Northern Constabulary Community Pipe Band is a voluntary group of musicians drawn from the Police family and members of the public. We play and practice in our spare time throughout the year.

The Band is funded through fundraising by members, sponsorship, grants, and performance fees and donations. Northern Constabulary provides facilities for Band practice (on Monday/Wednesday evenings from 7.30 pm) at Police Headquarters, Old Perth Road, Inverness.

The Band was set up in October 2002 and made its first public performance in the Summer of 2003 at the Isle of Skye Pipe Band Festival. Since then the Band has performed at a variety of locations around the Highlands & Islands and beyond, including the Scottish Community of the Year Awards in Edinburgh.

In 2007, the Band also won the Scottish Pipe Band Championship at Grade 4-B and was placed 3rd in that Grade at the European Championships. For 2008 the Band was promoted to Grade 4-A.

The Band wears the Scottish National Modern Tartan.

Subject to availability (evenings and weekends only), we are more than pleased to perform for charitable events and concerts, as well as at (fee-paying) public or private functions.

The Band specialises in “Mini Band” performances for indoor events, usually comprising of :-
- 4 (or more) pipers,
- 2 snare drummers and a
- bass and/or tenor drummer

Northern Constabulary Community Pipe Band is registered as a Scottish Charity: SC033704