Dalrymple Donaldson Funding Award
We are very happy to announce that the Dalrymple Donaldson Fund has awarded the Kirk £5,000 towards the costs of repairs to the leaking gutters above the Apse and also towards the conservation and repair of the rainwater downpipes. Both these items contribute to the water leaks inside the Kirk and the repair to these are vital […]
Sponsorship of Culture, Arts and Heritage Developments
Towards the end of 2018 we approached a small number of local organisations including local estates and businesses to ask for their financial support with our ambitious program for Arts, Heritage and Culture at St Conan’s . We are very grateful to the three local organisations which have chosen to support our work so far. […]
Crypt Funding
We are delighted to announce that the Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation has awarded a grant to the Friends of St Conan’s Kirk, SCIO, to help with the costs of opening the Crypt to the public and developing it as a small performance space / children’s exhibition area. We are currently finalising how we will best use this […]
Vital Roof Repairs One Step Closer
In June 2018 the National Lottery Heritage Lottery Fund and Historic Environment Scotland award St Conan’s Kirk £100,000 towards the Phase 2 Repair Program. With an overall project cost of £133,500 we had to raise the balance of the costs. We applied to a number of charitable Trusts are incredibly grateful that a number of trusts […]
Tesco Bags for Life
In Autumn 2018, Tesco customers in Oban and Lochgilphead voted with their charity tokens for a proposed St Conan’s Garden upgrade. The Bags for Life scheme has awarded us £2000 for our proposal “To upgrade the garden with easily accessible terraces, information boards, outdoor seating and to organise children’s activities“. We have now begun to […]
Bruce Conservation
We are delighted to announce that the River Lochy Hydro Scheme Community Benefit which distributes fund from the River Lochy Hydro project near Dalmally has supported the Friends of St Conan’s Kirk with our plans to repair, restore and conserve the Robert the Bruce effigy which is in the Bruce Chapel. This grant will cover the majority […]
Grant from Carraig Gheal Wind Farm
We are delighted to announce that the Carraig Gheal Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund continues to support the Friends of St Conan’s Kirk with our overall aims. In this case we have received an award of £7,000 towards the cost of the restoration of the Chapel gates of the St Brides Chapel and St Conval’s Chapel. In […]
Architectural Heritage Fund Grant Award
In November we were awarded a grant award to help with the professional fees and other costs for some of our plans to help improve the Kirk for visitors. The AHFund support a wide range of sustainable heritage projects and they were able to support us with a successful application for up to £5,000 towards […]
St Conan’s Kirk Celebrates £100k funding boost
One of Scotland’s most unique architectural attractions is celebrating a £100,000 funding boost that will secure its future. St Conan’s Kirk, situated on the picturesque shores of Loch Awe, in Argyll and Bute, was voted one of the top 10 Scottish buildings of the last 100 years in a 2016 RIAS public poll. Steeped in history […]
