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A member of Marlacoo and District Pipe Band lost their wedding ring at yesterday's competition in Enniskillen. If anyone found this please contact us at info@rspbani.org.
After a wonderful sunny day of competition on Saturday at the Broadmeadow, Enniskillen at the County Fermanagh Championships, following the brilliant Friday night Recital at the Westville Hotel featuring Pipe Major David Johnson, the County Fermanagh Section would like to thank all who contributed in any way to enable this weekend of events to take place. We sincerely hope that all who came along very much enjoyed the weekend and we have already booked similar weather for 2019.
Ray Hall
Secretary
The draw for the Mid Ulster Championships can be accessed by clicking here.
Drum Major dress time for the Co. Fermanagh Championships is 10.45 a.m.
Well done to the following RSPBANI band's and Drum Majors who are bringing Silverware back over the water from the British Championships:
Drum Majors
Junior
1st Leanne Crooks (Syerla & District)
3rd Carys Graham (Upper Crossgare)
5th Louis Anderson (Crozier Memorial)
Juvenile
1st Kathryn McKeown (Battlehill)
3rd Rachael Lowry (Armaghbreague)
4th Lana Gibson (Ballyboley)
5th Katie Bicker (Marlacoo & District)
Adult
1st Andrea McKeown (Battlehill)
3rd Emma Barr (Field Marshal Montgomery)
4th Jason Price (Ravara)
6th James Kennedy (Closkelt)
Bands
3B
Drums St Mary's Derrytrasna
2nd St Mary's Derrytrasna
3rd Clogher and District
2
1st Closkelt
3rd Ravara
1
3rd Field Marshal Montgomery
Thanks again to Gilbert Cromie for this excellent ‘Tartan Talk’ article in the News Letter. Gilbert’s weekly ‘Tartan Talk’ article will now be published in each weekly Johnston Press newspaper province-wide - Londonderry Sentinel, Mid Ulster Mail, Ballymena Times, Antrim Times, Ballymoney Times, Coleraine Times, Carrickfergus Times, Larne Times, Newtownabbey Times, Ulster Star, Dromore Leader, Banbridge Leader, Lurgan Mail and Portadown Times.
Also, with the start of the new pipe band season Gilbert will have an article in each Monday’s News Letter showing pics, report and results from each contest - this is tremendous visibility for the pipe band scene.
The draw for the Co. Fermanagh Championships can be viewed by clicking here.
Please see attached regarding the Festival of Piping weekend in Enniskillen.
