The Ringwood Highland Pipe Band will be performing at the Eley Park Community Centre, 87 Eley Road Blackburn South, on July 27, 2014 from 2:00pm to approximately 4:30pm.  Afternoon tea will be from 3:00 to 3:30.  More information is available on the EPCA website.  Hope to see you there!

All Band members, partners and their small children are cordially invited to Dorset Gardens Hotel on Saturday May 24th at 7pm.  There will be a great a la carte menu of 2 courses and a children’s menu for the youngsters.  We hope that you will enjoy socialising with other band members and their families.

Please RSVP to the band president John Wicks – president@ringwoodpb.com.au

 

The Ringwood RSL Highland Pipe Band is proud to announce our participation in the ANZAC Day Commemoration March on, Friday 25th. April 2014.

Meeting Time and place

Band members may meet at the band hall from 9:15am to catch a courtesy bus into the city.  Alternatively if making your own way into the city please meet at 10.15am at the corner of Collins Street and Swanston street in the city.

Move off time

We will be moving off at approximately 11.45am from The Melbourne Town Hall.
Ringwood RSL Pipe Band  is no. 40, Leading Unit 26.01 RAA PAY CORPS ASSOCIATION.
The Last Unit  30.03 “The Marshals” step off is at 12.30pm

Finish time

The finish will be around 12.30pm at the Shrine Forecourt.

The Ringwood Highland Pipe band will be participating in the Ringwood Highland Gathering on Sunday 30th March at East Ringwood Reserve.

This is an all-weather event with free on-site parking and all day activities.  Gates open around 9:00am with activities completing at 4:45pm.

Come along and enjoy the sights and sounds of Scotland.

More information of the day’s program can be found on the Highland Games Website.

The band will be playing at approximately 1:20pm. Hope to see you there.

The band will be doing a long march along Yarra Road to Stiggant’s Reserve as a part of the Warrandyte Festival parade on 22nd March 2013 from 11:00am to 12 noon.

From the Warrandyte festival website:

We will form up at Marshalling Point 2 – Lions Park (near the bridge)(Melway Ref 23 F11)

1. This is the marshalling area for pedestrians and participants intending to ride in the back of trucks during the parade.
2. Please arrive by 10.15am.
3. Find your group and stay together. The assembly points for each group will be marked in the marshalling area, and a list of the entries is posted next to the entrance on Yarra Street.
4. Kindergarten and child care groups will marshal on the tennis courts.
5. Emergency services will start moving entries into position when the road is closed, at about 10.30am. Passengers can board vehicles at this stage.
6. Festival volunteers will be present to assist participants.
7. Judging takes place from 10.30am until the parade starting time (11.00am).

So, with a parade starting time of 11:00am we will march with the parade to Stiggant’s Reserve where will then play a bracket of tunes until about midday.  Please come along and enjoy the show.

 

The band will be playing at St Jude’s parish fair on 15 March, 2014 from 2pm to 3pm.  Please come along and see us play and support the parish.

The address is: St Jude’s Parish – 49 George Street, Scoresby, Victoria, Australia.
Melways 79 G5

Band members: Warm up in car park at the front gate near the church from 1:30pm

The band played for a private function at Donovan’s Restaurant in St Kilda recently.  Some  photos are available on Facebook here.

The band had a great day playing for the public at the Balwyn Multicultural festival at the north Balwyn shopping centre last Saturday 22nd February 2014.

We arrived by tram, striking up as we stepped off and formed up to commence a street march.

The band marched through the streets playing a variety of popular pipe band tunes, stopping from time to time to circle up and play on street corners, in front of the village cafe and on the steps of the arcade.

We finished the day playing some upbeat tunes on stage, including our popular Australian set.

We would like to thank the organisers of the event for giving us the opportunity to participate in this wonderful festival, and “the village cafe” for their kind hospitality on the day.

 

The band is pleased to announce and is looking forward to a mini-band play-out soon to take place on behalf of Qatar Airways

Where

Event:           Melbourne Travel Expo
Location:    Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre (Jeff’s Shed),
                         2 Claredon St
                         South Wharf

When

There are three play outs on Saturday, Sunday and the following Wednesday.

Saturday 8 February, 2014 

Wednesday 12 February, 2014

Assemble:  6:00pm
Performing: 6:45pm
Finish: 7:30pm