Country

Scotland

Charity number

SC002731

Status

Active

Registered

Oct. 23, 1979

Legal form

Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

The principal charitable purposes of the Trust are to support the holding of competitions and the provision of instruction in the playing of Highland bagpipes or other musical instruments, to encourage the education and interest of the public in the art of music generally and in Scottish Highland music especially, to arrange for performances and displays in the playing of Highland bagpipes and other instruments and to promote research into the folk music of the Highlands of Scotland. The main activity of the Trust is to organise and manage the annual Northern Meeting Piping Competitions in Inverness. These competitions have been held in Inverness since 1841 and are regarded as the most important and prestigious solo piping competitions of all, attracting the very best players from around the World. Solo piping competitions are also held for junior players under the age of 18 from throughout Scotland and elsewhere.

Objectives: The objects for which the Trust is established are :- (a) To make arrangements for the holding of competitions in the playing of Highland bagpipes or other musical instruments amongst players or performers or groups of players or performers of musical ability as the Trustees shall select. (b) To encourage the education, and interest of the public in the art of music generally and in Scottish Highland music especially. (c) To provide instruction or to contribute to the provision of instruction of youths, and adults in playing the highland bagpipes or other musical, instruments. (d) To arrange for performance and displays in the playing of highland bagpipes or other musical instruments. (e) To promote research into the folk music of the Highlands of Scotland. (f) To endow as the Trustees think fit charitable museums and centres existing to advance public appreciation of the arts. (g) To purchase, take on lease, hire, receive by way of gift or otherwise acquire, and also to sell, let or dispose of any real or personal property for the purposes of the Trust. (h) To erect, adapt, extend and improve buildings and provide equipment, and the Trustees may burden and sell all property, heritable and moveable belonging to them.

Areas of operation

Main operating location

Highland

Geographical spread

Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Nearby

• Speak Turkish 0.1 mi
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• 125A City of Edinburgh Rainbow Unit 0.2 mi
• 155th A Edinburgh Brownie Pack 0.2 mi

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