their wonderful sponsorship of an all expenses paid trip to compete at the amateur section of the Metro Cup in New York! This will be presented to the overall winner of the Grade 1 section.

Judges are as follows:
Grade 3 - Ann Gray
Grade 2 - Willie Morrison
Grade 1 - Wilson Brown

Venue
'The Trades Hall of Glasgow'. Address is 85 Glassford Street, Glasgow, G1 1UH.
There is a secure entrance to the building, and you may need to buzz in and explain that you are competing/visiting the piping competition.
No food is allowed in the building, but you will be in the heart of the city with many food/drink facilities close by. We are also very close to the festival activities, which will be taking place in George Square.

Directions and some information can be found here www.tradeshallglasgow.co.uk/contact
If you are planning on walking to the Trades Halls, Google Maps is a useful link when planning a walking route.

Parking
It is worth noting for those of you that are planning on driving to the competition, there is a special deal with the Trades Hall and the NCP Glasshouse Car Park. It will cost £4.50 for up to 24 hours parking in the NCP Glasshouse Car Park. The Trades Hall will validate your yellow ticket to get this special rate.

Draw
The order of play is on the CLASP website, facebook page and the National Piping Centre's website. The exact starting times will be 9.30 am sharp each morning. We will start with the Piobaireachd event. Then there will be a short lunch break and we will resume with the Light Music.

Prize giving
We will do the Grade 3 (Tuesday) and Grade 2 (Wednesday) in the Trades Halls after the competition finishes. On Thursday, the grade 1 results and prize giving will take place outside the National Piping Centre, in the Street Cafe at 6pm. This is where the winner of the all expenses paid trip to the Metro Cup amateur competition will be presented. The CLASP winners for 2014/2015 season will also be presented here with a certificate.

We hope this gives you enough detail to plan ahead, and we look forward to seeing you all on the day.

Tuesday

9.30am - Grade 3 Piobaireachd (Ground, Full – Own choice)

1. Neil Mitchell (G&F)
2. Stewart Allen (G&F)
3. Evan Wraga (G&F)
4. Duilio Vigliotti (G&F)
5. James Hanlon (G&F)
6. Iain Kirkwood (G&F)
7. Robert Thomson (G&F)
8. Karina Huber (G&F)
9. Colin Brown (G&F)
10. Colin Taylor (G&F)
11. Joris Panis (G&F)

After Lunch - Grade 3 Light Music (2/4, S&R, Jig – All own choice)

1. James Hanlon
2. Robert Reid
3. Colin Taylor
4. Evan Wraga
5. Karina Huber
6. Duilio Vigliotti (MSR)
7. Joris Panis
8. Robert Thomson
9. Iain Kirkwood

Wednesday

9.30am - Grade 2 Piobaireachd (Submit 2)

1. Claus Reiss
2. Dagmar Pesta R
3. James Carnegie
4. Romana Brunner
5. Michael McGowan
6. William Wardrope
7. Robert Wallace
8. Helen Thomson R
9. Gill Cairns R
10. Andrea Zingg
11. John Campbell
12. Tom Broderick
13. George Gordon R

After Lunch - Grade 2 Light Music (2/4 - submit 2, S&R, 6/8 – Own choice)

1. Douglas Maxwell
2. Robert Wallace
3. John Campbell
4. Helen Thomson
5. Michael McGowan
6. Dagmar Pesta
7. Neil Mitchell
8. Gill Cairns
9. Tom Broderick
10. James Carnegie
11. Andrea Zingg
12. George Gordon
13. Stewart Allen (MSR)
14. Colin Brown
15. Claus Reiss

Thursday

9.30am - Grade 1 Piobaireachd (Submit 2)

1. Michael Graham
2. Sean Moloney
3. Stewart Gaudin
4. Robert Low
5. Mary Wallace
6. Matthew Cornetto
7. Karen MacLean
8. Ian Graham
9. Douglas Maxwell
10. Gordon Hislop

After Lunch - Grade 1 Light Music (MSR – submit 2 sets, H/J – Own choice)

1. Ian Graham
2. Robert Low
3. Karen Maclean
4. Sean Moloney
5. William Wardrope
6. Matthew Cornetto
7. Marcus De Vight
8. David Gatcum (MSR)
9. Michael Graham
10. Mary Wallace
11. Richard Aitken
12. Stewart Gaudin
13. Gordon Hislop
14. Romana Brunner

Entries for the Northern Meeting CLASP are now open and will close on 26th of August.
Please enter online here.

CLASP organisers are having a meeting next week to determine gradings. All members will be notified of gradings as soon as possible.
Anyone who has entered in the wrong grade after gradings will be moved accordingly by the organisers.

Rosneath Games this Sunday 19 July have been cancelled due to flooding, the organisers have just informed us.