COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING SATURDAY 2012

It is Saturday morning, it is 8am and the park is all ready starting to fill up, the stall holders are setting up, the dancers are filling into the stadium in preparation for the Argyll Championships and the World Championships, the RSPBA are ready to start, the sound checks are taking place and the spectators are setting themselves up in the prime spots on the hillside    

The sun is shining and the park has filled up with noise coming from all over the park. and the first set of results are in for the Argyll Championship (County) Highland Dancing Competition for the 7 – 13 years 1st was Libby MacLean, Dunoon and 2nd was Linzi Cameron, Campbletown    

Laura-Jane McCall and Courtney Cowden

In the 13 – 16 years 1st was Laura-Jane McColl, Dunoon and 2nd Courtney Cawden, Dunoon and in the 16 years and over 1st was Kirsty Barrett, Rothesay and 2nd was Gina McMurchy, Campletown    

Argyll Championship

The top three price winners in the Adult World Dance Championships   

1st: Marielle Lesperance (J.L. MacKenzie Trophy )   

2nd: Morgan Bamford (Australia Cup )   

3rd: Chantal Watt (Australia Cup Judith Meikle Trophy )   

World Junior Championships   

1st: Anthea Bundy (Argyllshire Standard Challenge trophy )   

2nd: Bevin Wiley (Argyllshire Standard Challenge trophy Urquhart Challenge Trophy )   

3rd: Ruthanne Sweeney (Beattie Bowl Challenge trophy)   

World Juvenile Championships   

1st: Ellis Hayes   (Lawrie Challenge Trophy )   

2nd : Abbie MacNeil  (Castle Toward Cup )   

3rd: Maegan Sweeney  (McNiven Cuthbertson Cup)  

World Champions

In the Pipe Band Championships the Grade 1 results are  

1st Boghall and Bathgate  

2nd Field Marshall Montgomery  

3rd Strathclyde Police  

4th St Laurence O’Toole  

5th Scottish Power  

6th Inveraray and District  

Well done to Cowal Pipe Band who won best drumming corp for Grade 3B and the Champion of Champions for Grade 3B Drumming Corp as well as retaining their first place for the Cowal Championship Grade 3 

Pipe Major Gordon Lawrie of Cowal Pipe Band Winners of Grade 3B