Central Region Pipes and Drums Course - Camp Ipperwash 1985

 

A couple of photos taken of our course in the summer of 1985. 

Course photograph, 1985. (With thanks to Theressa Scott (Finlayson).
Does anyone have a higher resolution version of this?

Lieutenant Governor's Day, August 1985. Front rank: Cadet P/M Andrew Bennett (out of frame), Doug Anderson, Brian Morrison, me, Brenda Geil, Cadet Pipe Sgt Mark Mackisoc.

Longs Peak Highland Festival 1985

 

In 1985, a select group were selected to form a National Canadian Cadet Pipe Band and perform at the Longs Peak Highland Festival in Estes Park, Colorado. We met and travelled from CFB Trenton and stayed for a number of days at the YMCA of the Rockies, just outside of Estes Park. Most cadets were drawn from the 1985 summer pipes and drums course at Camp Ipperwash, but a few were from wider afield.

The following are some photos I took of the event.

Taken at the YMCA.
Paul Burns, Blair Will, Brenda Geil, Mark Mackisoc, Caroline Armstrong and Brian Morrison.

Cowen loading the bus.

Blair Will and Andrew Bennett (Cadet Pipe Major) loading bus. 

Blair Will going walkies...

A couple of good friends, Stuart Surridge from Hannover and Brian Morrison of North Bay, Ontario.

Long's Peak in the distance.

Here are a few photos taken at the Games in the town of Estes Park.

The Colorado Army National Guard tent. Sgt Beebe and SPC4 Dean Rockhold with Cadet Brian Morrison. By the end of the day, both gentlemen had good naturedly been stripped of badges and buttons by cadets.

Aberdeen Ladies Pipe Band were also at the Festival.

Aberdeen Ladies Pipe Band.

Longs Peak Highland Festival - Joining Instructions

In 1985, a select group were selected to form a National Canadian Cadet Pipe Band and perform at the Longs Peak Highland Festival in Estes Park, Colorado.  I have photos of band members in my possession that will be posted, in due course.

I have recently found the Joining Instructions for this event, posted below.

Ipperwash Cadet Camp Pipe Band 1984

Here is my recently found photograph of our pipe band taken the summer of 1984.

Please add below if you recognise anyone.

Number	NAME	CORPS	CAP BADGE	LOCATION
18	Andrew Hart	9 CC	RCR	London
16	Mark Short	27 Air		“    “
10	? Will	407 CC	QOCH of C	Winnipeg
11	Tammy Redekopp	407 CC	QOCH of C	“    “
6	Mark Booden	407 CC	QOCH of C	“    “
35	Shellie Marshall	570 Air		Edmonton
	Rob L’hirondelle	570 Air		“    “
36	Cathy Urquhart	719 Air		Nova Scotia
	Parry Evans	53 Air		Summerside PEI
	Fred Boily	53 Air		“    “
13	Regan Muir	2901 CC	PPCLI	Estevan
	? Prochera	220 Air		Winnipeg
5	Doug Anderson	1849 CC	LORNE SCOTS	Orangeville
42	? Yorkston	1849 CC	LORNE SCOTS	“    “
17	Jeff Smart	1849 CC	LORNE SCOTS	“    “
31	Laurie South	164 Air		Shelburne
	William McKeen	164 Air		“    “
4	Andrew Bennett	48 CC	48 HLDRS	Toronto
1	Duncan Hodgson	48 CC	48 HLDRS	“    “
23	Dave McDougall	48 CC	48 HLDRS	“    “
12	David Cooper	48 CC	48 HLDRS	“    “
	Shaun Kenny	812 AIR		Hanover
41	? Brons	2347 CC	ARGYLLS	Hamilton
49	? McLagan	59 CC	E&K SCOTS	Chatham
21	? Cowan	59 CC	E&K SCOTS	“    “
	Steve Thomson	296 Air		Cambridge
37	? Lamothe	2360 CC	CH of O	Ottawa
19	‘Gumby’ McNally	2360 CC	CH of O	“    “
15	Theresa Finlayson	204 CC	ALGON REGT	North Bay
30	Michelle Pelletier	536 Air		New Liskeard
20	Caroline Armstrong	200 Air		Sudbury
14	Ginnette Beaulieu	200 Air		“    “
7	Brent Marsh	200 Air		“    “
	Peter Laforge	2912 CC	IRISH REGT	“    “
29	Darren Craig	2310 CC	RCA	Sault Ste Marie
24	? Ormston	2310 CC	RCA	“    “
25 ?	Tammy Bourque	2991 CC	?	Elliot Lake
	Steve Pierce	2991 CC	?	“    “
26	Paul McLean	155 Air		Sault Ste Marie
47	Jimmy Browne	155 Air		“    “
	John Mackin	2915 CC	IRISH REGT	Capreol
46	Shaun McAdam	2915 CC	IRISH REGT	“    “
50	Brian Dyer	2915 CC	IRISH REGT	“    “
28	Paul Burns	2915 CC	IRISH REGT	“    “
	John Laderoute	2915 CC	IRISH REGT	Thessalon
	Todd Gathercole	537 AIR		Newfoundland
	Corrie Davis	2922 CC	R NFLD R	“    “
	Charlie Leigh	2497 CC	BW	Montreal
	Neal Cotie	2497 CC	BW	“    “
	Colin Rodger	2497 CC	BW	“    “
8	Mark Mackisoc	1917 CC	BW	Hudson

Staff - Back row
Marc Quenneville	Liz Penny	Drum Maj Maurice Longpre	Irving Blacker	?
Staff - Front row
?	?	Major ?	John McDonald	Eileen Wood

Myself?  I kept on playing, 

....in Army Cadets (at Ipperwash 1984, by Pipe Band trailers after LG Day, McNally from Ottawa behind me)

...in the British Army, 1987-91...

and still to the day (far right, rear rank, look closer...)

Scotland vs. Australia, Murrayfield 2016