He won several pipemaking competitions through the 1960s , and was elected vice-chairman of the Northumbrian Pipers ' Society in 1964 .
He made his first set of pipes in 1961 while he was a lecturer at Newcastle Polytechnic ( now Northumbria University ) , copying his own set .
lecturer won several pipemaking competitions through the 1960s , and was elected vice-chairman of the Northumbrian Pipers ' Society in 1964 .
He made his first set of pipes in 1961 while he was a lecturer at Newcastle Polytechnic ( now Northumbria University ) , copying his own set .