50th Anniversary of the Band

Planning is now underway to celebrate the landmark of the 50th anniversary of the band's formation in early 1965.

Preliminary organisation at this stage includes: the celebration will be in the form of a dinner in June 2015 - a venue and firm date are currently being explored; Past and present members of the band and other members of the South Australian Pipe Band fraternity will be invited to the event; the band history on the website will be updated, paying particular attention to the past 15 years; and significant service to the band over the past 50 years will be recognised.

Updates on the celebration will be added to this blog from time to time.

New Members

Jenni Goodwin (Piper) and Katelyn Timmings (Tenor) were made members of the band at the October committee meeting. Both are a very welcome addition to the band. Jenni played out with the band  for the first time at the Norwood Pageant and Katelyn at the Salisbury Pageant.

New Members!

At the committee meeting on Thursday 6 May, the committee passed to admit the following people as band members:  Patrick Muller(snare), Aaron Kogler (piper) and Peter Levitt (piper). Welcome to all three.

Jeff Seymour

Ray Jones

It is with great sadness that I report that Ray Jones, an early and long serving member of the City of Elizabeth Pipe Band has passed away after a long battle with cancer.

Ray's funeral will be held at the Fulham Funeral House at 50 Midway Road, Elizabeth East at 1:30pm on Thursday the 6th of February.

Our thought our with Helen and the rest of the family at this time.

Helen and Ray Jones with their granddaughter Kendra (1977)

Helen and Ray Jones (2011)