Planters in Bloom!
In early June our wonderful volunteers from Castlewood Croft came along to plant up 4 planters which they have made for the Kirk grounds over the last two years. This year they painted them all pale grey. (see earlier news post of June 10th) The plants have had two months to grow up in very […]
Songs from the Shows!
In a slight change from the norm, we hosted an evening Community Singing event St Conan’s this evening,lead, of course, by the wonderful Stephen Williams with Miriam Harden accompanying on Piano. The theme for this evenings fun was “Songs from the Shows” and included some classics from shows such as The Sound of Music, The […]
Hidden Storage
So today there was a little more noise in the Kirk, for which we apologise, as the Volunteers for St Conan’s worked to create a mezzanine, hidden behind the Organ. This will give us a considerable increase in the storage area we have for all the “stuff” we need to support the community events throughout […]
Kosonen Ranieri Duo
Today we were treated to a wonderful ethereal concert by the very talented Kosonen Ranieri Duo or namely Mianoora Kosonen on piano and violist Arianna Ranieri. The accoustics in the Kirk made the music even more beautiful as the duo gave performed a concert entitled “Apres un Reve”…After a Dream. The music was inspired by […]
Cruachan Exhibition
As part of the celebration of 60 years of the Cruachan Power Station and Dam, we are delighted to be hosting an exhibition that has been put together by our friends at Drax. The exhibition tells the story of the power station over the years as well how it has worked with the community over […]
Healing Powers of Plants
On the hottest day of the year, the incredibly knowledgeable Anna Hill, led a slightly glowing group around the grounds, pointing out the medicinal properties of plants. Anna, along with her partner Graham, runs a complementary medicine centre in Glasgow, and really knows her subject! During the tour of the grounds, the group were surprised […]
Park Wins the St Conan’s Cup 2025!
Each spring since 2014, local primary schools have been invited to take part in this art competition. The Cup is awarded to the school attended by the winner. Participating primary schools this year were: Dalmally, Lochnell, Taynuilt, Park, St Columba’s and Rockfield. We received some 250 individual entries! In line with our aim of sharing […]
60 for 60 – Funding News!
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Cruachan Power Station, renewable energy company Drax has awarded £60,000 through its charitable entity the Drax Foundation, to support two transformative projects in Argyll, near to the location of its iconic pumped hydro storage station. We are delighted that they have chosen St Conan’s as one of those projects […]
Dalmally Primary Planting Projects
Today the Garden & Grounds Volunteer Group were very pleased to welcome a party of 10 young people and 3 staff members from Dalmally Primary School. At the beginning of the year we asked the School to help us with two projects. We wanted some attractive climbers to screen off the oil tank and bins […]
108 Sun Salutations
We were delighted and honoured when Teàrlach MacDonald from Tearlach Yoga contacted us recently. Teàrlach runs Yoga classes in the area and over the last few years he has been celebrating the Summer Soltice with 108 Sun Salutations. This practice is a symbolic and physical ritual, often seen as a way to honour the sun and […]
