Visitors from Australia

Langholm welcomes a visiting Pipe Band from Armadale in New South Wales, Australia this weekend and we are hosting  three members of the band in the photograph. From L to R Barry Hyde - Piper, Ami Robinson - Drummer, and Stafford Cameron - Piper. They are with us for 2 nights so a visit at 8.15am this morning to the MacDiarmid Memorial was a must prior to their departure today for a visit to Gretna Green and then the Roman Wall. Tonight we have a buffet laid on at Margaret Pool's and they will then rehearse with Langholm Pipe Band prior to engagements at Cowal and then the Braemar Gathering. We hope to manage a walk to the Monument eary tomorrow morning. More photos to follow.

The Australian visitors and the hosts were invited to Margaret Pool's for a Garden Party this evening and the weather was just beautiful. The food was excellent and a very enjoyable evening was had by all. Special thanks go to Margaret for all the hard work she put in to make such a lovely meal.

Margaret being presented with a gift from the leader of Armadale Pipe Band

A garden full of Aussies

Could not resist taking this photograph of the cat watching what was going on and looking very relaxed about it.