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Re: Recognise anyone ?

PostPosted: Wed May 04, 2011 8:35 am
by Martin
That's a coincidence.
It must have been before '71 as we left in the January of that year. The only name I knew was Ian Lang, never had a clue who the rest were.

Re: Recognise anyone ?

PostPosted: Wed May 04, 2011 10:28 am
by EMDEE
Martin wrote:That's a coincidence.
It must have been before '71 as we left in the January of that year. The only name I knew was Ian Lang, never had a clue who the rest were.


That would confirm it as June 1970 then. :D

Re: Recognise anyone ?

PostPosted: Wed May 04, 2011 6:31 pm
by Mary G
Before Tony, and before my father's time with the band, then.

Re: Recognise anyone ?

PostPosted: Sat May 14, 2011 10:55 pm
by bill
Ian Lang,got a picture of him in full rig out with my oldest lad(who would have been 3 then )in 1975 at the World Championships here in Corby.Edinburgh Police were World Champions that year.

Were you here with the band in Corby Emdee?

Re: Recognise anyone ?

PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2011 1:24 am
by EMDEE
bill wrote:Ian Lang,got a picture of him in full rig out with my oldest lad(who would have been 3 then )in 1975 at the World Championships here in Corby.Edinburgh Police were World Champions that year.

Were you here with the band in Corby Emdee?


I certainly was.

We travelled down on the Thursday which gave us the whole of Friday "off the leash". Tony had quite a few contacts in Corby among ex-Campbeltonians, and our base during our stay was between the British Legion Club and the adjoining Orange Club.

We had the World's on the Saturday, and on Sunday we travelled to Nottingham for another Pipe Band Competition. Ian Lang won the Drum Majors' Competition on the Sunday at Nottingham and that evening when we returned to Corby he filled the cup with whisky and passed it round the whole band (very nice gesture). That was just the beginning of a very convivial evening. One of my memories of that outing to Nottingham was our stop at Melton Mowbray on our return journey to Corby and having a pint or three of a local brew called "Robin Hood Ale" (very pleasant stuff) :roll:

It was a great weekend with the pipe band, and I can certainly confirm that Mary G's father Andrew was also with us on that expedition. :D

Re: Recognise anyone ?

PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2011 9:48 am
by bill
There were a few empty seats on the bus so my Auntie Ina(McGown) came down with yous'e.I remember it was a glorious day.I was sitting on the grass with Catherine and my two young lads(3 and 1) when she happened to pass by.It was a real out of the blue surprise,and the icing on a great day.
I do not know how she fared on the bus with you lot as I am pretty certain she was tee-total. :lol:

Re: Recognise anyone ?

PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 8:48 am
by Mary G
Yes - my father certainly was in Corby. We heard many tales of the band's time there on his return....

My recollection is the World's were in Corby in 1976, not 1975 as Bill suggests. You able to confirm one way or another, EMDEE?

I say so not least because it was a scorching summer, with crop fields rendered to a cinder in the intense heat. And being a farmer, my father was interested to see the contrast between the route to Corby and our own Kintyre landscape, which was also enduring the same heatwave, but not to the same extent. And that was the notorious summer of '76, was it not?

Re: Recognise anyone ?

PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 11:45 am
by Bitter End
From the history of the Lothian and Borders Police ---- Corby was 1975 : ( but I also thought the HOT summer wis 76! --Both75 and 76 were exceptional with the 76 being warmer I have been told ! )

"The band was probably at its best under Iain Mcleod in the early 1970’s, recording back to back wins at the World Championships in 1971 and 1972. Iain however, was most thrilled by the band’s victory at the Intercontinental Championship in Canada in 1972 when the band competed for the first time against the top bands from North America
Iain McLeod was to finish his time as Pipe major in the mid seventies much as he had started, on a high! The bands name was changed in May 1975 to the Lothian and Borders Police and was again to lift the world title at Corby, Northamptonshire that year, narrowly beating Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band from Grangemouth."

Re: Recognise anyone ?

PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 12:36 pm
by EMDEE
Mary G wrote:Yes - my father certainly was in Corby. We heard many tales of the band's time there on his return....

:oops: :oops:

It was 1975. As I recollect 1975 was a hot summer as well as 1976.

Re: Recognise anyone ?

PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 2:24 pm
by bill
Isn't Google great for settling those niggling little disputes?Was it 1976/or was it 1975?..LOOK IT UP ON GOOGLE.

But there again I was there,so no need. :roll: :lol:

And yes it was a scorcher of a summer 8) 8) 8)


1947 Bowhill Colliery Edinburgh C. Sutherland
1948 Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Glasgow T. McAllister,Snr.B.E.M
1949 Glasgow Police Edinburgh J. MacDonald
1950 Edinburgh Police Dundee D.S. Ramsay
1951 Glasgow Police Edinburgh J. MacDonald
1952 Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Ayr T. McAllister,Snr.B.E.M.
1953 Clan McRae Edinburgh A. MacLeod
1954 Edinburgh Police Aberdeen D.S. Ramsay
1955 Muirhead & Sons Stirling J. Smith
1956 Muirhead & Sons Belfast J. Smith
1957 Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Paisley J.K. MacAllister
1958 Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Aberdeen J.K. MacAllister
1959 Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Kirkcaldy J.K. MacAllister
1960 Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Inverness J.K. MacAllister
1961 Muirhead & Sons Edinburgh J. Smith
1962 227 A &SH Regt.R.A. (T.A.) Belfast J.Weatherston,M.B.E., B.E.M.
1963 Edinburgh Police Dumfries I. McLeod
1964 Edinburgh Police Ayr I. McLeod
1965 Muirhead & Sons Forfar R. Hardie
1966 Muirhead & Sons Inverness R. Hardie
1967 Muirhead & Sons Oban R. Hardie
1968 Muirhead & Sons Grangemouth R. Hardie
1969 Muirhead & Sons Perth R. Hardie
1970 Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Aberdeen T. McAllister, Jnr.
1971 Edinburgh Police Lanark I. McLeod
1972 Edinburgh Police Hawick I. McLeod
1973 Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Ayr T. McAllister, Jnr.
1974 Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Stirling T. McAllister, Jnr.
1975 Edinburgh Police Corby I. McLeod
1976 Strathclyde Police Hawick I. MacLellan, B.E.M.
1977 Dysart & Dundonald Aberdeen R. Shepherd
1978 Dysart & Dundonald Lanark R. Shepherd
1979 Strathclyde Police Nottingham I. MacLellan, B.E.M.
1980 Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Glasgow T. McAllister, Jnr.
1981 Strathclyde Police Aberdeen I. MacLellan, B.E.M.
1982 Strathclyde Police Glenrothes I. MacLellan, B.E.M.
1983 Strathclyde Police Glasgow I. MacLellan, B.E.M.
1984 Strathclyde Police Glasgow I. MacLellan, B.E.M.
1985 Strathclyde Police Hamilton I. MacLellan, B.E.M.
1986 Strathclyde Police Glasgow I. MacLellan, B.E.M.
1987 78th Fraser Highlanders (Canada) Glasgow W. Livingstone
1988 Strathclyde Police Glasgow I. MacLellan, B.E.M.
1989 Strathclyde Police Glasgow I. MacLellan, B.E.M.
1990 Strathclyde Police Glasgow I. MacLellan, B.E.M.
1991 Strathclyde Police Glasgow I. MacLellan, B.E.M.
1992 Field Marshall Montgomery Glasgow R. Parkes
1993 Field Marshall Montgomery Glasgow R. Parkes
1994 Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Glasgow R. Mathieson
1995 Simon Fraser University (Canada) Glasgow T. Lee
1996 Simon Fraser University (Canada) Glasgow T. Lee
1997 Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Glasgow R. Mathieson
1998 Victoria Police Glasgow Nat Russell
1999 Simon Fraser University (Canada) Glasgow T. Lee
2000 Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Glasgow R. Mathieson
2001 Simon Fraser University (Canada) Glasgow T. Lee
2002 Field Marshall Montgomery Glasgow R. Parkes
2003 Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Glasgow R. Mathieson
2004 Field Marshall Montgomery Glasgow R. Parkes
2005 Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Glasgow R. Mathieson
2006 Field Marshall Montgomery Glasgow R. Parkes
2007 Field Marshall Montgomery Glasgow R. Parkes
2008 Simon Fraser University (Canada) Glasgow T. Lee
2009 Simon Fraser University (Canada) Glasgow T. Lee
2010 St. Laurence O'Toole (Dublin) Glasgow T. Tully

Re: Recognise anyone ?

PostPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:17 am
by Martin
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Re: Recognise anyone ?

PostPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:57 am
by Martin
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Re: Recognise anyone ?

PostPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:08 pm
by Mary G
Great clipping pics, Martin :)

What farm is that? Could be any number - it all looks so typical for the time.

Re: Recognise anyone ?

PostPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:44 pm
by Martin
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Re: Recognise anyone ?

PostPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 11:43 pm
by John A
From your discription, Martin I think it may be an old farm called Blarry and if so the 1st clipper could be Finlay Clark it may also be his father, also Finlay who is packing the wool bag. Great photos :)