Lighting Project
The Kirk was completed in 1930. Up until 2019, the kirk had 4 chandelier lights in the Nave and a little bit of lighting beside the exhibition area. After dusk the building becomes quite dark, gloomy and atmospheric, but you can’t see very much! In 2018 we engaged Paul Covell Lighting Consultants to help us […]
Proposed Visitor Toilets
One recurring issue for visitors to the Kirk whether tourists, wedding guests or attending arts, culture, music or community events is the lack of visitor toilets! Although for a staffed event or wedding we can sometimes arrange access to the single Vestry toilet, it can problematic. During 2018, 2019 and 2020 the Trust and Friends […]
Glass Box at St Conan’s Kirk
During October 2022 the installation of the “Glass Box” was completed at St Conan’s Kirk. After progressing from the initial concept through to achieving Listed Building Consent for the design in 2018, there was a “lull” as other restoration projects and activities took place while we tried to raise funding to allow the project to […]
Inches Carr Trust Support St Conan’s Kirk
The Inches Carr Trust have very kindly made a grant award of £1000 toward the conservation and repair of the organ screen at St Conan’s Kirk. The organ screen was carved by the Kirk’s architect and founder, Walter Douglas Campbell and this grant will help us carry out conservation and repair of the screen and the backing […]
Great News for the Gardens
Regular visitors to the Kirk will have seen the major changes in the gardens, with new garden areas, seating, paths and the clearance of Rhododendrons and more. Many of these improvements have involved local schools participating in the gardening or willing volunteers. At the end of October we received great news that the Baillie Gifford Community Awards Programme has […]
Co-op Local Community Fund
Friends of St Conan’s Kirk has been selected as one of three local charities that are supported by the Inverary Coop. Where we are nominated then every time a member buys selected own-brand products and services, 1% of the money they spend will be passed to our charity. Support of Co-op customers can make a […]
Storytelling Program 2020 Grant Success
In November 2019 we received great news that the Susan H Guy Charitable Trust have awarded us a significant award to allow us to run a program of storytelling events in 2020. Adding storytelling events for children and adult audiences is an important area we have been working to develop and this very generous award […]
Bruce Effigy Conservation Completed
In August the conservation of the Robert the Bruce effigy at St Conan’s Kirk was completed. Three weeks of professional conservation work has returned him to his original glory with the cracked wood, decades of dirt and his alabaster face and hands restored. The work was carried out by the team from Graciella Ainsworth Stature […]
EU Money Lights up St Conan’s!
New lighting will be installed in St Conan’s Kirk, Argyll, thanks to what must surely be one of the final awards of EU grant funding to come to the area. The LEADER EU Rural Development Fund is awarding the Kirk over £20,000, half the cost of the initial phase of an ambitious interior lighting programme. […]
Hadden Gates Funding
In June we heard the great news that 2 grant funders are going to support our project to restore the St Bride’s and St Conval’s Chapel Gates. The Idlewild Trust and the Ironmongers Company have awarded us £5000 and £5335 respectively. Combined with an earlier award from the local Carraig Gheal Windfarm Community Benefit Fund this means we can […]
