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1066 Pipes & Drums (Hastings)
The band was formed about 10 years ago by Pipe Major Arthur Jepson and John Bartholomew. Arthur was in the Scots Guards and John was a British soldier with the RMP, where both learned to play the bagpipes. Over the years they encouraged new members to join and now have many experienced players.
Since 1992 the band, have performed for the Duke of Kent, Field Marshall to the Black Watch, in New York, just after the twin Towers disaster, and, for the last five years, at The Jersey "Battle of the Flowers". The band has appeared at many carnivals in the UK, and has performed with two army bands at Herstmonceux Castle. The 1066 band are the only civilian band to play at the Houses of Parliament for the "Speaker" Sir Michael Martin, who is now their Patron.
The band have been invited to play the opening of the Royal Warwick show in July 2008.
John Bartholomew is the Pipe Major, and Martyn Hacker the Pipe Sergeant. Martyn was the Pipe Major of a band called Eastbourne Scottish (one of the oldest pipe bands in Britain.) All of the pipers play solo at events.
