Pipe band festival popular
The ninth Festival of Pipe Band Music drew bands from throughout Canterbury to Ashburton
on Sunday. < Rain earlier in the day meant a change of venue from the Domain Oval to the Ashburton Racecourse, after the initial pu<ude through the $ Iptfeven won the grade©
three street march, medley and aggregate, from the Timaru Scottish Society and City of Christ-
church. Methven will compete for national grade three honours at the national pipe band championships at Wellington in February. The grade-two street march, medley and aggregate was won by Temuka.
Christchurch Metropolitan and Canterbury Caledonian were second and third respectively. Canterbury Caledonian, the only grade one entry, won the open handicap piping and the Harmonica Bank Trophy for the open handicap aggregate. Temuka and Methven shared the open handicap drumrr£2g title.
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