Rescuing Eigg's historic church for the community

Aim

Thanks to you we've reached our minimum target of £6000! But together we can go further towards our matchfunding targets for renovation!

The Prizes

We have 11 great prizes for you to win: 

• Signed Martin Parr print of one of Eigg's most iconic views: Martin Parr is possibly one of the best UK photographers. He kindly donated and signed his photograph of the famous Lageorna washing line with the Cuillins of Rum in the background. Worth between £300 and £500.
• This natural cask strength malt whisky from the Talisker distillery on Skye was bottled at 60% ABV in 1997 to celebrate the historic Eigg community buy-out of 1997. With few remaining bottles available of the original batch of 252 , this single malt which has no-age-statement or year of distillation, is a rare collector’s item. Worth £300 
•  Traditional and sturdy, this log basket was created out willow organically grown on the croft by talented "All about Willow" duo Pascal and Catherine, the suppliers of heritage baskets to the cult TV series Outlanders. It will become an heirloom to treasure for years to come. Worth £250.
• 5 signed copies, retailing at £20,  of "Eigg, the story of an Island", by Eigg author and local historian Camille  Dressler. This new edition features a foreword by Dr Kenny Taylor, Chair of the Scottish WildLife Trust to mark its 60th anniversary.   
• 3 X 6 beer packs of Eigg Brewery's vegan, unfined and unfiltered Pilsner and IPA ( 3 of each in each pack).  Worth £22.50 each.

All of the above 11 prizes will be drawn as individual prizes on FRIDAY 23 November 2024. Winners will be announced a week later on our website: www.solaseigeshiningthelightofeigg.org

Help Solas Eige rescue the historic church on the isle of Eigg from years of neglect: it is now up for sale and this is our chance to repair, upgrade and transform it for the community on Eigg and its visitors to enjoy it for years to come. 

Solas Eige - which means the "Light of Eigg" in Scottish Gaelic - was set up as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation to do just that. 

Acquiring the church as a community building is a unique opportunity to save it from further decay and use it to share the fantastic achievements of our island community buy-out, including our journey towards Net Zero to inspire other communities. It is an opportunity to keep it as a place for services and celebrations in the community and also to transform it as a venue for the arts and climate education. We also want it to provide a safe and secure place for our extensive Eigg archive to make it easily accessible for everyone. 

We have identified how we can buy the buildign and how to rescue it from decline, but we need a little help on the way! 

The Scottish Land Fund can supply 95% of our acquisition costs, but we are expected to contribute the remaining 5% or £6000 as part of our funding application. This sum represents a percentage of the building 's value, the feasibility study funding we already received, the conveyancing costs, insurance and pre-planning cost.

With your help, we can do it! 

This project successfully funded on 16th November 2024