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| Profiles: President – Ron Smith
Secretary – Geraldine Bagley
Treasurer - Noel Bagley
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David Currie -
Drum Major
David played with the band for a time in 2000 and joined full time in 2005. |
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Eric Skachill - Drum Sergeant
Eric first joined the band in 1947 as a side drummer. For a time Eric also played
pipes in the New Zealand Post Office Pipe Band during the 1950s, when it enjoyed
considerable success in New Zealand competitions in Grade A. After a long stint as a side
drummer with the City of Wellington Highland Pipe Band, Eric returned to WSPD in the early
1990s as lead drummer. Eric is very energetic in teaching new drummers, and his highly
musical settings are greatly appreciated by the band. |
Peter Appleton
- Piper
Peter learnt pipes as a teenager in Yorkshire before moving to New Zealand. He later
learnt piano and is now a piano tuner and dealer - a handy person when it comes to tuning
the band! |
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Gordon Ayres - Bass & Tenor
Drummer
Gordon has played bass and tenor in bands for many years, and played with the
City of Wellington Highland Pipe Band before joining WSPD in 1998. One of Gordon's assets
(?) on trips is his never ending stream of jokes on any topic one might care to mention.
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Stuart Bagley
- Piper
Stuart has been playing pipes for over twenty years, first with the Scots College
Pipe Band in Wellington and then with WSPD. An engineer, Stuart has also recently been
building up his family with twins! |
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Tony Conroy - Bass & Tenor
Drummer
Tony joined the band in Regimental times, and has been a main-stay of the band
ever since in the bass section. Tony's newly built camper-van is a welcome addition on
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Tyler Currie -
Drummer
Tyler joined the band in 2005. More details soon! |
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Jasper Donelan - Side Drummer
Jasper joined the band in 1997, learning side drum with Eric. He is currently stuyding
psychology at Victoria University of Wellington, and rumours that he is using the band as
a case study are entirely unfounded. |
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Wally Gordon - Piper
Wally (a life member) is the longest serving player in the band, having first joined after
the War. He began learning pipes in 1939 and enlisted in the Wellington Regiment during
the War. Over the subsequent years Wally's contribution to the band has been immeasurable. |
David Johnstone
- Tenor & Side Drummer
David is the youngest member of band at present, and is a 6th Former at Wellington
College. David joined the band in 1997 and has been learning side and tenor drum with
Eric. |
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Chris Newton - Piper
the Chris has played pipes for many years, and joined WSPD in 2005. |
Anthony Morris
- Side Drummer
Anthony joined the band in 1998, having previously played with the City of
Wellington Highland Pipe Band. Anthony is a Policy Analyst at the Ministry of Economic
Development. |
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Kevin Nelson - Piper
Kevin joined the band in 1959 as a teenager and by the early 1970s had become Pipe Major,
a position Kevin occupied for over 25 years. Kevin led the band to several notable
competition successes over the years, and is a life member of the band. 2000 was Kevin's
40th consecutive parade with the band at the dawn service at the Wellington Cenotaph on
ANZAC Day. Kevin is a marriage celebrant and can always be relied upon to say a few (!)
words at appropriate occasions. |
Ingrid Sherson
- Piper
Ingrid joined the band in 2005. More details soon! |
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Kyle Sherson -
Drummer
Kyle joined the band in 2005. More details soon! |
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Bram van Melle - Piper
Bram began learning pipes with the band in 1997, and is the band's "Web Major".
The only person in the band without a Scottish surname, Bram is thinking of changing his
to "MacMelle". |
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Robbie Hiddleston
Robbie joined the band in the early 1960s as a drummer, and became Drum Major in the early
1970s. Robbie is now Drum Major of the City of Wellington Highland Pipe Band, a Grade I
band. |
George MacLennan
George is the son of the band's first Pipe Major, G A MacLennan who emigrated to
New Zealand from Scotland after the Great War. George himself played pipes with the band
for a number of years in the 1950s and still takes a keen interest in band affairs. |
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Ian McKay
Ian is a piper who occasionaly plays with the band. An ambulance driver in Wellington, Ian
is also the proud "parent" of a very energetic Gordon Setter! |
Tony Stevens
Tony is a long-time member of the band, but now lives in Auckland where he runs a
business in the architectural sector. He plays with the City of Auckland Pipe Band, where Craig Ritchie, another former band
member, is now Pipe Major. |
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Charles Watkins
Charles joined the Wellington Regiment after the War, having served in the Western Desert
with the 25th Battalion 2NZEF. He was a piper in the band and also for a time the Drum
Major. Read More... |
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