Storytelling: the Darker Side of Argyll
Over 40 people joined Patsy Dyer as she regaled them with tales from the darker side of Argyll with tales of local folklore, mystery, suspense and revenge! This was part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival. Feedback from the crowd was very positive with some great suggestions as to the theme of the next event.
St Conan’s Cup 2024
This year we chose ‘Mysterious Boats’ as the competition subject. Each school was provided with an exciting introductory paragraph about a Captain, his crew and a strange boat making their way to St Conan’s Kirk. The children were asked to illustrate this and to tell what the Captain and crew found in St Conan’s. The […]
Drop in and Draw
Today we held our first Drop in and Draw day. With so much wonderful architecture and a surplice of amazing things to see in the Kirk, our budding artists were spoilt for choice as to what to draw. Our artists ranged in age, but all produced some amazing pictures, with some adding a splash of […]
Christmas Tree Festival 2023
Another amazing turnout for this years Christmas Tree Festival with over 70 trees from organisations and charities from all over Argyll! We had an amazing 7300 visitors over the three days of the festival who were catered for by the wonderful home bakers who managed to keep the supply of tea, coffee and of course […]
Pumpkin Festival 2023
As part of our work, supported the National Lottery Heritage Fund to create a program of community activities, events and festivals we had our first ever pumpkin festival in 2023. Our friends at the Ben Cruachan Inn kindly donated over 100 pumpkins that we were able to deliver to 2 local primary schools in Taynuilt and […]
