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There is no overnight parking for Motor Homes at Ards Airfield on the Friday night before the competition, parking is available on the day of the competition.
VENUE: Lakeland Forum, Broadmeadows, Enniskillen. Date: Saturday 25th May 2019
The Fermanagh section Contest Committee has decided that due to a high reduction in anticipated disruption due to gas pipe laying and the public realm scheme not commenced at present, the 2019 Fermanagh Pipe Band and Drum Major Championships will take place on Saturday 25th May 2019 with the venue being the LAKELAND FORUM GROUNDS, Broadmeadows, Enniskillen.
This is the venue that is in the heart of Enniskillen town – the only island town in Ireland.
Please note that entries for the Fermanagh championships close on Saturday 11th May 2019.
Please see the attached statement from Closkelt Pipe Band to regretfully announce that the contest on 4th May has been cancelled due to low entry numbers,
Closkelt plan to run the contest in 2020 - details will be published both on Closkelt social media and on our website nearer the time with more information
Just a reminder that the entries for the United Kingdom Championships will close on Wednesday 01st May 2019.
The draw for the United Kingdom Championships will then take place within RSPBA HQ at 11.00am on Wednesday 08th May 2019 and be posted online and via their Twitter feed later in the day.
Please remember that during refurbishments HQ have been in temporary offices since May 2018, all draws as well as all trophy returns will be at the below address:-
The Pentagon Centre
Suite 122
36-38 Washington Street
Glasgow
G3 8AZ
As per rule 4.72 all trophies should be returned one month prior to the contest date to avoid fines
Please see attached results from the 2019 Ulster Solo Championships.
The entries for the 2019 competitions are now opened
Band Administrators will have to enter their tunes on the band's page prior to entering the contests
We have upgraded our payment and tune system, at the moment we have Stripe payments only for Debit/Credit cards and we hope to have PayPal integrated in the near future
Please let us know of any issues at danielle.mccartney@rspbani.org
Link to 2019 Competition list here
Change of Venue in 2019
The Fermanagh Section wish to advise that their 2019 Pipe Band and Drum Majors Championships will be held at the Showgrounds beside the Exhibition Centre, Old Tempo Road, Lackaboy, Enniskillen BT74 4BA on Saturday 25th May 2019.
The change of venue for 2019 is due to the ongoing gas pipe laying into Fermanagh as part of Gas to the West Project with part of the Wellington Road car park being inaccessible adjacent to the Lakeland Forum.
The section will operate a flexi bus from the new venue to Enniskillen Town Centre should supporters and visitors to the championships wish to visit or shop in the only Island town in Ireland on the day of the championships.
The section are delighted to work with the Fermanagh Show Committee to host the 2019 Fermanagh Championships in the Fermanagh Showgrounds.
South Derry/Londonderry Piping and Drumming Project
‘Young People Piping and Drumming in Harmony’
Today an ‘Open Afternoon’ was held at Ampertaine Primary School, Upperlands as part of the project. The Objective of the programme is to teach piping and drumming to boys and girls in controlled, maintained and integrated schools, primary and secondary, within the South Derry/Londonderry Area.
The ‘Open Afternoon’ enabled students from all participating schools involved in the project to meet together for a piping and drumming workshop. Council Officers Oliver Morgan and Deidre McCann were in attendance representing Mid Ulster District Council. The Project is funded by Mid Ulster District Council under Peace IV funding.
During the past year pupils from the Primary and Secondary sector have had the opportunity to receive teaching in the practice and theory of music in the art of piping and drumming. Pupils have already enjoyed the experience of participating in their respective school concerts and local festivals.
The ‘Open Afternoon took the form of a workshop where pupils worked in groups relative to their standard and followed the programme as outlined.
- Essential piping and drumming skills.
- Monotones – Foundation for reading music.
- Separate groups:
- Piping – Tune preparation.
- Drumming – Tune preparation.
- Combined group piping and drumming.
A fifteen-minute programme based on the above activities concluded the workshop. Individual and group work was demonstrated for their parents who took the opportunity to view this part of the event.
