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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......
Read MoreChristmas Tree Festival 2019–Results and Lots of Thank-Yous! Thanks to the Community, this year’s Christmas Tree Festival was a really magical weekend! Thank-you to everyone who took part by entering......
Read MoreTHE KIRK WILL REOPEN ON 15th NOVEMBER 2019. IMPORTANT UPDATE: From 23rd October for approximately 3 weeks there will be NO or limited access to the kirk interior. We apologise......
Read MoreThe lovely Rose Window hand painted in the Victorian style by Helen Douglas-Campbell was already on the long list of items in need of restoration. The news that it would......
Read MoreOur Summer 2019 newsletter with updates and news is now available. Please click on the image below....
Read MoreLast week we had fun taking part......
Read MoreSt Conan’s Kirk has often been referred to as Argyll’s hidden gem. For a long time hidden from the road behind trees that had grown since being seedlings planted 100......
Read MoreIn 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......
Read MoreIn 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 ......
Read MoreWe 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......
Read MoreWe 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......
Read MoreIn 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......
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This year’s Christmas tree festival was held over the weekend of 30th November, 1st and 2nd December. With 62 trees it was the biggest yet and proved amazingly popular with......
Read MoreWe have written a short newsletter with updates on our plans for the repair and restoration of the Kirk. It can be downloaded by clicking on the image below: ...
Read MoreOne 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......
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