On 5 March 2025 a parade and awards ceremony took place for the Class 3 Piping and Drumming course and the Class 2 Elementary and Intermediate Piping course at The Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming in Edinburgh. 32 Pipers and Drummers provided an entertaining parade showing great talent and discipline in front of family, friends and military guests.
The inspecting officer was Major General Robert Bruce CBE DSO. As a Piper himself he shared some wisdom and experiences that our students should remember and aim to strive for throughout their piping careers.
- Top Student – Private Jagadish Gurung 10 Queen’s Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment (QOGLR)
- Top Drummer – Lance Corporal Beacom Queen’s Royal Hussars
- Top Piper – Private Jagadish Gurung 10 QOGLR
- Best Dressed Student – Sapper Sujit Bajgain Queen’s Gurkha Engineers (QGE)
- Best Theory – Sergeant Harper RAF
- Most Improved Piper – Trooper Melrose Royal Tank Regiment
- Most Improved Drummer – Private Manson 3 SCOTS
- Best Bugler – Private Bibek Rai 10 QOGLR
- Best Highland Dancer – Sapper Sujit Bajgain QGE
These personnel will now return to their units ready for any future tasks ranging from street parades, remembrance events, high level embassy events and a range of Military Tattoos across the world, all while being fully trained and deployable soldiers in their chosen job role.
