Armed Forces Day, Littlehampton, Bagpipe band

Second year we had been invited to Littlehampton Armed Forces day.

We gathered at 9:00 am or so .. then had to wait for the parade to form at 10:30 ish ...  luckily this year we were on a shorter route, from the amusement centre along the road and into the field.

the march we the usual mess with each section at their own step.  then into the field for the drum head service ..  the weather was hot, and only offset by a breeze coming off the sea.
the usual set of "assistants" rushing around with water. then we marched off for a quick break.

Tuned up quickly then we were back in for an arena show ...  big field, small band ...  not sure the audience heard much, we snaked around the field then formed a circle, play some more then reformed and went out.  We gave them 20 mins and marched out..

then a big debate about which pub to go to before heading home.

Horley Carnival, Bagpipe band

Horley carnival show time again ...  Once more we were doing several slots ...  first in the town centre ...  performing for the cafe's.

then we joined the parade and played down the road to the rec. field.

and finally we performed on the field ...  not our best performance, and we struggled through ...  two pipers were making up numbers and two of us were trying to do what we could, the drum corps was on their first show without the lead tip.