Annual Christmas Eve Carol Service
Despite the persistent rain, the pews were packed for the Christmas Eve Carol Service organised by our local Elders. Those present included not only local residents from Lochawe, Dalmally and down the Lochaweside, but also quite a number of visitors to the area. Four children went forward to light the candles on the Advent Crown […]
Lighting up the Village
Here at the Kirk, we like to work closely with local charities and businesses and one of our greatest supporters is the team down at the Ben Cruachan Inn, who, as well as supplying all the pumpkins for our pumpkin festival, are always on hand to help out when we need it (as well as […]
Christmas Tree Festival ’24
Wow! What an amazing three days! This year we saw a record breaking 75 trees entered into the festival, from charities, schools, individuals and local businesses. The level of creativity was astounding, with trees made from lamp shades, recycled rubbish and exercise balls plus so much more. Darth Vader from Star Wars also made an […]
Garden Lighting
In preparation for the forthcoming Christmas Tree Festival, our volunteers have been busy installing the lights in the gardens, to make it look magical. This year, we have been able to secure funding for some additional lights, meaning we have been able to replace some older damaged set plus buy some additional netting lights and […]
Remembrance Service
Today the local community gathered at St Conan’s to honour those who served and sacrificed in the line of duty. The annual Remembrance Service, held on the eve of Armistice Day, brought together residents of all ages to pay tribute to the fallen soldiers of both World Wars and subsequent conflicts. The service was marked […]
Heaters Installation
When you have a large stone built building with vast open spaces, the biggest challenge is to heat it. Too little heat and the place remains fridge-like, but too much and, as we know, heat rises, so it could start to dry out the wonderful wooden roof trusses, causing damage to the building. We have […]
Tree Decoration Workshop
Today saw two of our regular volunteers, Val Leckie and Val Hamiliton (known as the 2Vals) delivered a tree decoration workshop here at the Kirk. The theme was Trees & Angels and after a practical demonstration by the tutors, the group unleashed their full creativity. The only materials allowed were simple strips of card, but […]
Pumpkin Festival 2024
Saturday saw the Kirk holding it’s Pumpkin Festival for the second year. Once again, the pumpkins were kindly donated by our friends at The Ben Cruachan Inn and supplied directly to Dalmally and Taynuilt primary schools by JM Breckenridge. The children unleased their spooky creativity and we had some fabulous carvings this year! Over 300 […]
Coffee, Cake & Winter Interest Planter Demo
Today we were lucky enough to have Jana Baird of Corachie Clematis garden centre visit the Kirk to give a demonstration on how to bring some colour and life into our gardens during those dull winter days. We had 40 enthusiastic would be gardeners turn up and Jana did a marvellous job, showing us the […]
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.
