The Heylipol Community Trust was created to explore the feasibility of the Tiree community buying and running the current Church of Scotland building, which is due to close and be sold.
Becoming a Charity
Heylipol Community Trust is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).
This means that we are an organization that can be trusted to make a positive contribution to society through our work together and to bring benefit to our community by achieving a set of charitable purposes.
As a SCIO, we are led by our members, who are all residents of Tiree with an interest in making a difference in their community. Members support the aims of the charity, agree priorities, vote on decisions and elect charity trustees.
Members can also volunteer for specific tasks, share their skills, collect community feedback, promote fundraising initiatives and organise events.
The Story of Heylipl Church Building
Making Things Happen in 1895
Huge efforts were made by the local people of Tiree, who worked tirelessly to fundraise for the new building. They faithfully believed that
“However small the sum, if it is given with a willing heart, God will bless it.”
Many others donated in kind from their skills and specialisms, including Mr George Eadie of Glasgow who gifted lamps to the church with wrought iron frames and copper fronts.
Among the people recognised as carvers of important pieces was Seamus a’ Ghille of Balemartine. He was one of many who walked the distance to Argyll Lodge (now the Lodge Hotel) to learn from the craftsmen that Lady Victoria brought to the island.
Another was John Sinclair Campbell of Barrapol (grandfather of the Brown family) who was involved in creating the pews.
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