The Remembering – A Month of Celebrating Local Lives & Legends
🕯️ THE REMEMBERING – A Month of Celebrating Local Lives & Legends
📍 Kilchrenan Village Hall & Kilchrenan Kirk Yard
🎉 For all of Avich & Kilchrenan
Join us throughout October and into Samhain night as we gather stories, memories, poems and music to honour the lives, legends, and spirit of our place and people. ✨
Three unique events, one shared community memory:
📸 The Memories Café
Sunday 5th October | 2–4pm
Bring your old photos, stories and memories (or just come to listen!)
☕ Tea, cake & good company as we share our living history
📝 Community Poem Workshop – Our Voice, Our Place
Sunday 19th October | 1–3.30pm
Be part of creating a new poem using words, memories and voices from across the area
🔥 A Samhain Night of Music, Myths & Memories
Saturday 1st November
6–7pm: Lives Remembered – immersive gathering in Kilchrenan Kirk Yard
7pm–late: Live music, storytelling, community poem premiere, and open mic at the Village Hall
🌿 All events open to everyone in the community – young and old, long-time residents and new faces alike.
Let’s honour our past, share our stories, and imagine the future together.
Hosted by AKCH, Kilchrenan Village Hall and Dalavich Art Group with support from Green Power
📣 Please spread the word, bring a friend, and join us on this journey of remembrance and celebration.
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FAQ's
Yes, the kirks will be available for multi-faith worship, weddings, christenings, funerals and other important services.
The graveyards are owned by Argyll & Bute council and there will be no change.
To cover maintenance costs, it is vital that the kirks are used by more people, more often and hence generate enough income to cover maintenance.
AKCH want to enhance our area hence it is vital that we do not compete with existing facilities. As such, it is a key criteria that all of our development opportunities complement existing services. Additionally, addressing a vital community need, and not competing with existing facilities, is a key criteria for all public funding.
We will do this in 3 ways:
Regular drop-in engagement session on key topics – first sessions April’24.
Quarterly Update Letters – first edition published June’24, distributed door to door, via email and Facebook.
Website Latest News – Board Meeting Minutes, Community Events, Funding Support Outcomes will all be posted.
