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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................. 7th April 2012</B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Welcome to the Practical Pipers Society web site.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> -------------------------------------</div> <bR> <div> <B>Check out the updated </B><A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contest Dates"><U><B>Contest Dates</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</div> <bR> <div> <B>Breaking News</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4f083830.jpg" border=0 width="387" height="387" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> You are not seeing double.</div> <div> 2012</div> <div> Is there no limit to this mans ability?</div> <div> Yes, it <B><U>is</U></B> Ron Hastie on Pipes and Bass for the Huntly & District</div> <div> Pipe Band.  Not bad for a leading drummer in year gone bye.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="4ef92500.jpg" border=0 width="402" height="592" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</B></div> <bR> <div> Does anyone out there know anything about</div> <div> Strathmore Celtic Society Pipe Band , Kirriemuir</div> <div> dating from 1899?</div> <div> I was recently sent word of the following photo of a small group</div> <div> of uniformed Pipers and Drummers but no names.</div> <div> (ghcrogers@sky.com)</div> <div> <IMG SRC="4e153a40.jpg" border=0 width="595" height="420" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</I></div> <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>