A piping boost
Arran has a proud piping tradition. So it is great to see that a whole new generation of youngsters are to be given the chance to learn the pipes and drums free.
The island has an excellent senior pipe band and how great it would be to have a junior pipe band to join it. Of course for the project to be successful enough youngsters have to want to give their time and energy to want to learn the instruments. And while, on Arran, there are a lot of competing activities vying for children’s attention, we believe that such is the island’s musical tradition there will be plenty of takers.