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CLASP Highland Games 2018

Here is some important information regarding the upcoming Highland Games. Please note that CLASP administers the draw for the Highland Games committee, but the competition will be run, on the day, by the Highland Games organisers. As you will appreciate, outdoor games do not run as smoothly as some indoor events and i would suggest that you make

yourself known to your steward and keep an eye on the progress of each event you are taking part in.  Please note there will be no medals presented at the games, this is common at all Highland Games, and also there will be no Crit. sheets. Judges are always happy to give feedback if you catch them at the end of the competition.

All draws will be available via the CLASP website and Team App (once the closing date passes).

Best of luck to all!

Luss Highland Games
The Games will be held on Saturday 7th July at Luss Games Field.

Here is a link for Directions - http://www.lusshighlandgames.co.uk/index.php/news-information/directions-to-thegames

Message from Luss Secretary:
Pipers should be on the field for 10am and report to the piping secretary’s tent. Pipers should use the main gate to save queuing this year. No payment is required at entry to field. Pipers should give their name at entrance, which, if they are entered, will be on the list.

Balloch (Loch Lomond) Highland Games
Balloch Highland Games will be held on Saturday 14th July at Moss o’ Balloch Park, Balloch.

http://www.llhgb.com/pdfs/Solo_piping.pdf

Message from Secretary - CLASP Competitions start at 10am. There are 3 platforms and 6 judges. One platform for Juv. and open light music, one for Juv. and open Piob and one for CLASP. Entry tickets are free to competitors and posted out by CLASP. Please make sure your postal address is up to date on the members area of the CLASP website. If you will be in a different location/address please let us know. Passes will be posted out to the address you filled out when becoming a member, unless otherwise advised, on the last week of June.
Parking in the street is free and there are also car parks though the ones closest to the field are cordoned off all day. The field is Moss o’ Balloch and is right next to the main entrance to Balloch Country Park opposite the bus stance next to the Co- op.

Inveraray Highland Games

Inveraray Highland games will take place on Tuesday 17^th July.
http://www.inveraray-games.co.uk/

All CLASP pipers should register in the Games Field at the Piping tent between 12 noon and 12.30, with a view to starting at approximately 1pm. However, this will need to be confirmed by the organisers on the day. There will be events running on the CLASP board during the morning, so the judges will need to complete their judging and have a break prior to commencing the CLASP events.

For the purposes of UK based CLASP members, an amateur piper is defined to be someone who does not compete in open solo piping competitions in either indoor venues or Highland Games.  This rule will also apply to overseas CLASP members when competing in the UK.

The National Piping Centre is the venue for the upcoming CLASP competition on Saturday 7th April, 2018.

Here is the draw and start times for both Light Music and Piobaireachd events. Please note, there are two performance rooms running simultaneously, and both with 9.30am start times.

Light Music judge is Sarah Muir and Piobaireachd judge is John Mulhearn

NPC CLASP Competition - 7^th April 2018
Piobaireachd Events
Starting time 9.30am       Judge - John Mulhearn

Grade 1 - Piobaireachd

1. Douglas Maxwell
2. Stewart Gaudin
3. Janette Greenwood
4. Con Houlihan
5. Graham Farr

Grade 2 - Piobaireachd

1. David Robertson
2. Stewart Allan
3. Ewen Brindle
4. Romana Brunner
5. Dagmar Pesta
6. Tom Broderick
7. George Gordon
8. David MacKenzie
9. Bianca Kail

Lunch Break

Grade 3 - Piobaireachd Full (+ Ground Only)

1. Philip Duthie (Full Only)
2. Alfred Graf (+ Ground Only)
3. Robert Thomson (+ Ground Only)
4. Martin Lee (Full Only)
5. Duncan Lamont (+ Ground Only)
6. Robert Cunningham (Full Only)
7. James Hanlon (+ Ground Only)
8. Dorothy Moodie (+ Ground Only)
9. Stephen Whitton (Full Only)
10. Dugald Macleod (+ Ground Only)
11. Bjoern Frauendienst (Full Only)

Prize Giving

NPC CLASP Competition - 7^th April 2018
Light Music Events
Starting time 9.30am       Judge - Sarah Muir

Grade 3 - 2/4 March/ S&R and 6/8 March

1. Dugald Macleod
2. Bjoern Frauendienst
3. Duncan Lamont
4. Martin Lee
5. Robert Cunningham
6. Philip Duthie
7. Alfred Graf
8. Robert Thomson
9. James Hanlon

Grade 2 – 2/4 March and S&R and 6/8 March

1. Dagmar Pesta
2. Ewen Brindle
3. David Robertson
4. David MacKenzie
5. George Gordon
6. Bianca Kail
7. Tom Broderick
8. Douglas Maxwell
9. Stewart Allan

Lunch Break

Grade 1 – 2/4 March/ S&R and 6/8 March

1. Stephen Whitton
2. Con Houlihan
3. Robert Wilson
4. Romana Brunner
5. Graham Farr
6. Stewart Gaudin
7. Janette Greenwood

Prize Giving

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On Saturday, 24th March, Pipeline will run a feature on the CLASP, which includes performances from past and present CLASP members, Ross McNaughton, Stewart Gaudin, Derek Midgley, Peter McCalister and Douglas Gardiner.

This rule is being reviewed to take account of the variety of circumstances which prevail outside the UK. However, the rule for the UK based members remains and CLASP members outside of the UK should not alter previously arranged competition plans to compete outside of the UK.

The CLASP workshop weekend will run over two days, 5th and 6th October, 2018. The venue will be the National Piping Centre and the course will run from 9am -5pm (approximately) each day. Some of the course content will include tuning, Piobaireachd and Light Music. This course is tailor made for any aspiring adult competing pipers. Stay tuned for more course information.