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The Northwest Territorial Pipe Band has its annual general meeting on

  • Tuesday, 22 October 2024
  • 1900 - 2100 hrs
  • Weledeh Catholic School Music Room
  • Agenda to Follow

Tentative Agenda

  • Approval of Last Minutes of 2023 AGM
  • Reports from the Executive
  • Financial Statements
  • Nominations for and election of the Executive
  • Discussion about Burns Night
  • Discussion about Remembrance Day
  • Discussion about Hogmanay
  • Boston Pizza Social afterwards

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The new Tune Book is available at:

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A kilt is a garment similar to a skirt worn by men.  It was originally a wrap-around full-length garment (belted plaid) that could be draped over the shoulder and head - something like the garment Mel Gibson wore in the field in the movie Braveheart, where he played the role of Sir William Wallace fighting against Edward I (Edward Longshanks) and his army.  This was the "great kilt".  A walking kilt or small kilt was invented in the 1720s which was less unwieldy as the great kilt.  The small kilt was quickly adopted in Scotland, although here is evidence that this kilt was already in used before the 1720s.  A kilt usually has a tartan, although Irish pipe bands often wear a kilt in a solid colour - typically saffron or green.  The amount of material in a kilt (wool) can range from heavy (18-22 ounces) down to light (10-11 ounces).  A full kilt has 8 yards of fabric, although for those who are not girth-impaired, it can range up to 9 yards. 

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Don't you Remember,
The Fifth of November,
'Twas Gunpowder Treason Day,
I let off my gun,
And made'em all run.
And Stole all their Bonfire away. (1742)

Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night is a commemoration of Guy (aka Guido) Fawkes and an event called the "Gunpowder Plot".  The event is one of three main events celebrated amongst the Scottish diaspora along with St. Andrews Day (30 November) and Burn's Night (25 January). It is also celebrated throughout the United Kingdom and is truly a British celebration. 

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Haggis is a savoury pudding. 

When one speaks of a "pudding" one does not speak of cream-based sweet desserts such as custard, mousse, rice or Jell-O.  In the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth a pudding could be sweet or savoury.  For example black pudding or a Yorkshire pudding are savoury puddings whereas rice pudding, Christmas pudding or a treacle sponge pudding are sweet puddings. There is a Canadian connection to sweet puddings - the sticky toffee pudding may have origins from two Royal Canadian Air Force Officers billeted in England during the Second World War.

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