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A Branch Meeting will be held on Saturday, 26th of October 2019 at 2pm
The Branch AGM will be held on Saturday, 30th of November 2019 at 11 am.
Both meetings will be held in Trinity Methodist Halls, Ballymacoss Ave, Lisburn, County Antrim BT28 2GX.
Nominations for election of Officers and notices of motion for the AGM must be received from band secretaries by the Branch Secretary three weeks prior to the meeting.
Email contact for the Branch Secretary is danielle.mccartney@rspbani.org
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Please note that the annual general meeting of the Mid-Ulster Section will be held on Wednesday, 30th October 2019, commencing at 7.00 p.m., in the Royal Hotel, Coagh Street, Cookstown, County Tyrone.
It is very important that all bands within the Mid-Ulster Section are represented at this meeting.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Dessie McLaughlin
Secretary.
Please see details of 2019/2020 Piobaireachd Workshops
Please see the attached document regarding the Music Leadership Programme which is aimed at 16 to 24-year-old pipers and drummers.
Please contact ian.burrows@rspbani.org if you are interested.
The County Down Section A.G.M. will be held in the Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch on the 17th of October at 07.30 p.m.
Please see attached results from the All Ireland Solos.
We are taking applications for the RSPBA course for the Certificate of Pipe Band Musicianship Part 1, which is to be held in Northern Ireland.
This replaces the RSPBA Advanced Certificate. The criterion is that prospective students should already have achieved SCQF level 6.
If you are interested in applying please email mark.faloon@rspbani.org or info@rspbani.org
Congratulations to the following NI Bands on their recent upgradings:
Grade 4a - Gtrade 3b
Augharan
Cullybackey
Grade 3b - Grade 3a
McNeillstown
Tullylagan
Grade 3a - Grade 2
St Mary's Derrytrasna
Grade 2 - Grade 1
Closkelt
