Author: Westford Firefighters Pipes and Drums

An excellent end to an excellent year.  The fourth quarter began with us taking part in the NH Memorial Stair climb on September 7th honoring and remembering the firefighters and police who died in the World Trade Center attacks of 9/11. We were honored to play for the opening ceremony. We were also honored to take part in two additional ceremonies on September 11th as the Chelmsford Fire Dept dedicated its 9/11 memorial and then on 9/13 to dedicate the new Groton Fire Headquarters. The month was not without sadness as we held true to our mission and piped to his final rest a retired Pelham NH Firefighter on Sept 18th.   Ending on an upbeat we finished the month of September by taking part in the NH Highland Games Sept 19-21.  The band competed in the Grade 5 level and placed 15th with very respectable comments. We were very pleased to have our newest members out on the field of competition and their hard work contributed to seeing an improvement in our standings.  Pipe Sgt Rick Tustin competed in the Grade 4Sr Piobaireachd solo competition on Sunday and finished fourth.  Congratulations to Pipe Sgt Tustin and the entire band. A very usy month of September. Read More

An excellent end to an excellent year.  The fourth quarter began with us taking part in the NH Memorial Stair climb on September 7th honoring and remembering the firefighters and police who died in the World Trade Center attacks of 9/11. We were honored to play for the opening ceremony. We were also honored to take part in two additional ceremonies on September 11th as the Chelmsford Fire Dept dedicated its 9/11 memorial and then on 9/13 to dedicate the new Groton Fire Headquarters. The month was not without sadness as we held true to our mission and piped to his final rest a retired Pelham NH Firefighter on Sept 18th.   Ending on an upbeat we finished the month of September by taking part in the NH Highland Games Sept 19-21.  The band competed in the Grade 5 level and placed 15th with very respectable comments. We were very pleased to have our newest members out on the field of competition and their hard work contributed to seeing an improvement in our standings.  Pipe Sgt Rick Tustin competed in the Grade 4Sr Piobaireachd solo competition on Sunday and finished fourth.  Congratulations to Pipe Sgt Tustin and the entire band. A very usy month of September. Read More

Join the Westford Ff Pipes & Drums at this weekend’s NH Highland Games at Loon Mtn in Linclon NH.  We will be taking part in the Massed Bands opening ceremony at 12pm, competing in the Grade 5 event at 3pm and then participating in the closing ceremonies at 5pm. In between we will be enjoying the sights and sounds of the entire games. Read More

Wow August already.  The band had a very successful June and July with participation at the Lowell and Westford Flag Day ceremonies on June 14th.

We proudly participated in Fourth of July parades in Raymond NH and Pepperell MA.  July 4th found us in Raymond NH.  We played to a very energetic and appreciative crowd the entire length of the  parade route.  We managed to dodge the  raindrops and finished the day with a relaxing cookout at Pipe Sgt Tustin’s house.  Our thanks to our hosts Rick and Ges for a nice afternoon.  July 5th we were in Pepperell MA for thier parade.  The crowds lined the route pretty much from start to finish.  Outstanding job by the band to give those crowds a great performance through the entire route. Read More

It was a busy month of May for the Band.  We kicked off our parade season with the annual Westford Apple Blossom parade on May 17th.  The skies cleared just in time for a great parade.  Memorial Day ceremonies kept the band busy with the Lowell Memorial Day ceremony on May 18th, The Page Hilltop Elementary School in Ayer on May 23rd, the Westford Memorial Day parade on May 25th.  Pipe Sgt Rick Tustin piped in the colors for the opening ceremony for the 8th Annual Northeast Youth Firesetting conference in Natick on May 15th and we ended the month doing the opening ceremony for the 4th Annual Eric Currie Memorial Bike Ride fundraiser in Lowell on May 31st. Read More