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WICK RBLS PIPE BAND
2003 PIPING & CHANTER COMPETITIONS

The annual piping and chanter competitions organised by Wick RBLS Pipe Band were held in the Pipe Band Hall, High Street, Wick on Saturday 15th November 2003. There were a higher number of entries than previously and competition was stiff all day. The adjudicator, Iain MacFadyen, Kyle of Lochalsh, commented on the high standard of playing in the north. The results were:

Competition No 1
Practice Chanter 12 years and under
WILLIE SUTHERLAND QUAICH
Open 1st Amanda Campbell, Thurso 2nd Tracey Campbell, Bonar Bridge
3rd Craig Harvey, Thrumster 4th Mark Moodie, Thurso
Confined 1st Amanda Campbell, Thurso 2nd Craig Harvey, Thrumster
3rd Mark Moodie, Thurso

Competition No 2
Practice Chanter 13 years and over
DAVID MACKENZIE TROPHY
Open 1st Catriona Quirie, Portskerra 2nd Alvin Campbell, Bonar Bridge
3rd Sarah Taylor, Wick
Confined 1st Sarah Taylor, Wick 2nd Nicola McBeath, Wick

Competition No 3
Bagpipe March 13 years and under
BOBBY COGHILL TROPHY
Open 1st Hannah Mackay, Tain 2nd Ailsa Bogle, Papigoe
3rd Keith Baxter, Thurso
Confined 1st Ailsa Bogle, Papigoe 2nd Keith Baxter, Thurso 3rd Sean Barry, Thurso

Competition No 4
Bagpipe March 18 years and under
WICK ACCORDION & FIDDLE CLUB SHIELD
Open 1st Freya MacMillan, Latheronwheel 2nd Jack Cowan, Halkirk
3rd Tom Henderson, Dingwall
Confined 1st Freya MacMillan, Latheronwheel 2nd Jack Cowan, Halkirk
3rd Laura Mennie, Murkle

Competition No 5
Bagpipe Strathspey & Reel 18 years and under
DADA DAVIDSON TROPHY
Open 1st Jack Cowan, Halkirk 2nd Freya MacMillan, Latheronwheel
3rd Laura Mennie, Murkle
Confined 1st Jack Cowan, Halkirk 2nd Freya MacMillan, Latheronwheel
3rd Laura Mennie, Murkle

Competition No 6
Bagpipe Trio (18 years & under)
THE DAVID TROPHY
1st Ailsa Bogle, Papigoe/Jack Cowan, Halkirk/Laura Sandison, Bower
2nd Shirley Eyers, Lybster/Marianne Hughes, Wick/Laura Mennie, Murkle

Competition No 7
Open March
THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION SCOTLAND
WICK BRANCH TROPHY
1st Freya MacMillan, Latheronwheel 2nd Carol-Anne Mackay, Strathy 3rd Tom Henderson, Dingwall

Competition No 8
Open Strathspey & Reel
WICK RBLS PIPE BAND TROPHY
1st Carol-Anne Mackay, Strathy 2nd Freya MacMillan, Latheronwheel 3rd Tom Henderson, Dingwall

Competition No 9
Bagpipe (Tune �Bonnie Anne�)
MALCOLM MACDONALD TROPHY
1st Carol-Anne Mackay, Strathy 2nd Tom Henderson, Dingwall
3rd Freya MacMillan, Latheronwheel

Competition No 10
Bagpipe Hornpipe & Jig
HARRY COGHILL MEMORIAL TROPHY
1st Tom Henderson, Dingwall 2nd Carol-Anne Mackay, Strathy
3rd Freya MacMillan, Latheronwheel

Competition No 11
Bagpipe Trio
GEORGINA MUNRO TROPHY
1st Anne Hughes, Wick/Alasdair Miller, Wick/Iain Moncrieff, Lybster

Drumming
MACKENZIE WEBB DRUMMING TROPHY
Alison Taylor, Wick

DRUM MAJOR RAYMOND MACDONALD TROPHY
FOR MOST IMPROVED PUPIL IN PIPING
Laura Mennie, Murkle

DRUM MAJOR RAYMOND MACDONALD TROPHY
FOR MOST IMPROVED PUPIL IN DRUMMING
James Cowan, Halkirk