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Entries for the Scottish Piping Society of London CLASP are now open and will close on 24th of October.
Please enter online here.

GRADE 3 - Tuesday 12th August at the Trades Hall Glasgow

Starts at 10am sharp in the following order

Grade 3 - Piobaireachd and Ground

1. Joris Panis
2. Evan Wraga
3. Robert Thomson
4. Neil Mitchel
5. Colin Taylor
6. David MacIntyre
7. George Gordon
8. Stephen Whitton
9. Dagmar Pesta

Grade 3 - 2/4 March, Strathspey and Reel

1. Joris Panis
2. Evan Wraga
3. Robert Thomson
4. Colin Taylor
5. David MacIntyre
6. Douglas Maxwell
7. Dagmar Pesta

Grade 3 - Jig

1. Joris Panis
2. Evan Wraga
3. Robert Thomson
4. Colin Taylor
5. David MacIntyre
6. Douglas Maxwell
7. Dagmar Pesta

GRADE 2 - Wednesday 13th August at the Trades Hall Glasgow

Starts at 10am sharp in the following order

Grade 2 - Piobaireachd

1. Ian Graham
2. John Campbell
3. Janette Greenwood
4. Douglas Maxwell
5. Jack Lockhart
6. Allan Harper
7. Stewart Gaudin

Grade 2 - 2/4 March followed by Strathspey and Reel

1. Andrea Zingg
2. George Gordon
3. Janette Greenwood
4. John Campbell
5. Neil Mitchel
6. Jack Lockhart
7. Stewart Gaudin
8. Ian Graham

GRADE 1 - Thursday 14th August at the Trades Hall Glasgow

Starts at 9am sharp in the following order

Grade 1 - Piobaireachd

1. Kaitlin Kimove
2. Sandy Greenwood
3. John MacLeod
4. Stephen Ross
5. James Beaton
6. Bob Low
7. Gordon Hislop
8. Sean Maloney
9. Jacquelyn Lewis
10. John Stewart
11. Susy Klinger
12. David McLauchlan
13. Ally Crowley-Duncan
14. Tyler Johnson
15. John McGrath
16. Sarah Simpson
17. Michael Graham
18. Ronan Madden
19. Maeghan Bielski

Grade 1 - Light Music – Starts after the Piobaireachd event

1. Kaitlin Kimove
2. Sandy Greenwood
3. John MacLeod
4. Stephen Ross
5. James Beaton
6. Bob Low
7. Gordon Hislop
8. Sean Maloney
9. Jacquelyn Lewis
10. John Stewart
11. Susy Klinger
12. David McLauchlan
13. Richard Aitken
14. Ally Crowley-Duncan
15. Tyler Johnson
16. John McGrath
17. Sarah Simpson
18. Michael Graham
19. Ronan Madden
20. Maeghan Bielski

Congratulations to David McLauchlan,(Grade 1) Sandie Greenwood (Grade 2), and Tom Broderick (Grade 3) on winner the CLASP for 2013/2014 season.
The CLASP's will be presented outside The National Piping Centre, in the Street Café, at 5.30pm on Thursday the 14th of August.

This CLASP competition will take place during the Chatsworth Country Fair on Saturday 30th of August 2014.

All details available on the RSPBA London and South of England Branch website.

• Chatsworth 2014 CLASP Solo Piping Contest Details
• Chatsworth 2014 CLASP Solo Piping Entry Form

The Trades Hall of Glasgow is the CLASP venue for this years 'World Solo Amateur Piping Competition'. It is approximately a ten minute walk from the National Piping Centre. Grade 3 will be held on Tuesday (12th August). Grade 2 will be held on Wednesday (13th) and Grade 1 will be held on Thursday (14th).
The overall winner of the Grade 1 event will win an all expenses paid trip to compete at the Metro Cup Amateur events, February 2015.
Many thanks to Eric and Maureen Stein for sponsoring this fantastic prize.

To enter please visit https://theclasp.co.uk/competitions/entry/33/

1.30pm Start (This is an approximate timing and will depend on the conclusion of the Junior Piobaireachd)

Grade 3 Piobaireachd
Helge Jeppesen (Ground only)
George Gordon

Grade 2 Piobaireachd
Douglas Maxwell

Grade 1 Piobaireachd
John MacLeod
Michael Graham
Bob Low

Directly followed by:
Grade 3 M/SR
Helge Jeppesen
Douglas Maxwell

Grade 2 M/SR
George Gordon

Grade 1 - MSR
Michael Graham
John MacLeod
Bob Low

CLASP are delighted to announce that the grade 1 overall winner of the 'World Solo Amateur Piping Competition' will fly to New York to compete at the amateur section of the Metro Cup Competition. This fantastic prize is kindly donated by Eric and Maureen Stein.

The dates for the CLASP competitions are Tuesday 12th August - Grade 3. Wednesday 13th August - Grade 2, and Thursday 14th August - Grade 1. The venue is The Theatre Royal (opposite the National Piping Centre).

To enter in the CLASP amateur grade 3, 2 or 1 competitions at Piping Live! please follow this link:
https://theclasp.co.uk/competitions/entry/33/

For any information email mdunn@thepipingcentre.co.uk or cbeaumont@thepipingcentre.co.uk

Please note, pipers must be 18 or over to take part.