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King’s charity offers bagpipe lessons in bid to improve lung conditions

The King’s charity has launched a health initiative promoting playing the bagpipes to improve certain lung conditions and breathing difficulties. The Prince’s Foundation pilot programme, believed to be the first of its kind in the world, will offer ...

12 Oct 2023 at 16:09

Lone piper plays at Edinburgh Castle to mark 80th anniversary of VJ Day

A lone piper has played on the battlements of Edinburgh Castle to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, which marked the end of the Second World War. Senior Pipe Major Peter Grant was one of six armed forces bagpipers playing simultaneously ...

15 Aug 2025 at 19:14

Music access fund set up in memory of Manchester Arena bombing victim

A new music access fund for young people has been made available by a charity set up in the memory of a teenager who died in the Manchester Arena bombing. The Eilidh MacLeod Access Fund will provide support to young pipers and drummers looking ...

01 Sept 2025 at 00:01

Pageant master hopes to start nationwide singalong to mark 80 years since VE Day

A pageant master for Queen Elizabeth II is aiming to create a nationwide singalong to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day and help “bring the nation together”. Bruno Peek, 74, from Gorleston-on-Sea in Norfolk, masterminded worldwide beacon ...

28 Jan 2025 at 02:45

Fact check: Video shows bagpipes played in Israel

A widely shared online post claimed Scottish people have started playing bagpipes during the Muslim call to prayer to “combat the Islamisation of their country”. A video attached to the post shows a person playing the bagpipes with the ...

09 Jan 2026 at 14:14

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