Apeldoorn 2025

 

2024-11-16

 

Dear lone Pipers,

Here is your November 2024 newsflash. This newsflash will tell you more about the Dutch Liberation anniversary event near Apeldoorn.

Our team in Apeldoorn:
Pipers:

Astrid vd Brink

John Brennan

Tim Martin

Keven York

Matthy van Klaveren

Richard Torsy

Mick van Dormolen,
Jako Stoter

Adam Makepeace

Judith Beijers

Drummers:

Eugéne Nieuwenhuizen

Marleen Nieuwenhuizen

Ronald Pieren

Diederick van Steenis

Bert de Haan

Quentin Torsy

Hans Wijts

Flag, help and more:

Natacha Kasztanovics

Martin Nieuwenhuizen

Paula Torsy

Toos v Dormolen

Ellen de Haan

Janine Stoter

Rineke van Heel

Stephen Makepeace

Time table:
(Please be aware that a lot can still be subject to change)

May 1th: arrival at our Headquarter from 15.00 evening rehearsals
May 2th: Playing with UPFP in Apeldoorn(afternoon)
May 3th: playing with UPFP in Apeldoorn (whole day)
May 4th: In the morning a well-deserved moment of rest! In the afternoon (15.00 – 17.00) we will be playing as the Lone Pipers in Beekbergen at the Liberty Camp.
May 5th:  From 12 until13.30 back to Beekbergen welcoming the runners and the liberty fire

Our Headquarter:
Astrid did a great job in finding a good place to stay together: 't Witte Hoes in Otterlo, near the famous city of Arnhem.
The address is: Dorpsstraat 35, 6731 AS Otterlo. You can easily google it to find pictures and more information. Or check your email, the link was sent in the newsflash of September. We are sure this will be a great Head Quarter!

Unfortunately, some members have withdrawn their registration for a stay in the house. This leaves the committee and the band with a financial problem which we have not solved yet.

This is all for now.
We will get back to you in January 2025!

Tasha, Astrid, Matt

 

 

 

2024-09-06

 

Hello friends,

Even if there was a short summer break, the committee hasn’t been twiddling their thumbs ! 

Here is a new update from us about our performance in Apeldoorn.

 

We tell you about :

● the event in Apeldoorn

● the accommodation

● the costs

● the list of people who are joining

 

People joining

We are very happy to announce that we are with many, but there is always room for more friends. For now, the following people said they will come :

 

Staying in the group accommodation :

Tasha
Astrid van den Brink
Matt van Klaveren
John Brennan
Eugène Nieuwenhuizen
Marleen Nieuwenhuizen
Martin Nieuwenhuizen
Tim Martin
Richard Torsy
PauleTorsy
Quentin Torsy
Bert de Haan
Ellen de Haan
Hans Wijts
Rineke van Heel    
Kevin York
Stephen Makepeace
Adam Makepeace
Roland Tanneau
Caroline Henton
Paul Stevens
Sarah Stevens

 

Staying in their caravan/camper :

Mick van Dormolen

Toos v Dormolen

Ronald Pieren-Beijers

Judith Beijers-Pieren

Diederick van Steenis

Jako Stoter

Janine Stoter

 

The events in Apeldoorn

The main event of the United Pipers of Peace will take place in Apeldoorn on 2 and 3 May.

You can find more information on their website : https://unitedpipersforpeace.com/

 

You also can find a list of the tunes we are going to play. Including sheet music and links to YouTube as well as the program for the two-day event. 

 

The committee will plan other happenings for the rest of the week. 

 

Accommodation

It was a hard job, but we made it. We have booked a group accommodation !!

It’s a very nice place in Otterlo, about 30 min drive from Apeldoorn.

Take a look at https://wittehoes.nl/groepsaccommodatie-op-de-veluwe/

 

Once we have booked a bed for everyone who’s on the list above, we have only 4 beds still available.

So if you are hesitant about joining us, be quick before all beds are taken.

 

Costs

For as far we know now, 22 people said they want to join us in the group accommodation.

The cost are including sheets and towels, breakfast, coffee and tea.

 

The price is € 225 per person.

 

Your subscription is only definitive once we have received your payment.

So please, pay your part as soon as possible.

 

You can transfer your part to :

NL12 RABO 0307 3614 11 , A van den Brink

 

 

That’s it for now folks. 

Now it's the committee's turn to enjoy a well-deserved vacation! 😎

We're all back around the 23th of September.

 

Before 15th October we will come back with a new newsflash.

 

If there are any questions, send an email to thelonepipersband@outlook.com

 

Your committee,

 

Astrid, Tasha and Matt 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello Lone Pipers!
After weeks of impatiently waiting, we finally have good news: We are in! 🍾🥂
The Lone Pipers Band will be joining the United Pipers for Peace 2025 in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands! As we already mentioned, this will take place from the 2nd until the 5th of May 2025.
United Pipers for Peace Apeldoorn 2025 is an essential event of our time, with up to 20 pipe bands assembling to remember all the victims of all conflicts, past and present, and adding the sound of the pipes to the growing call for lasting peace.
Apeldoorn was part of the market Garden operation. The Apeldoorn 25 event is an 80th celebration of the liberation of the Netherlands. The UPFP are hoping to form a massed pipe band of 400 men and women.
And now we know we are in, we need you!
We are thinking about gathering on the 1st of May and departure on the 6th of May.
Please let us know before the 1st of September if you have the intention to join the Apeldoorn 2025 event.
Let us know by mailing to thelonepipersband@outlook.com as soon as possible!
Give us your name, country and instrument, so we can tell the organizers of UPFP how big our band will be.
Share the information with our fellow Lone Pipers who might have missed this information.
As soon as we can, the committee will start looking for lodging so we know what to do in the next few weeks.
If you know of a campsite or other good place to stay near Apeldoorn, please let us know by mail.
Thank you!
Musically yours,

The committee
Astrid, Tasha and Matthy

 

Normandy 2024

 

2024-05-24

INFORMATIONMAP LONE PIPERS BAND

JUNE 2024, 80^th D-Day

 

(CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE INFORMATIONMAP)

 

Rules and program for Normandy 2024

 

 

In this booklet, you find (most of) all information you need for our Normandy 2024 tour.

 

We will tell you about:

* Camping address

* First aid

* Breakfast, lunches and dinners

* Coffee, tea and beverages

* The time tables

* Dress codes

* BOWU

* Some band rules

* Participants of the LP Normandy 24 tour

* Tunes

 

 

* Address campingsite:

Camping Hautes Coutures
Av. de la Côte de Nacre
14970 Bènouville

 

 

 

All members:

* Please be aware that there could be some last-minute changes in the program.

So, please stay in contact with the committee for the latest information-updates.

 

* If needed: Tasha speaks several languages: French. English, Dutch.

 

* In case of emergencies Astrid will be our first aid post. Tasha is carrying the first-aid-kit. Who want to be the back-up for Astrid? Please let us know asap.

 

* In the time-table you will see two types of performances, the explanation is:

• Performance in red with a red background :WE COUNT ALL ON YOU
• Performance in green with green backgrond: VOLUNTARY

(YOU CAN FIND THE SCHEDULE ON PAGES 5 to 10 IN THE

DOWNLOADABLE INFORMATIONMAP)

 

* Departure: means departure from parking place before entering camping site

 

* BE ON TIME!

the mentioned times of departure are the latest, it would be great when we can   depart on time or even earlier!

 

* If there is a dress-code subscribed, you can read it in the comments in the time table.

For gig   with only Lone Pipers, the dress-code is wear something Scottish related (kilt, trousers with tartan, scarf, etc)

 

* The committee will create a WhatsApp-group for the latest communication.

 

* There will always be coffee or tea in the 10-persons accommodation. As soon as we know the number of the cabin, it will be shared with you all.

 

* Costs you make during the voluntary events or in your spare time (like meals, entrance museum) are not included.

 

* On the 6^th there are no original sgain dubh and blades allowed. This might also be an issue on other places! You can take your fake ones (plastic) if you wish.

 

* Bert and Ellen will be our catering managers. They will take care of the food and drinks. Please help them when asked, or even better, offer them your support yourself!

 

* The committee only takes care of coffee, tea and soft drinks. If you want to use alcoholic drinks, you have to buy it you self. Please be carefull with alcohol.  

 

* There are a lot people with us who want to help. Think about: carrying water, prepare food, do the shoppings, traffic controller, etc etc. If you prefer one (or more) please let us know. Or be aware that we can ask you to do one of these important jobs.

 

Members staying in the shared accommodation:

* Breakfast , lunch and dinner:

There is money left from your first payment. We will use this money for the first meals which we use at the campsite. When that money is spent, we will come to you to ask for more!

 

Members staying in their own (paid) accommodation:

* Breakfast , lunch and dinner:

You are very welcome to join the meals, but we will ask you to pay us your part of the costs. Let it know to the committee at last the day before if and when you want to join.

 

Please be aware: If there is an issue, the decision of the committee is final.

 

 

Participants:

Astrid van den Brink - piper

Tasha Kasztanovics - tournanager / flag

Matthy van Klaveren - piper PS

Adam Makepeace - pipes

Berry Hummel - help

Bert de Haan - catering / tenor

Christine Norman-Schmidt - help

Cilou Terwagne - help

David Mason - help / flag

Ellen de Haan - catering / help

Eugene Nieuwenhuizen - snare

Frederique Vansevant - help

George Tabor - bass

Hans Wijts - tenor

Jack Hutcheon - snare

Jako Stoter - pipes

Janine Stoter - help

John Brennan - pipes

Judith Beijers - pipes

Kevin York - pipes

Marleen Nieuwenhuizen - tenor

Martin Nieuwenhuizen - fotographer / flag

Mick v Dormolen - piper

Paula Torsy - help

Quentin Torsy - snare

Richard Torsy - piper

Rineke van Heel - singer / flag

Robin Norman-Schmidt - pipes

Ronald Pieren - bass

Rustie Angelin - help

Sandra Hummel - pipes

Steve Makepeace - flag

Tim Martin - pipes PM

Toos v Dormolen - fotographer / help

 

 

Telephone numbers committee

Because of security, we don’t want to mention our phone-numbers here. (we don’t know where the papers end).

If you don’t have the number of the members of the committee, ask them the day you arrive.

We make a WhatsApp-group, so we can reach each other when we are separated.

 

Tunes

For joining the Lone Pipers events you have to be able to play our marching sets and static tunes;

 Marching sets Lone Pipers
Set 1: Scotland the Brave / Rowan Tree / Bonnie Galloway
Set 2: Balmoral / My Land / Castle Dangerous
Set 3: We're no awa' to bide awa / Rowan Tree / Bonnie Lass o’Fyvie
Set 4: Green Hills of Tyrol / When the Battle is Over
Set 5: Battle of the Somme / The Heigths of Dargai

 

Static tunes Lone Pipers
Amazing Grace
Highland Cathedral
Farewell to Camraw

 

For joining the BOWU you have to be able to play:

Abide with me

Amazing Grace

Highland Cathedral

Scotland the Brave/ Rowan tree

Skye boat song

When the pipers play

Green hills/When the battle

Mist covered mountains

Balmoral / I see mull

Cock of the North

Highland Laddie

Wings / Flett from Fletta

 

For the pipes, the BOWU pitch target is between 478 and 482 with an ideal of 480,

 

The BOWU is spnsored  by Kilt & More Home | Kilts & More (kiltsandmore.com)

They will be selling all kinds of equipment that you can buy (on site and) throughout the week (chanter reeds and drones, maintenance equipment, etc.). Please note that stock is limited. Payment will be in cash only.

 

 

 

We are looking forward to see you all again, and hope we have a wonderful time together.

 

 

Astrid, Tasha and Matthy

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024-04-07

Dear Lone Pipers Band friends,

Please read this newsflash with care. In this newsflash you will find a lot of information and questions we need answers on! 

We will tell and ask you about:

- The LP Normandy 24 program

- The fundraiser piper contest

- Your time of arrival and departure

- Joined meal 3th of June

- Code of Conduct

- The BOWU tunes

 

 

Our Normandy 2024 program:

 

For now, it looks like this will be our program in June. (Please be aware that some things might change!)

V = Voluntary

 

Monday June 3rd

Afternoon : arrival Normandy (we can enter the lodgings after 15.00 hour)

Evening : (V) Band dinner at Camping Hautes Coutures Benouville

: band rehearsal at Camping Hautes Coutures Benouville

 

Tuesday June 4th

Morning : Ceremony Pegasus Bridge Memorial (Ranville) and veteran tribute 6th Div Airborne with

BOWU

Afternoon : (V) visit museum: Bayeux Memorial 1944 and Bayeux War Cemetery

Evening : Fundraiser with Steven Oldrid, details of the whole set-up will follow later

 

Wednesday  June 5th

Morning  : (V) Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery

Afternoon : International Parade pipe- & drum bands with BOWU                    

Evening : Parade Camping Canadian Scottish Gray-sur-mer, dinner included 

 

Thursday June 6th

Early morning : (6am) Opening Commandos March Sword Beach/ with BOWU Parade end of march

with Marines and Lann Bihoué

Afternoon : Parade over Pegasus Bridge and playing in front and inside the museum Pegasus

Memorial

Evening : Joined dinner at the camping

: (V) D-Day Normandy Cup & Trophy Bill Millin Benouville/ Concert Celtica Rock &

Mass Pipe Band                

 

Friday June 7th

Morning : (V) Colleville-sur-Mer (Calvados) parade military vehicles, starting at Overlord

Museum at 8 am, going to Omaha Beach back to Overlord Museum.

Afternoon : ( V) Cimetière Militaire Allemand de La Cambe 

: (V) Sainte-Mère-Église, 50480 or Point du Hoc or US cemetery

Evening : Farewell dinner with the band at Camping Hautes Coutures Benouville

 

Saturday June 8th

Morning : Time to say goodbye

 

 

For those who subscribed for it, there will be a daily joined breakfast available at the camping and also joined dinner will be included.

If you need information: please contact Astrid!

 

 

Time of arrival and departure

Tasha is working hard on the gigs we can play. The organization offering us a chance to play, needs to know how many people will be there.

So please answer the following questions ASAP!

When do you arrive? Please let us know the date and estimated time,

When do you leave? Please let us know the date and time

It is mandatory to join the band at every gig we are booked for during the days between arrival and departure. 

And yes, there will also be some free time for you to do what you want to do!

  

Joined meal 3rd of June 

You are invited to join us at dinner on the 3rd of June. Please let us know if you will join us!

This meal is free for most of the people on the camping site. For the others there will be a small fee to join.

For those who subscribed for the meal: please let us know if you are vegetarians or if you have specific allergies.

Fundraiser pipers contest

Dear pipers, we need you! We need you for the piper contest on the 4th of June fundraiser event. We are looking for 6 pipers. If you want to volunteer to play a tune, please send us an email!

Code of Conduct:

Please be aware, we are a band playing in Normandy to pay tribute to the fallen. We expect you all to behave as such!

 

 

Appendix: Tunes

We will do some performances with the BOWU. On the page BOWU you will find the scores of the BOWU tunes. Please practice and memorize them!

 

 

That's all for now!

Shall I summarize the questions we need answers on? All right, here we go!

1. What date and time do you arrive in Normandy and will you be available for the band?

2. What date and time do you leave and will you not be available anymore?

3. Do you join us at dinner on the 3rd of June?

4. Do you attend the band rehearsal on the evening of the 3rd of June?

5. Do you want to play a tune solo on the 4th of June for the fundraiser contest?

6. For those who join us at breakfast and dinner: do you have specific wishes/ vegetarian/allergies?

 

Please send your reaction to: thelonepipersband@outlook.com

 

 

Astrid, Tasha & Matthy 

 

 

 

 

2024-03-01

 

Hi to all,

Here is the Lone Piper Normandy 24 February newsflash!

In this newsflash, we want to inform you about:
- the current team for Normandy
- the information we need from you to get passes for 5th and 6th June
- the status of the gigs we are in
- tunes
- logistic manager

The team:
It looks like there will be a lot of changes in our team during our Normandy days.
But most of our players will arrive on Monday June 3th or on Tuesday 4th. And most band members will leave on Saturday 8th.

For now, have registered for our Normandy 24 tour:

Astrid van den Brink pipes
Hans Wijts   (tenor)
Rineke van Heel   (flag/ vocals)
Martin Nieuwenhuizen   (flag/photographer/webmaster)
Eugene Nieuwenhuizen   (snare)
Marleen Nieuwenhuizen   (tenor)
Ronald Pieren   (bass)
Matthy van Klaveren   (pipes)
Tasha Fehrire   (tour manager/flag/bass)
Sandra Hummel   (pipes)
Berry Hummel   (assistant)
Bert de Haan   (tenor)
Ellen de Haan   (assistant / first aid)
Mick van Dormolen   (pipes)
Richard Torsy   (pipes)
Paula Torsy   (assistant)
Quentin Torsy   (snare)
Diederick van Steenis    (snare)
Kevin York   (pipes)
Adam Makepeace   (pipes)
Steve Makepeace   (flag)
Tim Martin   (pipes)
Judith Beijers   (pipes)
John Brennan   (pipes)
Jack Hutcheon   (snare)
Mariette Tromp   (bass)
George Tabor   (bass)
Rustie Tabor   (assistant)
David Tabor   (assistant)
Jako Stoter   (pipes)
Roland Tannau   (snare)
Robin Norman-Schmidt   (pipes)

Subscribed, but with a twist:
Iain Fraiser   (pipes)
Frederique Vansevant   (pipes)
Paul Stevens   (pipes)
Sarah Stevens    (assistant)

Additional information required!!
Due to this huge event, there will be a lot of international attention and big shots present at the ceremonies, hence the high-level security measures. So the French authorities need some extra information from players attending official ceremonies at the 5th and 6th of June.

To get passes we will need from you the following information:
name
first name
date of birth
place of birth
nationality
identity card number
For drivers: licence plate number
copy driver's licence

 

Please sent this information before 15th March to Astrid! Or sent it to: thelonepipersband@outlook.com

Gigs:
Tasha is working hard finding us some nice options to play. Steven Oldrid is a very great help from Benouville.

For now, we have scheduled some activities playing on our own and participating with the BOWU.

There will also be some time to visit parades, memorials, graveyards and museums.

We will be at the morning parade in Ranville, a fundraiser with Steven Oldrid, a best dressed piper contest, an afternoon parade in Colleville –Montgomery and for those who dare: a VERY EARLY MORNING parade at Sword Beach. More details will be provided later.

Tunes:
You can find the Lone Pipers tunes on our website: https://lonepipersband.jouwweb.nl
Please start practicing the tunes you are not familiar with yet!

Logistic manager
Bert and Ellen volunteered as Logistics managers. They will manage our food programme.
All band members will be asked to do their part to help them out when asked!

Well, that’s all for now!
We will be back with a next newsflash April 24!

Looking forward to see you all!

The LP band committee
Tasha, Astrid and Matt

 

 

Normandy 2024

2023-11-25

 

Dear friends of the lone pipers,

 

This is our November newsflash, and it’s all about our Normandy 24 tour. This news flash will be posted on our website (https://lonepipersband.jouwweb.nl/) and will be mailed to all band members. Please contact us when you did not receive an email! The mail address is: <thelonepipersband@outlook.com>

 

In this newsflash, we will give you information about:

Our team for the Normandy 24 tour

The camping site

The fundraising event on the 4^th of June

Our tour manager

Our search for a logistic manager

 

Our Normandy 24 team

For now, we received emails for their participation on our Normandy 24 event form the following members:

 

Astrid van den Brink

Iain Fraiser

Hans Wijts

Rineke van Heel

Martin Nieuwenhuizen

Eugene Nieuwenhuizen

Marleen Nieuwenhuizen

Ronald Pieren

Matthy van Klaveren

Sandra Hummel

Berry Hummel

Bert de Haan

Ellen de Haan

Mick van Dormolen

Richard Torsy

Quentin Torsy

Diederick van Steenis

Kevin York

Adam Makepeace

Steve Makepeace

Judith Beijers

Paul Stevens

Sarah Stevens

Robin Norman-Schmidt

John Brennan

Jack Hutcheon

Tim Martin

Mariette Tromp

Olivier Evrard

 

Not sure they will be able to attend:

Tasha Fehrire

Frederique Vansevant 

Roland McKinnon

 

 

If you want to join the band on our tour June 24 or you can’t find your name on the list, please send us an email!

 

The camping site

As a band, we want to be on the same camping site. In the past, it proved to be the easiest and the most fun way. We can spend time together, for lunches and dinners. Maybe even get out the pipes to have some fun... But breakfasts can be taken separately (for those who can't have too many people around in the morning……)

 

So, we opt for a site where we can rent some houses/mobile homes and where campervans are allowed. It looks like camping Riva Bella in Ouistreham is our best shot. The camping site was not yet open for reservations.

Tasha will contact the camping on short notice. We will get back to you when we have news about it.

 

The fundraising event on the 4^th of June

Steven Oldrid helps us out with finding the right events, ceremonies and parties which we can attend. The first option is a fundraising event on the 4^th of June.

If you want to join you can contact the band committee for all information and subscription. Although right now the fundraiser is fully booked, we can always use a spare just in case.

 

Our Normandy 24 tour manager

Tasha, the Godmother of the band, will be our Normandy 24 tour manager. She will keep in contact with our friends in Normandy and will be responsible for finding some great events to play on.

She is able to communicate in Dutch, French and English.

 

Our search for a Normandy 24 logistic manager

For our Normandy tour, we are looking for a logistic manager. He or she will coordinate all logistics.

So, it's about transportation of the band from and to the events, but also about the (buying and preparation of the) meals we want to share together.

You are allowed to make your decisions, it is your job to have fun, to coordinate, to ask help from band members and not to do everything yourself!

You are always in close contact with the tour manager and the band committee.

If you are interested in helping the band out, please contact us by email!

 

Looking forward to meeting you all in June!

 

The Lone Pipers band committee:

Tasha, Astrid and Matt