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 […]
Songs from Around the World – Community Singing
Yet another fabulous afternoon of song and laughter at St Conan’s, led again by Stephen Williams with Miriam Harden accompanying on Piano. As well as a selection of songs from around the world, we were also treated to Alfie Robertson who showed us his skill on the bagpipes! The theme for today as Songs from […]
Planted Planters!
Today we had great fun working in the garden with our friends from Castlewood Croft. We were delighted to welcome Soldis on her first visit and to welcome back Elspeth, Robert and Dave together with Anna. This is the second year that the Castlewood team have helped to make the garden look lovely for spring […]
Pilates in the Pews!
Yesterday the Coffee & Cake Club hosted a pilates session, a first for St Conan’s and the Club’s most active activity so far! Sue Burden, who runs a series of pilates classes in the area, Pilates Near Me, had agreed to trial a seated pilates class in the pews. Around 12-14 took part. Some were […]
First Presbyterian Chancel Choir
Today we were delighted to welcome, all the way from Spartanburg, South Carolina in United States, the First Presbyterian Chancel Choir, who have a small tour of Scotland planned. St Conan’s was their first stop, so perhaps some nerves may show? But no. The weeks of rehearshing had obviously paid off as they gave a […]
Dynamic Lighting Funding
Last year, the team at St Conan’s invested a small amount of money to allow us to experiment with dynamic coloured lighting that could be used at some of our events, such as the Pumpkin and Christmas Tree festivals. These waterproof (always a must in Argyll) LED lights are extremely low powered, but can add […]
Vow Renewal Ceremony
Yesterday, May 21st, was a very special day for a lovely couple who chose St Conan’s as the perfect place to renew their marriage vows. Jenny and Matt travelled all the way from Michigan for a week-long tour of Scotland, culminating in their visit to St Conan’s. The short ceremony was conducted by the Rev. […]
Sportive in the Sun!
We were happy to again act as a Feed Station for Oban Sportive yesterday, Sunday May 18th. For the third successive year, two of our volunteers handed out water and cakes to the saddle weary but impressively fit cyclists taking part. This event is a true “sportive” and not a race. The organisers say “We […]
