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- 1907 – Formation of Aberdeen City Police Pipe Band under the leadership of Pipe Major John 'Jock' Henderson, ex Scots Guards.
- 1908 –1914 - The Band grows in strength and popularity with regular performances in City Parks during the summer months and Ballater and Braemar Highland Games in the Autumn.
- 1914-1918 – Cessation of all Band activity during The Great War.
- 1918-1939 – Band resumes activity and continues to build on it's local popularity and appearances.
- 1939-1945 – Cessation of all Band activity during The second world war.
- 1949 – Band reformed and once again continued to perform throughout the city under Pipe Major Neville McKay
- 1953 - The Force appointed Donald Morrison one of the finest and best known young pipers in the world to the position of Pipe Major.
- 1960 – The Band joined the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association in order to compete in recognised competitions.
- 1960 – The Band entered it's first contest – The world Championship held in Inverness. They attained Third place in Grade Three and First place in The North of Scotland Championship.
- 1961 – The Band continued to compete and achieved Second place in the Scottish Championships in Grade Three.
- 1962 – In January of this year the Band made their first radio broadcast. The tune 'Chief Constable Alex J Matheson, MBE' composed by Pipe Major Donald Morrison was performed.
- 1962 - In May the Band were placed First in Grade 3 at The British Pipe Band Championships.
- 1962 In June the Band joined Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow Police Pipe Bands to give a massed band performance in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at a garden party in the grounds of Holyrood House, Edinburgh. This event was televised by the BBC.
- 1963 – The Band were crowned Grade Three World Champions at this years World Championships. There were sixteen bands entered in the grade.
- 1964 – The Band were well prepared to compete for the first time in Grade Two contests. However a typhoid outbreak struck Aberdeen resulting in a six week stoppage of all activities and enforcing a withdrawal from all competitions.
- During 1964 it was decided to change the tartan worn by the band. Since inception the band had worn the Hunting Gordon tartan. It was decided to change to the Black Stewart tartan which has remained the band tartan to the present day.
- In 1965 John Stewart, originally from Aviemore, was appointed Pipe Major and led the Band until 1976. During this time in 1975 following Regionalisation, Aberdeen City Police merged with the Scottish North Eastern Counties Constabulary to form Grampian Police. This necessitated a change of name for the Band from Aberdeen City Police Pipe Band to the present title of Grampian Police Pipe Band.
- 1976 Jim Christie is appointed Pipe Major and holds this position until1986. During this time the Band visits Regensburg, Germany in 1979 & 1985 as part of a twinning celebration with Aberdeen.
- 1986 – 1988 The band are led by Pipe Major Jimmy Taylor. Another return to Regensburg in 1988 under PM Taylor shows how well the band was received on their previous 2 trips.
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