Funding to repair unique church in Inveraray
Glenaray and Inveraray Parish Church, an A-listed building in the Inveraray Conservation Area, sits in the Diamond at the top of the town between the Royal Bank of Scotland and Inveraray Jail, with the George Hotel just below it. The church has just been awarded £41,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, with Historic Scotland describing [...]
Restoration of Dalkeith church under way
Work has started on repairs to weather-ravaged roof and walls of St John’s and King’s Park Church in Dalkeith. More than £266,000 will be spent on the mid-Victorian building to the west of the town centre with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic Scotland, and WREN. While the funding package left a £40,000 [...]
Bells ring out once again at Inverness steeple after £550,000 facelift
Bells are tolling again after many years at an Inverness steeple which has undergone massive refurbishment works. And to mark the completion of the £550,000 renovations on the steeple a service of dedication was held today led by Rev Peter of the Old High St Stephen’s Church The major refurbishments at the Grade A-listed building on the [...]
Praise for bid to cut lead theft
A Glasgow minister has welcomed proposals for tighter measures to tackle metal theft. Reverend Andrew Richardson, whose church in Baillieston was hit six times by thieves in 2011, said the move by the Scottish Government would be “very important” in trying to combat the crime. The government launched a consultation this week which will seek [...]
A church, a mosque and just a little mayhem
Over the past week St John’s Episcopal Church in Aberdeen has hit headlines across the world. Following a week of intense media interest, the Rt Rev Dr Robert Gillies, Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney has written the following reflection for the Aberdeen Press & Journal: “St John’s Episcopal Church in Aberdeen is a grand, stately [...]
Church-goers slate plans for Sunday parking charge
Church-goers at Scotland’s largest cathedral have slammed controversial plans to charge for Sunday parking. A petition has been lodged by St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in the West End opposing the proposal, which city council chiefs said would improve “turnover” of bays and boost trade. Cathedral secretary Judith Lewis said about 230 signatures had been collected [...]
Wooden pop-up church is built next to Manchester cathedral while it is renovated
A pop-up chapel has been erected outside Manchester Cathedral as a place for worshippers to pray while their parish is being renovated. The 70ft wooden church has been propped up next to the city’s Anglican cathedral to make room for the congregation while a new heating system is installed inside. The 300-capacity structure, made from [...]
St Margaret’s Church in Royal Deeside to be arts hub
An empty church on Royal Deeside, which Queen Victoria refused to visit, is set to be redeveloped as an arts hub in a scheme which has been backed by the Prince of Wales’s regeneration trust. Plans are being made to transfer the ownership of the A-listed St Margaret’s Episcopal Church, in the Aberdeenshire village of [...]
Work on surgery starts at St Mary’s Cathedral
WORK to build a doctors’ surgery which will serve 8000 people is under way in the grounds of one of the Capital’s most famous landmarks. The £4 million West End Medical Practice development has been hailed as the surgery of the future due to its modern internal open-plan design, eight consultancy rooms and treatment rooms. [...]
Gilcomston Church rebels move back to their Aberdeen Kirk
A rebel Minister and his congregation, who quit the Kirk in the row over the ordination of gay ministers, are being allowed to move back into their former church after finding themselves without a home. In a remarkable gesture, the members of the Aberdeen Presbytery of the Church of Scotland have agreed to offer members [...]
