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Royal Signals Pipes and Drums

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The Royal Corps of Signals Pipes and Drums

Pipes 08The Royal Corps of Signals Pipes and Drums are unique in that membership is open to Officers and other ranks from both the Regular and Territorial Army as well as Queens Gurkha Signals. Everyone you see are all Royal Signals tradesmen and take part in the band as a hobbies interest. Most members of the band have learned to play before joining the Royal Signals. Training is offered to any interested member of the Corps wishing to learn from our own training team, this is done in our own free time.

TartanThe Pipes and Drums tartan is Red Grant Number 15 and is authorized for wear by the 32nd (Scottish) Signal Regiment (Volunteers) and the Queen's Gurkha Signals who made up most of the membership of the band in the early days of its existence. When members of 40th (Ulster) Signal Regiment (Volunteers) joined the band it was agreed that they could wear the Cau been.

This pipe band is relatively new to the Army and has only existed since 1995, yet The Pipes and Drums have visited Cyprus twice, Germany, Sweden, France and Canada as well as events throughout the United Kingdom. We have also sent solo pipers to America and it is hoped to visit Norway in September. The Pipes and Drums now number some seventy players and about twenty new learners at any one time. The Pipes and Drums can Cpl Cookprovide a solo piper virtually anywhere in the Army's area of operation throughout the year, and if required a mini band. The full band can number up to thirty players but it is not possible to guarantee an entire band due to operational commitments.

As The Pipes and Drums is a hobbies interest band it has no official funding and relies heavily on donations and grants to keep it going. There is a constant struggle to keep the band equipped with bagpipes and it says a great deal for the new members who purchase their own set of pipes. Throughout the year our association branches have also raised funds to purchase sets of pipes and the whole band is in their debt for their excellent efforts so far.