It is with great sadness and shock I have to inform you all that Eian Orr passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday night.

Eian’s brother Dougie has emailed me, I’m afraid I don’t have any other information regarding funeral etc.

Eian was the youngest of the Orr brothers, Bill being the eldest with Dougie the middle brother. The family home was in Havelock street, Partick.

After leaving the 214 Eian played in the Bishopbriggs Pipe band along with his brother Bill, Stevie McQuillan and Stevie Littlejohn.

He also played in the Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band along with myself & Stevie Littlejohn. Thereafter moving to the 100 Pipers Whisky Pipe Band.

Eian lived down in Ayrshire and I personally hadn’t seen him for a good few years.

I’m sure all Ex Members would like to extend their condolences to the whole Orr family at this sad time.

I will post up funeral details nearer the time, although no doubt due to Covid-19 there will be restrictions.

A new book written by John Shone is now available. All proceeds from the book go towards the Boys’ Brigade.

The book is a high quality fold flat A4 portrait production. It runs to 70 pages with 40 tunes of which four are piobaireachd. Mr Shone is an active member of the Piobaireachd Society.

There are tunes by former BB boys, Donald MacPherson and Robert Wallace plus some by the author and P/M JB Robertson one of his teachers.

The book has an impressive number of Boys Brigade band photographs including 3 of the 214 Glasgow (P/M Ian McLellan, Robert Wallace), the 1st St Andrews, the 139 Glasgow (where Seumas MacNeill and Thomas Pearston of the College of Piping were taught), the 1st Hawick, the 1st Port Glasgow, the 1st Troon and of course the 5th Croydon.

More details can be found in the pipingpress article here, where it is available to purchase.

I’ve just been advised by our Chairman that Dorothy Scott (or Dot as she was known to many), has passed away.

Dot who was Davie Scott’s widow, passed away last week after having a stroke.

The funeral is at Woodside Crematorium Paisley on Monday 6th July.

They have requested Family only in attendance, due to limited numbers allowed.

(There is an online stream of the funeral available. If anyone wishes the live link details, please contact the secretary and we can forward it to you by email.)

On behalf of all the 214 Ex Members, I would like to extend our condolences to the family at this sad and testing time.