The Isle of Cumbrae RBLS Pipe Band recently won a competition at Braemar.

The band has recently returned from a fantastic weekend at Braemar Highland Gathering. They played in mass band performances as well as doing their own parades, performances and also competed in the pipe band competition against another 10 bands. They came first and were presented with the Braemar shield by Her Majesty the Queen.

The band was first formed in 1999 by Andy Bryan and some of the committee members from the Millport Branch of the Royal British Legion Scotland (RBLS).The first few soles came from Millport, Largs, Fairlie and other areas of North Ayrshire .

From there things began to develop. By word of mouth, and adverts in the local paper, interested pipers and drummers became aware of the new band. North Ayrshire has always had a good Pipe Band tradition and has seen many well respected Pipe Bands form and, sadly, disband. So there were a number of ex-bandsmen in the shire sitting at home with good instruments and experience.

The band has recently designed a new tartan called the "Isle of Cumbrae".As well as frequent European visits, other engagements take us far and wide.You could come across them in Millport as well as other parts of North Ayrshire including, Largs, Beith, Saltcoats, Irvine, Culzean Castle, Kilwinning also Glasgow, Edinburgh and Perth - or even Braemar receiving a top award from her royal majesty!