Scots call the tune

Casey mayor Kevin Bradford presents     members of the Haileybury    College Pipe Band with their award for      winning the juvenile section. Haileybury also won the Tom McGill memorial trophy for the grade four    section. From left: Drum sergeant Duncan Nicol, drum major Marcus Selby and pipe major James Cross.Casey mayor Kevin Bradford presents members of the Haileybury College Pipe Band with their award for winning the juvenile section. Haileybury also won the Tom McGill memorial trophy for the grade four section. From left: Drum sergeant Duncan Nicol, drum major Marcus Selby and pipe major James Cross.

HUNDREDS of Scottish pipers in the massed bands marching in unison to the skirl of the pipes at the Berwick Highland Gathering on Sunday provided a sight and sound to behold.
There are those not so enamoured with the unique sound of the bagpipes, but there are those who go all funny when they hear it and who would go far to be at a highland gathering.
Maybe it’s the last sound that any true Scot will hear. Nearly 4000 people turned up to Akoonah Park Berwick on Sunday to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Berwick Highland Games. This was a great event, and each year it improves, particularly since it was moved to Akoonah Park .
On Sunday you could wander around the grounds, and in nearly every corner there was the sound of pipes and sharp tapping of the side drums, complemented by the boom of the base drums, as bands rehearsed.
Then on the arena the real thing as the bands competed for competition points. Casey mayor Kevin Bradford invited all to gather at the same spot for the games next year.
That’s a piping hot idea.