Click on the links below to see the results for each competition.

• Banbridge Indoor, 26th April 2003

• Malahide Contest, 10th May 2003

• Scottish Championships, 17th May 2003

• Fermanagh Championships, 31st May 2003

• Co. Antrim Championships, 7th June 2003

• Mid-Ulster Championships, 14th June 2003

• British Championships, 21st June 2003

• Co. Down Championships, 28th June 2003

• All Ireland Championships, 5th July 2003

• North Down Championships, 26th July 2003

• North West Championships, 9th August 2003

• World Championships, 16th August 2003

• Ulster Championships, 23rd August 2003

• Cowal Games, 30th August 2003

• European Championships, 13th September 2003

• Champions of Champions

European Championships Championships

Alden Beisen, Belgium, 13th September 2003

Grade 1
1st Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia (Scotland)
2nd Field Marshal Montgomery (Ulster)
3rd House of Edgar-Shotts & Dykehead (Scotland)
4th Strathclyde Police
5th St. Laurence O'Toole (Eire)
6th ScottishPower (Scotland)
Drumming: Shotts

Grade 2
1st Clan Gregor (Scotland)
2nd Bleary (Ulster)
3rd Dumbarton & District (Scotland)
4th Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia (Scotland)
5th University of Luton
6th Drambuie Kirkliston
Drumming: Clan Gregor

Grade 3A
1st Lochgelly High School
2nd City of Amsterdam (Holland)
3rd Coalburn IOR
4th West Midlands Police (England)
5th Strathclyde Fire Brigade
6th RAF Halton
Drumming: Strathclyde Fire Brigade

  
Grade 3B
1st Oban (Scotland)
2nd Altnaveigh Memorial (Ulster)
3rd Pride of Muray
4th Arbroath RBLS (Scotland)
5th The Clan Piper a (Germanay)
6th Troon Blackrock
Drumming: Oban

Juvenile
1st George Watson's College (Scotland) (Ensemble preference)
2nd Craigmount Highl School (Scotland)
Drumming: George Watson's

Grade 4A
1st Bo'ness (Scotland)
2nd Williamwood (Scotland)
3rd Tweedvale (Scotland)
4th City of Brechin
5th Aarhus (Denmark)
6th 71st Engineers (Scotland)
Drumming: Bo'ness

Grade 4B
1st Stow (Scotland)
2nd Concord (Netherlands)
3rd Letterkenny & District
4th Lanark & District
5th Essex Caledonian
6th Saint Breig & District (France)
Drumming: Lanark & District

Novice Juvenile
1st Kintyre Schools (Scotland)
2nd Bucksburn (Scotland)
3rd George Watson's College (Scotland)
4th Inverclyde (Scotland)
5th Lochgelly High School (Scotland)
6th Craigmount Highl School (Scotland)
Drumming: George Watson's College

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Cowal Championships

Dunoon, 30th August 2003

Grade 1
1st House of Edgar-Shotts & Dykehead (Scotland)
2nd Field Marshal Montgomery (Ulster)
3rd Strathclyde Police (Scotland)
4th Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia
5th St. Laurence O'Toole (Eire)
6th ScottishPower (Scotland)
Drumming: Strathclyde Police
Judges: Piping: Iain Wood, David McConnell; Ensemble: Bob Shepherd; Drumming: G. Craig

Grade 2
1st Clan Gregor (Scotland)
2nd Cullybackey (Ulster)
3rd Bleary (Ulster)
4th Dumbarton & District (Scotland)
5th ASCO Buchan (Scotland)
6th Denny & Dunnipace (Scotland)
Drumming: Clan Gregor
Judges: Piping: Dixie Ingram, Gorge Shepherd; Ensemble: Malcolm MacKenzie; Drumming: H. Russell

Grade 3A
1st West Midlands Police (England)
2nd Lanarkshire (Scotland)
3rd North Belfast WMC (Ulster)
4th City of Amsterdam (Holland)
5th Antwerp & District (Belgium)
6th Strathclyde Fire Brigade
7th Lochgelly High School
Drumming: North Belfast WMC

Grade 3B
1st Oban (Scotland)
2nd Turriff & District (Scotland)
3rd Dunoon Argyll (Scotland)
4th Holymount
5th Inverness (Scotland)
6th Arbroath RBLS (Scotland)
Drumming: Dunoon Argyll

Juvenile
1st George Watson's College (Scotland) (Ensemble preference)
2nd Robert Malcolm Memorial (Canada)
3rd Dunoon Grammar Schools (Scotland)
4th Craigmount Highl School (Scotland)
5th Paisley (Scotland)
Drumming: George Watson's

Grade 4A
1st Bo'ness (Scotland)
2nd Williamwood (Scotland)
3rd Linlithgow (Scotland)
4th 71st Engineers (Scotland)
5th Castlerock (Ulster)
6th Nairn (Scotland)
7th Tweedvale (Scotland)
Drumming: Bo'ness

Grade 4B
1st Kilsyth Thistle (Scotland)
2nd Stow (Scotland)
3rd Oldmeldrum RBL (Scotland)
4th Newmains (Scotland)
5th Dunns RBL (Scotland)
6th Nottinghamshire Police (England)
Drumming: Newmains

Novice Juvenile
1st Kintyre Schools (Scotland)
2nd Glasgow Schools (Scotland)
3rd Bucksburn (Scotland)
4th Inverclyde (Scotland)
5th George Watson's College (Scotland)
6th 47th Culter Boys Brigade (Scotland)
Drumming: George Watson's

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Ulster Championships

Lurgan, 23rd August 2003

Grade 1

1  FMM

2  Ballycoan

3  Ravara

Best Drums  FMM

Grade 2

1  UPPER CROSSGARE

2  Bleary & District

3  Ballinderry Bridge

4  Killeen

Best Drums  UPPER CROSSGARE

Grade 3A

1  Killadeas

2  Robert Malcolm Memorial (Canada)

3  Tullintrain

4  Finvoy

Best Drums  Banbridge

Grade 3B

1  Quinn Memorial

2  Altnaveigh

3  Bready

4  Augharonan

Best Drums  Quinn Memorial

Grade 4A

1  Seven Towers

2  Marlacoo

3  Aughintober

4  Battlehill

Best Drums  Seven Towers

Grade 4B

1  Manorcunningham

2  Cleland Memorial

3  McNeillstown

4  Queen Elizabeth

Best Drums  Manorcunningham

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World Championships Championships

Glasgow Green, 16th August 2003

Grade 1
1st House of Edgar-Shotts & Dykehead (Scotland)
2nd Field Marshal Montgomery (Ulster) (piping preference)
3rd Simon Fraser University (Canada)
4th Strathclyde Police (Scotland)
5th Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia (Scotland) (piping preference)
6th 78th Fraser Highlanders (Canada)
Drumming: HOE-Shotts (MSR preference); 2nd SFU
Bass section: 78th Fraser Highlanders

Medley judges: Piping: Iain Roddick (Scotland), J. Campbell (Scotland); Drumming: W. Goodall (Scotland); Ensemble: Allan Ronaldson (Scotland)
MSR judges: Piping: Dixie Ingram (Scotland), George Shepherd (Scotland); Drumming: Jim Hutton (Scotland); Ensemble: Jim Baxter (Scotland)

None of the six bands that qualified earlier in the day made the prize list. The six bands that qualified for the final after an MSR competition were:

1st St. Laurence O'Toole (Eire)
2nd Dysart & Dundonald (Scotland)
3rd David Urquhart Travel (Scotland)
4th Toronto Police (Canada)
5th Ballycoan (Ulster)
6th Manawatu Scottish (New Zealand)

The rest of the qualifier result was:

7th Western Australia Police (Australia)
8th Alberta Caledonia (Canada)
9th Ravara (Ulster)
10th Lothian & Borders Police (Scotland)
11th Peel Regional Police (Canada)
12th LA Scots (USA)
13th MacTarnahan's Prince Charles (USA)
14th City of Washington (USA)
15 Glasgow Skye Association (Scotland)
16th Bucksburn & District (Scotland)
17th Grampian Police (Scotland)
Drumming: Ballycoan

The qualifier event was judged by Piping: Nat Russell (Australia), David Clark (Scotland); Drumming: W. Dunlop (Scotland); Ensemble: C. Mordaunt (Eire)

The pre-qualified bands not in the prize list were ScottishPower (Scotland) and Vale of Atholl (Scotland).

Clan Gregor of Scotland won the Grade 2 contest, which saw more than 30 bands vie for the title in a contest run straight through.

Grade 2
1st Clan Gregor (Scotland) (ensemble preference)
2nd Bleary (Ulster)
3rd Windsor Police (Canada)
4th ASCO Buchan (Scotland)
5th Ballinderry Bridge (Ulster)
6th Niagara Police (Canada)
Drumming: Clan Gregor

Judges: Piping: Ed Neigh (Canada), John Wilson (Scotland); Drumming: J. Geddis (Scotland); Ensemble: Bob Shepherd (Scotland)

Grade 3A
1st Killadeas (Ulster)
2nd Syerla (Ulster)
3rd Lanarkshire (Scotland)
4th Lochgelly High School (Scotland)
5th Finvoy (Ulster)
6th Holbaek (Denmark)
Drumming: Killadeas

Judges: Piping: Bob Worrall (Canada), Denver Cardwell (Ulster); Drumming: Iain Mathieson (Ulster); Ensemble: John Kennedy (Scotland)

Grade 3B
1st Prince Charles (USA)
2nd Bready (Ulster)
3rd Black Raven (Eire)
4th Quinn Memorial (Ulster)
5th Fort Collins (USA)
6th Altnaveigh Memorial
Drumming: Fort Collins

Judges: Piping: David McConnell (Ulster), Harry McNulty (Scotland); Drumming: Wilson Young (Scotland); Ensemble: Joe Noble (Scotland)

Juvenile
1st Robert Malcolm Memorial (Canada)
2nd George Watson's College (Scotland)
3rd Sir James MacDonald (USA)
4th Dunoon Grammar School (Scotland)
5th Craigmount High School (Scotland)
Drumming: George Watson's

Judges: as for Grade 1 qualifier

Grade 4A
1st Williamwood (Scotland)
2nd 7 Towers (Ulster)
3rd Marlacoo (Ulster)
4th Auchintober (Scotland)
5th Bo'ness Royal British Legion (Scotland)
6th Saint Patrick's Bandon (Eire)
Drumming: Castlerock

Judges: Piping: Malcolm MacKenzie (Scotland), Iain Wood (Scotland); Drumming: Alistair Dowling (Scotland); Ensemble: J. MacInnes (Scotland)

Grade 4B
1st Old Meldrum Royal British Legion (Scotland)
2nd Queen Elizabeth
3rd Kilsyth (Scotland)
4th 8 Wing (Canada)
5th Newmains (Scotland)
6th Cullybackey (Ulster)
Drumming: 8 Wing

Judges: Piping: Harry Stevenson (Ulster), Trevor Dear (Scotland); Drumming: Gordon Reid (Scotland); Ensemble: Alistair Aitken (Scotland)

Novice Juvenile
1st Kintyre Schools (Scotland)
2nd Bucksburn & District (Scotland)
3rd George Watson's College (Scotland)
4th Monkstown Mossley (Ulster)
5th Glasgow Schools (Scotland)
6th Inverclyde (Scotland)
Drumming: George Watson's

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North West Championships

Portrush, 9th August 2003

Grade 1

1  FMM

2  Ballycoan

3  Ravara

Best Drums  FMM

Grade 2

1  Bleary

2  Culleybackey

3  Ballinderry Bridge

4  Upper Crossgare

Best Drums  Bleary

Grade 3A

1  Killadeas

2  Tullintrain

3  Syerla

4  Finvoy

Best Drums  Killadeas

Grade 3B

1  Quinn Memorial

2  Black Raven

3  Bready

4  Altnaveigh

Best Drums  Black Raven

Grade 4A

1  Seven Towers

2  Marlacoo

3  Mountfield

4  Aughintober

Best Drums  Castlerock

Grade 4B

1  Queen Elizabeth

2  McNeillstown

3  Cleland Memorial

4  Antrim

Best Drums  Queen Elizabeth

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North Down Championships

Bangor, 26th July 2003

Grade 1

1  Ravara

2  Ballycoan

3  Ballinderry Bridge

Best Drums  Ravara

Grade 2

1  Culleybackey

2  Ballinderry Bridge

3  Upper Crossgare

4  Killeen

Best Drums  Culleybackey

Grade 3A

1  Syerla

2  Finvoy

3  Woodgrange

4  Frank Rainey

Best Drums  Syerla

Grade 3B

1  Quinn Memorial

2  Bready

3  Hollymount

4  Altnaveigh

Best Drums  Bready

Grade 4A

1  Seven Towers

2  Marlacoo

3  Annsborough

4  Gilnahirk

Best Drums  Seven Towers

Grade 4B

1  Culleybackey Junior

2  Manorcunningham

3  Bready Junior

4  Antrim

Best Drums  Bready Junior

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All Ireland Championships

Newcastle, 5th July 2003

Grade 1

1  Field Marshal Montgomery

2  St Lawrence O'Toole

3  Ravara

Best Drums  St Lawrence O'Toole

Grade 2

1  Bleary & District

2  Ballinderry Bridge

3  Killeen

4  Lord Edwards Own

Best Drums  Lord Edwards Own

Grade 3A

1  Killadeas

2  Syerla

3  North Belfast

4  Finvoy

Best Drums  North Belfast

Grade 3B

1  Quinn Memorial

2  Altnaveigh

3  Black Raven

4  Finton Lawlor

Best Drums  Quinn Memorial

Grade 4A

1  Marlacoo

2  SSt Patricks Bandon

3  Annsborough

4  Gortaclare

Best Drums  Gransha

Grade 4B

1  Queen Elizabeth

2  Manorcunningham

3  McNeilstown

4  Culleybackey Junior

Best Drums  Queen Elizabeth

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Co. Down Championships

Banbridge, 28th June 2003

Grade 1

1  Ballycoan

2  Ravara

3  Bleary

4  Ballinderry Bridge

Best Drums  Ballycoan

Grade 2

1  Bleary & District

2  Culleybackey

3  Ballinderry Bridge

4  Killeen

Best Drums  Culleybackey

Grade 3A

1  Killadeas

2  Tullintrain

3  Syerla

4  Finvoy

Best Drums  Syerla

Grade 3B

1  Killen

2  Cottown

3  Black Raven

4  Finton Lawlor

Best Drums  Altnaveigh

Grade 4A

1  Marlacoo

2  Seven Towers

3  Mountfield

4  Annsborough

Best Drums  Annsborough

Grade 4B

1  Queen Elizabeth

2  Manorcunningham

3  Antrim

4  Thomas Davis

Best Drums  Queen Elizabeth

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British Championships

Pitlochry - 21st June 2003

Grade 1

1 Strathclyde Police

2 House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead

3 Field Marshal Montgomery

4 Boghall & Bathgate

5 St Lawrence O'Toole

6 MacNaughton’s Vale of Atholl

Best Drum Corps House of Edgar

Grade 2

1 Bleary

2 Clan Gregor

3 ASCO Buchan

4 Chivas Regal

5 52nd Lowland Regiment

6 Polkemmet

Best Drum Corps Clan Gregor

Grade 3A

1 Lochgelly HS

2  Lanarkshire

3  West Midland Police

4  Woodgrange

5  Johnstone

6  Bowhill

Best Drum Corps Lochgelly HS

Grade 3B

1 Quinn Memorial

2 Troon Blackrock

3 Dunoon Argyll

4 Oban

5 Bready

6 Beauley Firth & The Glens

Best Drum Corps Quinn Memorial

Grade 4A

1 Bo'ness RBL

2  Williamwood

3 Mountfield

4 Nairn

5 Wallace Stone & District

6 Annsborough

Best Drum Corps Linlithgow & District

Grade 4B  

1  Kilsyth ThistleStow

2  Kircudbright & District

3  NOldmeldrum RBL

4  Duns RBLS

5  Newmains & District

6  Methill & District

Best Drum Corps Kircudbright & District

Juvenile

1  Dunoon Grammar School

2  George Watsons College

3  Stewarts Melville College

4  Craigmount High School

5  Paisley

Best Drum Corps George Watsons College

Novice Juvenile

1  Kintyre Schools

2  Bucksburn & District

3  1st Troon BB

4  George Watsons College

5  Strathallan Schools

6  Boghall & Bathgate

Best Drum Corps George Watsons College

Drum Majors

Adult Drum Majors
1st Kathy Megarry - Upper Crossgare
2nd John Noble - Boghall & Bathgate
3rd William Jordan - Dumbarton & District
4th Paula Braiden - Ballycoan
5th Brian Wilson - Syerla
6th Grant Craig - Lothian & Borders Police
    
Juvenille Drum Majors
1st Jennifer Elvin - Letterkenny
2nd Alan Morton - Boghall & Bathgate
3rd Teresa McMechan - Annsborough (on Mace and Drill)
4th Steven Stewart - Craigmount
5th Danielle Sharven - Leapoughs
6th Greg Boyle - Troon Blackrock

Junior Drum Majors
1st Laura Jane Lawson - Bro Matt Boyd (on Deportment)
2nd Ryan Ferry - Aughintober
3rd Elizabeth Sloan - Quinn Memorial
4th Iona Burns - Dumbarton
5th Caroline Clydesdale - Marlacoo
6th Amy Craig - Dumbarton

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Mid-Ulster Championships

Cookstown, 14th June 2003

Grade 1

1  FMM

2  St Lawrence O'Toole

3  Ravara

4  Ballycoan

Best Piping  FMM

Best Drums  FMM

Grade 2

1  Bleary & District

2  Upper Crossgare

3  Ballinderry Bridge

4  Culleybackey

Best Piping  Bleary

Best Drums  Culleybackey

Grade 3A

1  Killadeas

2  Syerla

3  North Belfast

4  Finvoy

Best Piping  Killadeas

Best Drums  Syerla

Grade 3B

1  Quinn Memorial

2  Altnaveigh

3  Hollymount

4  Augharonan

Best Piping  Quinn Memorial

Best Drums  Quinn Memorial

Grade 4A

1  Aughintober

2  Seven Towers

3  Marlacoo

4  Mountfield

Best Piping  Marlacoo

Best Drums  Aughintober

Grade 4B

1  McNeilstown

2  Queen Elizabeth

3  Manorcunningham

4  Letterkenny & District

Best Piping  McNeilstown

Best Drums  McNeilstown

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Co. Antrim Championships

Ahoghill, 7th June 2003

Grade 1

1  Ballycoan

2  Ravara

Best Drums  Ravara

Grade 2

1  Bleary & District

2  Culleybackey

3  Killeen

4  Monkstown Mossley

Best Drums  Bleary

Grade 3A

1  Killadeas

2  Tullintrain

3  Syerla

4  Finvoy

Best Drums  North Belfast

Grade 3B

1  Quinn Memorial

2  Hollymount

3  Bready

4  Altnaveigh

Best Drums  Bready

Grade 4A

1  Seven Towers

2  Marlacoo

3  Sgt Walker

4  Colmcille

Best Drums  Seven Towers

Grade 4B

1  Queen Elizabeth

2  Antrim

3  Cleland

4  Monkstown Mossley Junior

Best Drums  Queen Elizabeth

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Co. Fermanagh Championships

31st May 2003

Grade 2

1  Ballinderry Bridge

2  Upper Crossgare

3  Cullybackey

4  Killeen

Best Drums  Cullybackey

Grade 3A

1  Tullintrain

2  Killadeas

3  Syerla

4  Finvoy

Best Drums  Syerla

Grade 3B

1  Quinn Memorial

2  Black Raven

3  Killen

4  Augharonan

Best Drums  Bready

Grade 4A

1  Marlacoo

2  Seven Towers

3  Annsborough 

4  Sgt Walker

Best Drums  Gransha

Grade 4B

1  Manorcunningham

2  Culleybackey Junior

3  Leterkenny & District

4  Bready Junior

Best Drums  Manorcunningham

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Scottish Championships

Banbridge - 19th May 2003

Grade 1

1 Field Marshal Montgomery

2 Strathclyde Police

3 Scottish Power

4 Boghall & Bathgate (EP)

5 House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead

6 MacNaughton’s Vale of Atholl

Best Drum Corps Strathclyde Police

Grade 2

1 Clan Gregor

2 ASCO Buchan

3 Bleary

4 Upper Crossgare

5 Polkemmet

6 Dumfries & Galloway Const

Best Drum Corps Clan Gregor

BEST PIPING UPPER CROSSGARE

Grade 3A

1 Lochgelly HS

2  West Midland Police

3  Syerla

4  Lanarkshire

5  Tullintrain

6  Lomond & Clyde

Best Drum Corps Tullintrain

Grade 3B

1 Quinn Memorial

2 Oban

3 Beauly Firth and the Glens

4 Arbroath RBL

5 Troon Blackrock

6 Hollymount

Best Drum Corps Quinn Memorial

Grade 4A

1 Seven Towers

2  Bo'ness RBL

3 Tweedvale

4 Mountfield

5 Linlithgow & District

6 Williamwood

Best Drum Corps Bo'ness RBL

Grade 4B  

1  Stow

2  Newmains & District

3  Nottinghamshire Police

4  Duns RBLS

5  Oldmeldrum RBL

6  Kilsyth Thistle

Best Drum Corps Stow

Juvenile

1  George Watsons College

2  Stewarts Melville College

3  Dunoon Grammar School

4  Craigmount High School

5  Paisley

Best Drum Corps George Watsons College

Novice Juvenile

1  Kintyre Schools

2  George Watsons College

3  Boghall & Bathgate Cal

4  Bucksburn & District

5  Inverclyde

6  Royal Burgh of Stirling

Best Drum Corps George Watsons College

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Banbridge Indoor

26th April 2003

Grade 2

1  Upper Crossgare

2  Killeen

3  Cullybackey

4  Howard Memorial

Best Drums  Cullybackey

Grade 3A

1  North Belfast

2  Tullintrain

3  Woodgrange

4  Syerla

Best Drums  Tullintrain

Grade 3B

1  Quinn Memorial

2  Black Raven

3  Altnaveigh

4  Cottown

Best Drums  Hollymount

Grade 4A

1  Marlacoo

2  Aughintober

3  Seven Towers

4  Colmcille

Best Drums  Gransha

Grade 4B

1  Cleland Memorial

2  McNeilstown

3  Leterkenny & District

4  Banbridge Junior

Best Drums  Cleland Memorial

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Malahide Contest

10th May 2003

Grade 1

1  Field Marshal Montgomery

2  St Lawrence O'Toole

3  Bleary & District

Best Drums  Field Marshal

Grade 2

1  Bleary & District

2  Baliderry Bridge

3  Upper Crossgare

Best Drums  Bleary & District

Grade 3

1  Finvoy

2  Woodgrange

3  Black Raven

Best Drums  Tullintrain

Grade 4

1  Mountfield

2  Annsborough

3  Seven Towers

Best Drums  Gransha

Grade 5

1  Cleland Memorial

2  McNeilstown

3  Leterkenny & District

Best Drums  McNeilstown

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