ALTNAVEIGH MEMORIAL PIPE BAND
Charlty No: 103819
TRUSTEE REPORT
2023-2024
Addr••i CIO fj3AAihgiove Rond, Newry. Co Down. ET34 1Q
TnMleaJ'. WIIIIAM HAnnA IChalrm4nl
Alexander Hanna
Wllll&m Nummy
Lind8 Wilson
Da¥￿ Hanna
The puwsé of the charity Is 10 build confidencé and Imprové musLcal
know18dge and understanding enabling 811 lo take 8 MO￿ activé fo￿ In thè
community In which Ihty Ilvo 11 sh¢ukl enable peopl6 of g113ges lo ongage
In musrc81 and social aclivity. lfvewby learning The%Y skill$ and affording
them Ihè opportunlly io funher develop Inler•¢iion Wilhln ihe cornmunlly.
The main benefic18rie$ ol this purpose are Ihe peopl& Ilving In the greater
NO￿￿ #ré• Bllhough Ihe work ol In• b*nd Impocl¥ Ihrouqhoul Northern
IreL*nd.
Alm¥ •nd obJ•¢Uvu'.
To promote gre•ler awarenes$ ol Ulgier Scots culture essentially Bmorqyl youn9
peopl8 as f￿1¢￿#.
Promote ifjleresi In Great Highland Scothsh Bag-Pipe via Pipa Band muslc
Imuale41 Ir8(Iilioni wlhln Ihe Islofid ol Irtland and over#*si.
PreSe￿e the exisliry re￿rtOlre beloTr9ir¥ to Scottish Pipe Band rnusic,
Develcp the qenre through Ihe production of new work and encour8ge Its
continued enioymenl aG¢eplanca primBriW wllh1n Ihe whole populabon
ol Northem I￿land. bul e￿endIng lo the whole 151and of Ireland, Mainland
UK and oversea5 to Europe and the North Amerlc8n Conbnant.
Encourage people of all ages and gender to develop their Instrum￿1811
musical knowAedg8. sklll8 ènd t81enl
P￿VIde fa￿ lo lac£ luitsofj and distant leaming in the inslnThents and
other relaiive $kills and compelencie$.
E$tabli$h a community based Initiative In CO￿peration wlh vlher relevant
organisalions lo promote the activitie5 of the Band and any constituent
bodies or gioupino$ In furtherance of the above obiecllves.
Provide or secure the provision of educational a￿lOr recreational faulilies
or services.

In 202>24 8aD¢ contmued 10 dellver on th*k long lomi iuluon
programme n U1s￿r Scots dTvmming pipiro wlth the objective
of suthinlfig 4nd d•v4lOPlty UlJter-S¢Ots cultur• Identify %*ilhln ovr
commmity. Studentswll thereafter be afforded the DPPOrtuDlty lo ¢omp¢ie
4nnu•lty ID W BDthJ compeiilion$ arTh)S5 Notthern Ireland. R•publi¢ ol Ireland
8 Natron•llyl IntemAtK)naly & 10 pllrudpa￿ In Ul4tw Scow relltad •venti
throukhoul the year
In 2023-2024 band's 8cli¥ilies continl￿d 10 develop, dutr ma1nly 10 an
Inueased mmbBtship And the opportunity 10 conlesl In additional
etymp8btlOns •s are OTg•nised by Iho Roy81 Scollish Pip• Band A8$0￿¥1￿0￿
and Th Insh Pip8 ASso￿an0n.
In 202>24 the Band entered compelad In a iotal of 29 events a$
2023.
10 Jum..
25 May
3 Jun•
Unlled Klrydom Pw Ch•mpionihip8
Co. Ferman8gh Pipe Championships
Id-ulster Pipe B8nd Cfv8mpion8hip
tnayoigh Sunday- Annual Mernorlal P8r8de
JI Ireland Pipe 84nd Chafflpionships. B8ng(K
Schomb•f9 SoGlèty Annu8111 July PJge•nl
Twelftn July Parade. Ne%¥ry
ROYDI Black Proceploty knnu81 Parado, Newry & Sc8rva
SAugusi.
Hean O. Down Pipe 88nd Ch8mpionship$
72 Auoust.. Ulster Pipo 8and ciampmwships
9 Augu51
Worfd Pipe 88nd cnampion8hip¥
26 August" Annual Black Saturday Parad8
Iosèpi
C8rlngford pl￿ Bond Solh AnniYeFs•ry Pgfade
29 Sept
Tullyhappy LOL39 Concert 2024
1 Ju
11 Ju
12 Jthy.
2024..
20 Apnl
18 May
25 May
1 June
16 June..
29 June..
6 July.
C¢ Down Indoor Full Band Conlesl
Uniiod Klnotlom Pipe B8nd Ch8mplon5hip¥
Co. Ferrnanagh Pipe 8and Championships
Mid.Ul8ler PIp8 Band Ch8mpion$hlp8
Inaveigh Sunday- Annual Memorial Parade
Anirim & Newtownabbay Regional Pipe Band Championship#
I Ire18nd Pipe Band Championship5. Oonabate, Dublin
Twelfth July Parade. Newry & Gibfoid Ico
Royal Black Preceplory Annual Parade. Newry & S¢arva
27 July-
Scottish Pipe Band Championships 2024- Dumbarton
3 Augu$i'
Ulster Pipe Band Champion5hip5
10 August". frleart O. Down Pipe Band Championships
17 Augu$I. World Pipe Band Championships 2024
31 August.. Annual Black Saturday Parade
1 Sept..
ahill Chanty Event

In 2023-24 •knn m•mbersJoined Ihe band wlh Tru$iee$encouraged
by Ihe progre5S they h8V¢ fflBdein not only Iheir Tnu8lcg1 knowkrydge bul 8180
Ih$irsockql ini&rathon with Bll other members of thtr band
Thtt band ¢onlinues lodev•1op partner8hlp arr3ng&menl with two bond
85 m Tyfone's Oiiches Pipe Band la band aboul len mile$ away) and Ihe
Schomborg Socyaty, Killkeel.
The adNrties oflhe tyand h8v& Imp8cled on a wKle vari8ty of peopl8 wthin
Ihe ¥vider Neffj are8 and beyond All Ihi& work Is ￿nderf¥ken wilhoul
remuneration. and Il Is Importani lo note thai Ihe conirlbuiion being rnade by
Iho m•ny wolunleern wllhlD Ihe 0roan￿OI10n been sub61anlial.
The Iruslees81• plea5trd thai the band h88 been able lo demonstrate
Sncrea8ed leaming ol the skills Involvèd in pertorrning on Ihe Gieai Highland
Bag p Ipe and a number ol Drumming Oiscipline5 while al the same lime
developing social and communicallon $kllls ol all members. e8peclglly Iho¥e
who have joined recently.
In 2023-24 rnembern undertook safeguarding 8nd food salely Iralning.
The Iruslee5 Ore conienl that the band'$ fin8ncés afe In order and Ih¢re are
nodebls oul$tanding'. there are no resenfe8
In setting ourobieclives and planning our aclivilies for the year the trustees
h•vÈ given c8reful consideration 10 Ihe Chgrily Commission for Norther
Ireland's guidance on public benefit lo ?n8ure Ihal the aclivilies have helped
loachieve the ch8rily's purposes and piovide 8 d I recl benefit lo Ihe
beneficiane8 and the communities al large.
Wllliam Hanna
Chalrperson
19 Auyust 2024