The Stratford Police Pipes & Drums

In 2008, the Stratford Police Service was very proud to welcome The Perth County Pipe Band into the police family and have it re-named as The Stratford Police Pipes & Drums.

The former Perth County Pipe Band was formed in 1986, under the direction of Pipe Major Reid Shepley and by past members of the Perth Regiment Pipe Band, the Royal Canadian Regiment Pipe Band, the North Easthope Pipe Band and the St. Mary's Pipe Band.

The Band's tartan is Ancient Hunting Chisholm.

The Stratford Police Pipes & Drums draws its members from the local community as well as neighbouring communities in Perth, Huron, and Waterloo Counties. It is a familiar attraction each year at fairs, parades and charitable events throughout Southwestern Ontario, and is frequently seen marching with members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 8 in Stratford. One of the highlights of the Band's playing season is the annual concert around the reflecting pool of the Festival Theatre, welcoming theatregoers as they arrive for the gala opening of the Stratford Festival of Canada.

In 2009, the Band will be representing the Stratford Police Service as it makes its first appearances at the Ontario Police Memorial in Toronto and at a graduation ceremony at the Ontario Police College. Both of these events are singularly important to the police community and the Service is extremely proud that it will be so well represented.

The Band is currently under the direction of Pipe Major David Nicoll.