The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums TrustRegistered

The Trustees shall hold and apply the Trust Fund only for purposes charitable in law, and specifically shall hold and apply it for the advancement of education, the arts, heritage and culture, and community development by:- (a) Encouraging, in particular (but not exclusively) across Scotland and amongst young people, the uptake and playing of the chanter, pipes and drums, and, if appropriate, such other musical instruments (traditional or otherwise) where they are used in the playing of music in combination with the pipes and/or highland drums. (b) Serving as a national organisation for the promotion and provision of tuition in piping and highland drumming, particularly through the establishment and development of school pipes bands. This shall include (but not be limited to) the administration and management of the Scottish Schools’ Piping Championships. and (c) Broadening young people’s education, in particular their musical and social skills.