Hawke s Bay piper Ian Lee competes in national championships in Hastings for last time
17 Mar, 2021 12:52 AM
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Ian Lee gets the pipes ready for one last championships fling this weekend in Napier and Hastings. Photo / Warren Buckland
Doug Laing is a senior reporter for Hawke s Bay Todaydoug.laing@nzme.co.nzHawkesBayToday
At age 80 and having competed in more than 25 national pipe band championships, Taradale piper Ian Lee will be making this week s big event in Hastings his last fling. His retirement from competition with the Hawke s Bay Caledonian Pipe Band was confirmed to Hawke s Bay Today just two days before the annual national championships are held in the Bay for the first time in 19 years.