A very warm welcome to the Reading Scottish Pipe Band
Here you can find the latest news about the band, who we are, our history, where we are playing, and how you might ask us to play for you or how you could join too.
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Find out more2025 Competition Season
The competition season concluded on Sun 31 August up at the amazing venue in the shadow of Chatsworth House with the band finishing 5th in the G4 Marches, 3rd in the G4 MSR and 3rd in the G3 Medley. With very strong competition from G4B City of Plymouth, two G4A bands, Laidlaw Memorial and RATAE, and G3B City Of Manchester, plus many other excellent G4B bands, this was a great result to end the season.
The band also had our best ever result at the World Championships two weeks before.
The competition band played this year in the following competitions:
- 27 Apr – Indoor mini-bands, Gordon’s School
- 18 May – Jim McGinn memorial – Indoor full-bands, Luton
- 15 June – Pipes in the Park, Colchester
- 13 July – Corby Highland Gathering
- 16 Aug – World Championships, Glasgow
- 31 Aug – All England, Chatsworth
Preparation has already started for the competition season in 2026 and we are welcoming some new players to the ranks who want the chance to compete next year.
If you are interested in joining our competition band and have piping or drumming experience, please do get in touch.
Forthcoming Band Engagements
2025
Forthcoming engagements will be highlighted here. For full details and a full listing of forthcoming band engagements, see our Events Diary.
For more information on each event, see the Events Diary page
* events with an asterisk are not yet confirmed
Sat 4 October 2025
11am - 2pm
Broad Street, Reading
Fundraising for the band in Broad Street
Starting outside the Oracle entrance at 11am
Sun 12 October 2025
10:40am - 12:30pm
Trafalgar parade
Start: Pelican Lane, Newbury
End: Market Place, Newbury
followed by the return parade after the service
Sat 25 October 2025
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Littlehampton Bonfire parade
Start: Beach Rd/Maltravers Road, Littlehampton
Via: Beach Rd, High St, Church St,
Fitzalan Rd, Maltravers Dr, St Winifride's Rd,
St Augustine Rd, South Terrace, Sea Rd
End: East Beech Green
Sat 4 October 2025
11am - 2pm
Reading Charity Collection
Broad Street, Reading, RG1 2BH
Sun 9 November 2025
10am
Remembrance Sunday
Start: War Memorial, Braccan Walk
Via: Bracknell Town Centre and The Avenue
End: Holy Trinity Church, The Ring RG12 1HD
Sun 23 November 2025
2pm
Medina Tattoo
Medina Theatre, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2EW
Wight Hot Pipes Website
Theatre's Website for Tickets
Sun 30 November 2025
10:30am
St Andrew's Day
St Andrews United Reformed Church
London Rd, Reading RG1 5BD
Wed 3 December 2025
7 - 9pm
Beaconsfield Festival of Lights
Beaconsfield Town Centre
Start:Station Rd, Beaconsfield, HP9 1AB
End:Beaconsfield Station, Station Road, HP9 2PB
Sun 7 December 2025
10am - 3pm
Woodley Christmas Extravaganza
Woodley Town Centre (pedestrian precinct)
Further details TBC
Fri 12 December 2025
7 - 9pm
Hungerford Christmas Extravaganza
Hungerford Town Centre
Start: Bridge Street, Hungerford RG17 0EG
End: High St, Hungerford RG17 0NE
Plus spots back down the High Street:
Below Stairs Antiques, 103 High St, Hungerford RG17 0NB
Everland Road/High St, Hungerford RG17 0LU
youth team
Interested in learning the bagpipes or drums?
Come and join us!
Learn to play the bagpipes.
Learn to play snare drum, tenor drum or bass drum.
Free tuition as individuals and in small groups.