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This Page contains Links to other websites nominated as being appropriate (or just downright humorous) by the membership and Committee.
No commercial endorsement or favour is implied by the presence or absence of any link below.
We are always open to suggestions for additions to this page - if you feel the site would benefit from another link please send your suggestion(s) to Jim Spindley, Band Secretary (click here to eMail him)
The Nottinghamshire Police Pipe Band is not responsible for the content of any external website linked to from our own site. Should anyone feel a particular link (or its content) is inappropriate please do not hesitate to get in touch with us to inform us of your concern.
NPPB Interest:
BagPipe Player - Download Doug Wickstrom's great free software from here
Drumscriobh - All the NPPB drum scores are written with Drumscriobh - download the FREE viewer
IPBA - The Irish Pipe Band Association (*** UPDATED - check your own Favourites)
NOTTSCOPS - A site dedicated to photographic memories of Notts Police throughout the ages; over 140 pages!
Notts Police - The Nottinghamshire Police Authority website
RSPBA - The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association - try the new results reporter tool (March 2004)!
TenorDrummer - A website for our "Pretty People"
UKCOPS - Charity "Care of Police Survivors" - look for the black and white ribbon badges worn by NPPB member
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Route Planners:
These sites help you to find us and us to find you. To quote the Post Office - "Don’t Forget the Postcode!!"
AA -The Automobile Association
RAC -The RAC - nice interactive facility on maps now
Streetmap -local maps
Multimap -local maps
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Other Pipe Bands’ Websites:
Boghall - Boghall & Bathgate
Edinburgh Police - Lothians & Borders Police
Glasgow Police - Strathclyde Police
Grampian Police
Hampshire Caledonian Pipe Band, Southampton
Harpenden Pipe Band
Luton - University of Luton Pipe Band
Minnesota Pipes and Drums - another Transatlantic link: Mike McCoy (formerly of Beeston) now plays with this band (P/M in fact!)
The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association - Midlands Branch
RAF Halton Pipes & Drums - The Royal Air Force Pipe Band Champions
Shotts - House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia
Wolverhampton - the Anderson family and this band have long been stalwarts of the pipe band scene in England
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Suppliers:
Andante - Drum Manufacturer
McCallum’s - Piping supplies
NDC - Nottingham Drum Centre (used by the NPPB)
Pearl - Drum Manufacturer
Premier - Drum Manufacturer
Shepherd’s - Piping supplies
Tyler Fry - the famous "tenor man" (the NPPB tenor corps uses TyFry sticks) - nowadays with Shotts
Vic Firth - Vic Firth Drumsticks & Accessories
The Band Room - a favourite haunt of many a piper and drummer in the West of Scotland!
Bagpipes.co.uk - nice site, lots to interest all band members - shop, news, competition results, etc.
R. G. Hardie &Co. - Piping Supplies
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Miscellaneous:
Bagpipe Web Directory - Bob Dunsire's home of all things bagpipe-related
Givet, France - The band had a wonderful engagement here in 2003. French site (bien sūr!).
International Military Music Society - again, another site which mentions the NPPB. Click the Union Flag icon for English text.
Jim Kilpatrick - The current King of PB Drumming. (Click on his name on his home page to get into the site; it's not exactly obvious!)
Jimmy Willan's site - The P/M and the band are included here - must be good!
P & D Mag - Piper & Drummer Magazine
Pipe Band Central
Pipe Band Chicken - follow this link for a good chicken chuckle!
Pipeline - BBC Radio Scotland "Pipeline" programme (21:05 GMT, SATURDAYS as of 14th Feb 2004) - listen online
Radio PlanetPipe - The weekly online Radio PlanetPipe broadcast is dedicated to providing the highest quality entertainment for the international piping community. This is a weekly one hour broadcast dedicated to all aspects of international piping, from the traditional to the most progressive.
WeddingNotts.co.uk - The definitive on-line resource for planning a wedding in Nottinghamshire!
Chris Eyre's Links (all very professionally produced - everyone will find something of interest here):
The North West England Bagpipe Web
The North West England Branch of the RSPBA
The North West England Piping Society
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