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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="3a1d8c00dduajq.jpg"> <div> <IMG SRC="0ceba4f0.png" border=0 width="186" height="79" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U>Calendar</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Scottish Championship"><U>Scottish Championship</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Member list"><U>Member list</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id134.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Education"><U>Education</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Archives and Photos"><U>Archives and Photos</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id97.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Friends of the Society"><U>Friends of the Society</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contest Dates"><U>Contest Dates</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wullie Reed"><U>Wullie Reed</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Scottish Parliament"><U>Scottish Parliament</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Practical Pipers Society</B></div> <div> <B>Update................. 15th January 2012</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Welcome to the Practical Pipers Society web site.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> -------------------------------------</div> <div> Check the calendar for updates</div> <bR> <div> <I>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</I></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>OFF WE GO AGAIN</U></B></div> <bR> <div> This may be a quiet spell, but just remember the first</div> <div> solo piping contest of the years is not far off at</div> <div> Pitlochry High School on Saturday 21st January, 2012</div> <bR> <div> <B>Perth Festival</B></div> <div> Once again this is a festival that asks for entries to a solo Piping</div> <div> contest yet they cannot give us a definitive date when it will be </div> <div> held prior to the closing date.</div> <div> Last year was a mess as they changed the date three times and the </div> <div> venue twice. Then they say that if the contestant withdraws after the </div> <div> closing date this would loose their entry fee.</div> <div> Here we have a situation of someone possibly entering two contest</div> <div> only to find one of then chopping and changing dates after the closing </div> <div> date.  If they pull out of Perth, hey would forfeit their £5 entry fee.</div> <div> After many years when there was not a piping section in the Festival</div> <div> we are in danger of it dying out on its feet.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Arbroath Festival</B></div> <div> No word yet</div> <bR> <div> Don't get caught napping and keep the practice up.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="21c6ed10.gif" border=0 width="110" height="209" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="625" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 182 WIDTH="613"><div> <B>This site is the news vehicle of The Practical Pipers Society, based in Carnoustie, Scotland.</B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>          During the time that the site has been running, it has become a venue of interest for Pipers and Drummers not only from around the Dundee, Perth and Angus area, but from much farther afield. We now have input from Canada, Australia and more recently, Hong Kong.</B></div> <div> <B>          For this reason I have included photos of people, bands, old and new from around the Dundee, Perth and Angus area, and have even been able to link in with locals who have traveled far and wide.</B></div> <div> <B>          </B></div> <div> <B>          If you can help to identify people and place, simply sit down and have a go.  You will find your ammunition in the "Archives and Photos".</B></div> <div> <B>         </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660066" FACE="Verdana" ><B>PLEASE CHECK OUT THE INDEX OF BANDS IN THE SAME AREA, AS THERE ARE 48 (Yes .. Forty-eight) BANDS ALL NEEDING TO HAVE THEIR DETAILS MADE KNOWN ! ! ! !</B></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *</div> <bR> <div> <B>"</B><I><B>WULLIE REID</B></I><B>" STORIES</B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT>Follow the (mis)adventures of  "<I><B>Wu</B></I><I><B>llie Reed</B></I>" who was born through the fun watching one of our members going through the growing pains of learning.  His nick name was Wullie Reed as he was forever being </div> <div> accused of shaving them. "Being found out with regularity!"</div> <div> Here is "Wullie" so click on him to go to his page.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wullie Reed"><U><IMG SRC="14a4b6f0.png" border=0 width="75" height="111" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Please enjoy a trip around our revitalized site by clicking on the headings on the left.</B></div> <div> <B>I am sure you will find something of interest.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>..................................................................................</B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>