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Cadets beat the retreat in Inverness display

Around 100 pipers and drummers marched in Falcon Square
Around 100 pipers and drummers marched in Falcon Square

Inverness city centre was ringing to the sound of the massed pipes and drums on Saturday as military cadets performed an annual ceremonial salute.

Around 100 pipers and drummers, watched by a large crowd of military personnel, family members and spectators, marched in Falcon Square.

The Beat the Retreat event marked the end of an intensive week of pipes and drums training at Cameron Barracks in Inverness for the young cadets.

The barracks are the original home of Army piping with the first military classes run by the Piobaireachd Society there in 1910.

The cadets, who come from all over the country, are schooled in everything from basic chanter techniques to the art of being a drum major and cadets work towards earning national music proficiency awards over the course of the week.

The ultimate goal is the public exhibition of their work, and the massed players performed in the square, led by 18-year-old drum major Matthew Moore from Haddington.

The salute was taken by depute provost of Inverness councillor Bet McAllister.

She said: “It was a really impressive performance by them all.

“They get about 12 hours training each day and it seems to be very intense.

“You can see how seriously they all take it and it was a fantastic performance to watch.”

The performance on Saturday night concluded with a march along the High Street to the Town House, where a civic reception was laid on by Highland Council for the performers.

The Inverness event followed a similar one in Dingwall on Friday, where the salute was taken by the Lord Lieutenant Janet Bowen after a performance outside the town’s branch of the Royal British Legion.

National cadet piping and drumming executive officer Major Ross Munro said: “After a week of intensive instruction, it is great for the cadets to get the chance to put what they have learned into practice and to entertain the public at the same time.”