{"id":305425,"date":"2021-09-08T23:14:28","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T13:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=305425"},"modified":"2021-09-09T17:22:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T07:22:09","slug":"kops-in-kilts-back-for-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/09\/08\/kops-in-kilts-back-for-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Kops In Kilts Back For More"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bandsperson Cameron Appleton-Seymour and Senior Bandsperson Charlie Mackenzie were two of the performers at Cherbourg on Wednesday morning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 8, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why are they wearing skirts? One of the young children in the audience came straight to the point when the “Kops In Kilts” visited Cherbourg State School on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

And you must admit, it’s not every day that Cherbourg residents would see kilts mixed with police badges and bagpipes …<\/p>\n

The special performance by the 10 bandspeople (in kilts) also attracted visiting students from Wheatlands and Moffatdale State schools, St Joseph’s Primary School in Murgon and Gundoo Early Childhood Centre.<\/p>\n

Sgt Cameron Foster told southburnett.com.au<\/strong>\u00a0the band was based in Brisbane and travelled mainly around south-east Queensland.<\/p>\n

The visits are designed to break down barriers with police, but this time it was also an opportunity for the youngsters to learn a bit more about Scottish culture.<\/p>\n

The Cherbourg visit was the result of a promise made to return to the community.<\/p>\n

Back in May, the band visited during Domestic Violence Month to take part in a street march – and it poured rain – so they promised to come back.<\/p>\n

The Cherbourg visit was just one of two gigs the band played in the South Burnett on Wednesday; later in the afternoon, the Kops in Kilts visited Orana Aged Care in Kingaroy to perform for residents.<\/p>\n

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Sergeant Cameron Foster, from Brisbane, introduces the Kops In Kilts to the primary school students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Local police also enjoyed the performance … Acting Senior Constable Aaron Hartwell, Cherbourg Station; Murgon Officer-in-Charge Senior Sergeant Brett Everest and South Burnett Domestic and Family Violence co-ordinator Sergeant Allyson Sanewksi, who organised the visit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cherbourg Council’s Community Services Manager Edwina Stewart had a surprise “Happy Birthday” serenade played on bagpipes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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The kilted cops shared music from around the world, including the Mexican Hat song; they also donned hard hats for “Bob The Builder”<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Children joined the band for their big finale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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