250 July 2015 - Gryffe Advertizer
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Paisley Pipe Band<br />
Championships <strong>2015</strong><br />
Saturday 18 <strong>July</strong> from 12pm - 6pm Paisley Town Centre<br />
Head to Paisley to see<br />
some of Scotland’s best<br />
pipe bands compete in<br />
the annual Pipe Band<br />
Competition!<br />
An annual family favourite<br />
day out is back - enjoy the<br />
sight, sound and spectacle<br />
of some of the top pipe<br />
bands from throughout<br />
Scotland and beyond.<br />
The sixth annual Paisley<br />
Pipe Band Competition<br />
will take place in the heart<br />
of the town centre.<br />
Bands will gather on the High Street and march down towards the final tuning<br />
area at the Cenotaph, before heading down to the judging area in County<br />
Square.<br />
There, judges from the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association – West of Scotland<br />
branch, will judge the bands on their performances across the various grades.<br />
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Many Thanks & a Huge<br />
Well Done<br />
to those who took part in the Millport Fun’raiser<br />
The junior Foot Soldiers battled the elements and made<br />
their way round the 10.25 miles of Cumbrae, but were<br />
rewarded with<br />
a fantastic<br />
fun-filled<br />
afternoon<br />
back at the<br />
Garrison<br />
where they<br />
were entertained by children’s<br />
entertainer Kidnetick and a range<br />
The Glasgow Viking Group were<br />
there in all their glory, with their<br />
pretend fighting and stories of old.<br />
An owl charity showed the birds off<br />
to the local children and a pipe band<br />
lead the bikes in a great parade.<br />
There were many other attractions,<br />
including a truck from the Greenock<br />
Fire Museum and Heritage Centre.<br />
of activities including gladiators game,<br />
water walkers and laser quest, while<br />
the Garnock Brass Band played in the<br />
background.<br />
Arran Challenge - entries now open! Our<br />
cycle for the ‘grown ups’ - RIDE ARRAN<br />
is taking place on Sat 1st August. Entry<br />
is now open at www.entrycentral.com/<br />
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Accord Hospice Grand Prix<br />
The teams thought it was a memorable<br />
experience and were keen to do it again.<br />
Photos of the race and two of the staff of<br />
the hospice, enjoying the games.<br />
Bikers Rally for<br />
Erskine<br />
Late May saw motorbikes in all sizes and<br />
colours flock to Erskine Hospital for a day<br />
of fun.<br />
Four teams from Paisley and surrounding<br />
villages competed to see who were the<br />
greatest drivers and competitors.<br />
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