Progress Updates

Colintraive Church – Looking to the Future

 Our Church building is to be sold!

A small group came together to form ‘Friends of Colintraive Church’ (FoCC) with the aim of acquiring the church building for the Community.

The Kirk Session has recently agreed that FoCC may purchase the Church building at market valuation.

A Feasibility Study by AGL Architects and a Business Plan by Helen Terry Associates has been completed, paid for by using funds raised from the Architectural Heritage Foundation (AHF), Cruach Mhor Windfarm and the Col-Glen Community Council. More about this document will be shared at the Open Meeting as it is quite detailed in the plans and funds for the next few years.

What does FoCC plan to do?

The FOCC plans to adapt the Church building into TidesMeet - a small, flexible, tranquil space and a venue that we, the community, can hire and use for a range of activities, such as small concerts, workshops, book groups, singing, 'coffee and chat’. A hub where we can meet in a small and comfortable setting, making the most of the natural light and acoustic potential, and complementing rather than competing with any existing facilities.

The building will also be retained as a church for occasional worship, weddings, funerals and other ceremonies.

Please can you help?

Grants Funding for acquiring the building is unavailable in the current economic climate. We therefore need to appeal to FoCC members, the wider community and other supporters to raise the capital outlay and costs of £85,000 by mid-December 2024 at which time we must report back to the Kirk Session to continue the purchasing process.

All donations would be very welcome

Please join us at our next Open Meeting on Saturday 9th November at 10.30am in Colintraive Village Hall, where we hope to share and fully discuss our plans with you.

Tea, coffee and bacon rolls will be available at the beginning of the meeting.

Look out for our posters and the Fund Totaliser.

More information from: friends@tidesmeet.org.uk or call Joanna on 01700 841302