Results from UK Pipe Band Championships 2023

The United Kingdom Pipe Band Championships took place today, Saturday June 10, in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. Peoples Ford Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band won the Grade 1 title, which was very fitting on a day where they announced a new two year sponsorship deal with Peoples Ford and launched their new five-episode Vlog series, the “Vloghall”.

The full results were as follows:

NOVICE JUVENILE B

1. Lochgelly High School
2. Dollar Academy
3. Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band
4. Down Academy
   Drums: Dollar Academy

NOVICE JUVENILE A

1. George Watson’s College
2. St Columba’s School (Ensemble pref)
3. Dollar Academy won Drums
4. George Heriot’s School
   Drums: Dollar Academy

GRADE 4B

1. Upper Crossgare
2. Black Raven – Eire
3. Letterkenny and District – Eire
4. Altnaveigh Memorial
5. Irvine Memorial
6. Hollymount
   Drums: Irvine Memorial

GRADE 4A

1. Kilbarchan
2. Uddingston Strathclyde
3. Cloughfin
4. Ballyboley
5. Syerla and District
6. Gransha
   Drums: Syerla and District

JUVENILE

1. Dollar Academy
2. George Watson’s College – Juvenile
3. Preston Lodge High School
4. George Heriot’s School
   Drums: Dollar Academy

GRADE 3B

1. Cullybackey
2. Cleland Memorial
3. Ayr Pipe Band Society
   Drums: Cullybackey

GRADE 3A

1. Tullylagan
2. Kildoag
3. Clogher and District
4. Coalburn I.O.R.
5. Major Sinclair Memorial
6. Matt Boyd Memorial
   Drums: Tullylagan

GRADE 2

1. Ravara
2. Manorcunningham – Eire
3. Royal Burgh of Annan
4. Buchan Peterson
5. City of Edinburgh (ensemble pref)
6. Uddingston
   Drums: Royal Burgh of Annan

GRADE 1

1. Peoples Ford Boghall and Bathgate (ensemble pref)
2. Inveraray and District
3. Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia
4. Field Marshal Montgomery
5. Scottish Power
6. St Laurence O’Toole – Eire
   Drums: Field Marshal Montgomery