The South
Bringing Girvan Together
We’re working to purchase the South Parish Church and transform it into a vibrant community hub, a place for theatre, film, live music, celebrations, and gatherings of every kind. Our plans also include a 30-bed bunkhouse to welcome visitors and boost local tourism.
Girvan hasn’t had a true town hall since 1939, and with the closure of the Beach Pavilion 15 years ago, we’ve been without a venue for larger events.
Together, we now have the chance to change that – creating a space that brings people together and puts Girvan firmly on the map.
Breaking News
The south has been given charitable status – we are now a SCIO. If you wish to support us or become a member, click here.
And we have been successful in getting the funding we need to proceed with all the surveys and reports that are essential in order to buy the South Parish Church, and to engage an architect to ensure that our vision for The South is feasible.
For full details, visit our news page.
Fundraising Events
For information about our Burns Night, and our other fundraising events, click here.
The South will rise – Our vision in Film
Open Day – What a Turnout
Over 300 people dropped in to our first public engagement event to talk to us, learn about the project, have some cake & coffee, get a tour of the church, and watch Rodger and Craig’s film.
They also gave us a lot of feedback through our survey form, our brainstorming board and our suggestions sheets. It will help us when we sit down and talk to architects and the feasibility study people.
The Kids got to play with a Lego model of the church and the halls, colour in pictures and do a scavenger hunt.
And a lot of people signed up as supporters, which really helps us when we approach funders.
We’ll be posting lots of photos taken on the day – click below to see them, and you can also choose to do the survey online, or register as a supporter or a member