A new Lecture Hall been built at the College of Piping at a cost of £500,000. The new hall seats upwards of 80 students. It has a new teaching/ practice rooms off the body of the main hall which is fitted with all modern audio and IT facilities. The new building has been financed by borrowings from the Clydesdale Bank leaving the College with a substantial debt. In response the College has launched a new appeal for any amount of money great or small. This will be gratefully received and in return the supporter's name will be added to the Roll of Honour published on the College website and in the Piping Times.

Principal Robert Wallace said: "We never thought we'd be able to afford the new building but thanks to hard work, the efficient running of the establishment and support from the worldwide piping community we have managed to prosper. Previously the College of Piping was the only educational establishment in the world which did not have a Lecture Hall and now we have the only custom built piping facility in the world. We appreciate the enthusiastic support and assistance that pipers have given us and we hope this will continue. The College staff, the teachers, the Museum of Piping, the Piping Times, and our dedicated volunteers are all working hard at providing the service that the College has always given to piping over 60 plus years. Free advice, subsidised lessons, free museum admission, free CoP TV and Radio on the internet, and affordable publications are all part of what we do as a registered charity and not for profit organisation. This new building sees the completion of the redevelopment project which began five years ago and which guarantees that service for the foreseeable future. We would be extremely grateful to any individual or piping body which can help us with our fundraising efforts."