Excitement building ahead of pipe band championships in Cookstown

The Mid-Ulster Section of The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch has received a fantastic entry of 57 bands and 41 drum majors for the Mid-Ulster Championships, which will be held on Saturday, 4th June, commencing at 11am.
By The Newsroom
Published 28th May 2016, 09:52 GMT
Updated 28th May 2016, 10:53 GMT
Pictured left to right are Graham Montgomery, Chieftain of the Day, Cllr Frances Burton, chair of Development Committee Mid Ulster Council, Dessie McLaughlin, Contest Secretary, and Cllr Trevor Wilson, Chairman, Mid Ulster SectionPictured left to right are Graham Montgomery, Chieftain of the Day, Cllr Frances Burton, chair of Development Committee Mid Ulster Council, Dessie McLaughlin, Contest Secretary, and Cllr Trevor Wilson, Chairman, Mid Ulster Section
Pictured left to right are Graham Montgomery, Chieftain of the Day, Cllr Frances Burton, chair of Development Committee Mid Ulster Council, Dessie McLaughlin, Contest Secretary, and Cllr Trevor Wilson, Chairman, Mid Ulster Section

The venue for the contest this year is Cookstown High School Sport Arena, Coolnafranky Demesne, Molesworth Street, Cookstown. The Mid-Ulster Section was formed in 1954 and continues to go from strength to strength. The Section joined the Northern Ireland Branch of The Scottish Pipe Band Association (as it was called then) in 1955, and is the longest running in Northern Ireland.