PATRON TO THE BAND :

LORD - LIEUTENANT OF CORNWALL
LADY MARY HOLBOROW J.P.

BAND ORGANISER`S MESSAGE :

WELCOME TO THE KERNOW PIPES & DRUMS WEBSITE.

We hope you find our website interesting and welcome any comments, hopefully nice ones please. For those who have visited our web site before, can you please press the refresh button on your browser to update our web site?

Seen below is a small contingent of the band pictured with our Patron Lady Mary Holborow at Pendennis Castle, Falmouth opening the start of the Cornwall Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

On behalf of the band I would like to say a big thank you to all our supporters and organisations who have all enjoyed our association and friendship throughout this year. Again the band is growing in its popularity, as you can see by our very busy diary. Already, engagements are coming in for 2010.

The band would welcome any sponsorships to keep our band going for Cornwall and invite you to call us.

High points this year was the recent privledge of playing for the arrival of H.M.S. Cornwall at Devonport, Plymouth. We were very kindly presented with the ships plaque for a job well done.

The band also joined Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue, North Devon Pipeband and the Glasgow Strathclyde University Army Officer Training Core, taking part in the 999 Emergency Services Day at the Eden Project. In September the band went onto the international stage by taking part in the Airborne Forces 65th Anniversary Operation Market Garden in Holland, playing at Arnhem, Oosterbeek and Ginkel Heath.

In July the band were asked to lead the new National Servicemens Day being held in Falmouth. We would welcome other pipe bands from outside of Cornwall to join us for this event next year.

During our early formation and outside of the piping season we enjoyed helping raise much needed funds for local charities

We welcome any playing pipe band members or individuals to join us for events we have planned, just contact us! If you are down here on holiday...then please come and see us, you will be made most welcome.

Last year we played for HRH the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall at a naming ceremony of the new St Mawes Ferry, the Duchess of Cornwall. Seen here with Dave Maitland and Ian Phillips.

Here, HRH took great interest in our band, spending considerable time talking to us and asking about the Cornish Hunting Tartan we wore, at the same time sharing a private joke. Although he could not speak to everyone, he did extend his best wishes to all the ranks behind us..

The band are currently recruiting new Pipers, both as learners and playing pipers. So if you fancy taking up this unique art, please contact us.

Its not all hard work at the Kernow Pipes and Drums, here are some of our members taking time out to learn some Scottish dancing for the bands annual Christmas dinner.

Best wishes to you all and thanks for visiting our web site. Have a great Christmas and New Year.

Best wishes from all in the band.

Don Phillips.