Author: Peter Watson

All members are cordially invited to a Musical Christmas Dinner.  The party will be held at 6:30pm on Wednesday 12 December 2018 at the Ringwood RSL.

Guests, family and children are also invited but there will be a small charge for them that will be advised shortly.

Colourful Scottish dress is preferred, and please bring your instruments and party tricks!  Santa has been requested to come – but his attendance depends on his busy schedule and how many letters he receives!

An attendance sheet is available with John Wicks.  Please let him know numbers as soon as possible. See you there.  You can call him on 9723-9278.

The Ringwood Pipe Band along with other Pipe Bands around the world will play the tune ‘Battle’s O’er’ in public places around the world at 5 pm AEDT on 11 November 2018 to commemorate 100 years since the signing of the First World War Armistice. We will join with thousands of pipers and drummers taking part, in shopping centres, on street corners and other places where communities gather.

We will play at the Ringwood Clock Tower, please come along and support this important commemoration.

Please see below a map of the location.  We will meet in the school car park 1:45 pm and 2:00 pm. (map link https://goo.gl/maps/fFQV8hE6NhM2)

Many bands around Australia are taking part, if you click on the following link you can see a map of all the Australian bands participating.

https://www.mapcustomizer.com/map/Battles%20Over%20-%20Australia%20-%2011%20November%202018

Parking.  Please arrive between 4:00 pm and 4:15 pm and park at the ringwood RSL. It is a short walk from there to the clock tower.  We start play around 4:45 pm culminating in the Battle’s O’er at 5pm.

See you there!

The Ringwood Highland Pipe Band will be appearing at the Maroondah Festival on Sunday 11 November 2018.  Event details follow. If you are in the area, come along and enjoy some traditional Scottish highland pipe band tunes.

Please see below a map of the location.  We will meet in the school car park 1:45 pm and 2:00 pm. (map link https://goo.gl/maps/fTH2LYBBS5R2)

Performance Location:  Sounds Stage at the northern end of the athletics track where the community expo is located.

Marquee location: C26 and C27 on the map below.

Parking.  Parking will be a challenge on the day. We will have parking permits for a small number of people to park in the Swinburne Uni car park on Norton road. Norton road is closed for general traffic. You will need a pass to enter. For the rest of us, if you get there early enough you will be able to find parking nearby.  If you arrive later then you may need to walk a bit.  Another option is to park in Eastfield park (Eastfield Road Croydon) and catch one of the shuttle buses to the Festival site.  Buses will run every 10-15 minutes or so.

Chairs.If you plan on sticking around for some time to man the marquee, please bring a chair to sit on. This year we are using festival provided facilities and we are only being supplied 2 chairs.

Festival duration. The festival runs from 10am to 4pm. We will need some people on site from 10am.  If you can please stick around and help us at the marquee for some of the day.  We will be packing up a little early so we can make it to the Remembrance day event in Ringwood.

See you all there Sunday!

A number of pipers and drummers from the Ringwood Highland Pipe Band will be entertaining the public this coming Saturday at the Sacred Heart Primary School Fete in Croydon Fair.  If you are in the area, come along and enjoy some traditional Scottish highland pipe band tunes.

Please see below a map of the location.  We will meet in the school car park 1:45 pm and 2:00 pm.

Performers confirmed as playing:

• Luke
• Jenny B
• Iain C
• Anthony D.
• Dave
• Mick
• Ian S
• John
• Pam
• Rhonda (Tenor)
• Brynn (Side Drum)
• Peter (Bass)

Thanks to all band members participating.