Mid Ulster Outdoor Solos – Saturday 21st August 2021 commencing at 1100 in Cookstown High School Grounds
As part of the Pipe Band Festival Showcase Events being organised by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, Northern Ireland Branch (RSPBANI), the Mid Ulster Outdoor Solos will take place on Saturday 21st August 2021.
This event is being mainly organised by the Mid Ulster Section of RSPBANI. The main sponsors for the Solo event are Mid Ulster District Council who have assisted greatly in providing practical assistance and guidance.
Organisers have carried out a robust detailed risk assessment and introduced a range of risk mitigations to ensure that the event is totally compliant to Covid-19 safety guidance and best practice.
The Mid Ulster Solos takes place in the very popular and accessible grounds of Cookstown High School (kindly granted by Governors and Principal of Cookstown High School). There is free admission to the event and ample Car Parking is available within the grounds of Cookstown High School – please follow directions from the stewards on site on the day.
This is the first competitive piping and drumming event to take place in Northern Ireland since 2019 outside virtual online competitions.
There is a very wide range of solos grades on offer in Piping, Snare Drumming, Bass Drumming, Tenor Drumming and Piobaireachd, from Novice up to A Grade.
The competition starts at 11am and the prizegiving is expected to commence at approximately 4.30pm.
The draw can be viewed on the RSPBANI website competition area, and the running order can be viewed on the RSPBANI website news items.
We look forward greatly to this event
