The Lewis Pipe Band is the oldest community organisation in the Western Isles having been formed in 1904. Still going strong today, the Band continues to support the development of players throughout the Islands, and also provides as a platform for members of the Lewis & Harris Youth Pipe Band to aspire to. We aim to compete at as many competitions as we can, but being island based we are restricted in what we can do by much higher travel and subsistence costs. All costs for the band are relied upon entirely by public support, fundraising and donations.

Receiving support from The Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust of £1,000 to help with costs of travel to and from the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow allowed us to compete again for the first time since the pandemic. This allowed a number of our newer members, some of whom had never experienced a competition before, to experience the enjoyment and spectacle of The Worlds. A big thank you to the GDMT for the support!