Following the recent National Council meeting held in headquarters of the R.S.P.B.A on the 19th October 2002, the recommendations of band re-grading for the 2003 season are as follows:
| Novice Juvenile to Juvenile >> | |
| Lochgelly High School | |
| Craigmount High School | |
| Edmonton |
| Grade 4b to Grade 4a >> | |
| Aarhus (Denmark) | |
| Williamwood | |
| Gransha | |
| Tweedvale | |
| 71 Engineers Regiment | |
| Royal Burgh of Stirling | |
| Corpus Christi (Eire) |
| Grade 4a to Grade 3b >> | |
| Quinn Memorial | |
| Killen | |
| Altnaveigh | |
| Arbroath RBL |
| Grade 3b to Grade 3a >> | |
| Inverkeithing & District | |
| Pontefract & District | |
| Finvoy | |
| West Midlands Police |
| Grade
3a to Grade 2 >> |
|
| Lord Edwards Own (Eire) | |
| MacNaughtons Vale of Atholl | |
| Royal Burgh of Stirling |
| Grade
2 to Grade 1 >> |
|
| Ballycoan |
All these recommendations have been passed and the bands should now have been notified of the RSPBA's decisions.
Gortaclare pipe band 2002 -2003