Volunteering – it’s a family lifestyle!
Lissa Clark and her sons Jacob and Jason regularly volunteer at the Centre. They all came along to help us with our fantastic Celtic Autumn event on 14th October and have written about the day and what volunteering and being here means to them: Jacob: I had a great day on Sunday doing […]
My life as a museum novice – Getting my hands dirty!
Now into her third month at the Crannog, Ellen Pryde describes some of the tasks she’s been undertaking as part of her Museum Galleries Scotland Skills for Success Programme. Over the past couple of months, I’ve had several opportunities to get stuck in with some “experimental archaeology” across the site. I’ve spent time dying wool […]
Volunteering – it’s a family affair!
Lissa Clark and her sons all volunteer their time to help at our special events and are now an integral part of the 2018 Crannog Community. Just like her father who helped build the Crannog roundhouse 20+ years ago, Lissa has found volunteering at the Crannog rewarding, interesting and educational plus, it opens up a […]
My life as a museum novice!
In August 2018, Ellen Pryde, began her journey in the Museum sector thanks to Museums Galleries Scotland’s Skills for Success Trainee programme. Here are Ellen’s words describing the start of her journey. On 6th August 2018, I took my firsts steps on a new career path in museums after spending the past few years […]
Midsummer Friends
Our Midsummer Music event on 21st June each year has been the catalyst for many fantastic friendships between the Crannog, staff and our visitors! And true to form, Midsummer Music 2018 saw many friends reuniting. It was great to see Marieke and Willie from local band Tarmachan returning to play the event again – […]
The inspirational William Kent
Will Kent visited us with his parents in April this year. He was so inspired by what he discovered that he asked if he could possibly come to us for work experience. Will has a condition affecting his eyesight which has been deteriorating since he was 6. He faces the prospect of losing his vision […]
The Celtic Tradition of Handfasting
‘Taking each other’s hand in marriage’ is a well-known phrase but have you ever stopped to think about where it comes from? Handfasting is probably the answer … Marriage is always a hot topic as the summer months approach but this year it has been difficult to avoid with a high-profile wedding featuring just […]
Loch Tay Young Archaeology Club
February 2018 sees the launch of Loch Tay Young Archaeologists’ Club ‘YAC’ which we are very excited about. The Club aims to get involved in demonstrations, craft activities, museum object handling, visiting and investigating archaeological sites and historical places and lots more. Taster sessions and sign-up dates are 17th February and 3rd March from 10.00 […]
Museum Accreditation
We submitted our application to Museums and Galleries Scotland in May 2017. We should receive the result by the end of this year, following an inspection in September. Wish us luck, and stay tuned for more news later. Gaining Museum status would be an amazing achievement for us at the Centre. We have been working […]
Our Priceless Emergency Services
One of our volunteers was taken ill with a heart attack last week and the response from our emergency services was just amazing! We all know just how invaluable the emergency services are but staff, and in particular one of our volunteers found out just how priceless they really are last week! Our team of […]