SGOIL Lionacleit Pipe Band (SLPB) is safeguarding its bagpipes with new cases as it prepares to represent the Western Isles at New York’s Tartan Week in April.
The band is benefiting from the proceeds of Western Isles Lifestyle Lottery (WILL) tickets in Uist and is using this to buy bagpipe cases and host a homecoming event following Tartan Week.
John Daniel Peteranna, chairman of SLPB, said: ‘We are grateful to the Western Isles Lifestyle Lottery for its recent award. We will be using part of the award to buy bagpipe cases for the band. Bagpipes are fragile instruments and prone to damage. They are an awkward shape to pack and stow away. We have never had the luxury of bagpipe cases before and this will be a big asset to the band.