It was through Bob's efforts that Chorley Highland Games took place in 1959. This was also the birth of the All England Pipe Band Championship.

The drummers were tutored by Leading Drummer Allen Baybutt who first taught himself and then trained the Drum Corps to a very high and successful standard.
The Drum Corps has been very successful over years being World Champions (Grade 3) in 1965 1972 and 1998 and European Champions (Grade 3) in 1989 and 1998

In 1985 a second band was formed under the name of ''St. George’s Pipe Band Chorley (1985)''. and competed in Grade 4 for several years with Micheal Kenny & Gerry McComb as its Pipe Majors and Leading Drummers Alan Thompson, Ian Kirkland & Colin Keir over that time.

In 1994 it was mutually agreed to end the Band's affiliation to St. George's Church and the Band was named ''Chorley Pipe Band''. Coincidental with this but not in any way connected was the start of a traumatic period in the Band's history. It became, for various reasons, difficult to support two Bands and for two years virtually no contests were attended. In 1995 it was decided to amalgamate both Bands into a Grade Three Band. This was a very positive decision and the Band re-grouped and returned to competitive status for the 1996 season. During 1996 and 1997 the Band entered various contests with mixed fortunes but there was always an underlying feeling of optimism.

1998 saw a great deal of change, with the recently disbanded City of Salford pipe bands remaining members joining the ranks. It was agreed the Pipe Majors position was to be handed to Terry Blake, following Joe Swarbricks impromptued retirement through ill health after many years leading the band succesfully and maintaining a very high standard. With Iain Kirkland as Leading Drummer, the 1998 season was a return to the successes of the past. The Drum Corps took all before them, including 1st prize in each of the five Majors, emerging as World Champions and Champion of Champions in Grade 3B. The pipe corps were placed 2nd at the British Championships at Ayr and the band as a whole finished the year 2nd in the Grade 3B Champion of Champions league table.

In 1999 the drum corps lost leading drummer Iain Kirkland who moved to Scotland. Then in 2000 L/D Stuart Wilson moved on. For a while the band was off the road, and in 2001 the band requested regrading to Grade 4.

But throughout this difficult period time the band has managed to maintain a high standard which has seen the band continue to pick up trophies in every grade in

the Branch Solo Piping, Trio Piping and Miniband contests.