North Berwick International Highland Games

**cessna152towser** · 8th August 09, 02:38 PM

Let me be your guide to the North Berwick International Highland Games. One of the younger games on the Scottish calendar, this is the only the fourteenth annual meeting of an event which has quickly established itself as an international gathering, due to being held just twenty miles along the coast from Edinburgh during Edinburgh Festival season and being a warm up competition for overseas bands one week before the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow. The games attracts bands from Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa and crowds of 15,000.

Hammer throwing

Highland Dancing, intermediates

Portrait of a Dancer

Cromag stall

Kilberry bagpipes

As I was wearing my RAF tartan I just had to visit the Air Cadets stand. I wore my RAF tartan today to honour one of our Project Propeller veterans, Harry Dobinson, who flew a full tour of thirty missions as rear gunner on a Lancaster bomber and who today celebrated his 89th birthday, though as it turned out I did not get to see Harry today.

These juniors from Wallacestone and District Pipe band stand out in the crowd with the striped socks over their hose.
More to follow shortly.

**cessna152towser** · 8th August 09, 02:46 PM

Michael from Hawick Scout Fellowship discusses the games layout with my friend Alan.

Solo piper Alan Russell performs for the judge.

Scotia Glenville Pipe Band from USA

Another view of Scotia Glenville Pipe Band

Benoni MacTalla Pipe Band from South Africa

Drummers from the Pipe Band Club of Australia

Coastal Scottish Pipe Band from Perth, Western Australia

Manawatu Scottish band from New Zealand

Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band from Canada
More to come shortly.

**cessna152towser** · 8th August 09, 02:52 PM

Royal Army of Oman Pipe Band

Linlithgow and District Pipe Band

Playing for the Drum Majors competition in the shadow of North Berwick Law.

Hawick Pipe Band on the march.

This is the day when the local bands have the opportunity to perform in competition against world class bands from all over the new World. There were at least four Canadian bands taking part.

Tweedvale Pipe Band

George Watson's College Pipe Band

Torphichen and Bathgate Pipe Band

City of Edinburgh Pipe Band

Lothian and Borders Police pipe band