Drum Major, Glasgow Green, Scotland
This evening, I am again reporting on the World Pipe Band Championships held on Glasgow Green on banks of River Clyde and which culminated today in a win for the second year running by Northern Ireland’s, Field Marshall Montgomery Pipe Band based in Lisburn.
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Highland Dancing Exhibition, Glasgow Green, Scotland
Today, I visited the World Highland Pipe Championships on Glasgow Green, an event which is part of the Year of Creative Scotland 2012. Here were bands competing from all around the world including France, Northern Ireland, Eire, Canada, U.S.A, New Zealand and England.
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Pitch at Rangers F.C., Glasgow
This morning I joined a tour of Rangers F.C. at Ibrox, near Govan, Glasgow. Historically, Rangers has been supported by members of the Protestant community whilst the club’s arch-rival Celtic is on the Catholic side of the city’s sectarian divide. These two Glasgow clubs dominate Scottish football and are collectively known as the ‘Old Firm’. Despite the competition the two clubs have a symbiotic relationship which proves mutually beneficial and helps propel the game forward.
