IMPORTANT DUMFRIES COMPETITION INFORMATION

Dumfries and District Music Festival (DDMFA) – Piping & Drumming Competition on Saturday, 19^th March 2011

ARRIVAL/REGISTRATION TIME: No general registration time. Musicians need to show up 30 minutes before their event. The first event for our pipe band is at 9 am (for Helen and Rhys).

DRAW/TIMETABLE: E-mails have been sent out to all those concerned with details. Everybody can access/download the information at this site: http://www.ddmfa.org/

To summarize:
Event 9 – Helen & Rhys – 9 am prompt
Event 10 – Thomas – approx 9.30 am (16th position)
Event 4 – Matthew – approx 10 am (2nd position)
Event 6 – Morgan – approx 10 am (5th position)
Event 5 – Morgan – approx 10.50 am (12th position)
Event 12 – Trio piping – approx 2.30 pm (5th position)

LOCATION: Dumfries Academy (DG1 1DD)

DRIVING/PARKING DIRECTIONS: When I called the DDMFA secretary today, I received directions to a calmer, more intimate parking lot at the Academy that apparently isn’t as well known. This is what I was told:

- As we get closer to Dumfries, take the Dumfries bypass (at the roundabout there is a Shell filling station) by turning right onto A75.

- Go straight through the 2nd roundabout.

- On the following roundabout, turn left onto A701/Edinburgh Road.

- Will pass a golf course and see the river on the right.

- At the 2nd set of traffic lights (she said 2nd—but keep eyes open in case counting was off), make an immediate right onto unmarked drive that takes you into an Academy car park.

- This right-turn is at a traffic light where Edinburgh Street becomes Academy Street (and Lover’s Walk—also a street—is to the left). The small, unmarked entrance on the right has stone pillars. Next to one pillar is a small white “Edinburgh Road” street sign; behind the other is a stone house. At this intersection, there is a small church with a turret on the left corner on the opposite side of the intersection. And you can see all this for yourself on Google maps because I didn’t receive THAT much detail!

If you go too far, turn right at Irving Street (one or two more traffic lights further down), follow it a bit and you’ll see a large school parking lot on your right-hand side.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE AND HAVE FUN!!!!!