Shining a Light in Scots!
For the last few years, the Scottish International Storytelling Festival has generously included St Conan’s as a venue in their “Go-Local” programme, which runs alongside the main Festival based in Edinburgh. This year the Festival title is “Lights of the North”. One of our great supporters and volunteers, Kathleen Hannigan, liaises with the Festival each […]
Heritage Open Day
Today, despite the best efforts of Storm Amy, saw us open the Kirk for our annual Heritage Day. The programme included: Displays and tours explaining the benefits the new grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund will bring Our new exhibition featuring Princess Louise and her work as an artist A fun animation demo A […]
Princess Louise Exhibition
St Conan’s has a close affinity with HRH Princess Louise, who was the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. She was great friends with Helen Douglas Campbell and took a keen interest in the work at St Conan’s. She even created the wonderful stain glass window of St Michael. To celebrate her work, we have been […]
Next Years Community Singing Dates
After the wonderful success of our programme of Community Singing this year, we are delighted that Stephen Williams has agreed to hold another five events next year (once the Kirk has warmed up after Winter!) Here are the dates for your diaries! The themes for each event shall be announced a week or so before […]
Popular Anthems Conclude 2025’s Community Singing
What a fantastic way to round off this season’s series of Community Singing in St Conan’s! Stephen Williams led everyone through a rousing list of well-known and loved songs. With Miriam Harden on piano and wonderful solo singing and harmonising, the kirk positively pulsed with musical energy! 500 Miles, Sweet Caroline, Build me up Buttercup, […]
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 […]
