Solas Eige and St Columba’s Church
Tabled 27 October 2025 by Mr Angus MacDonald
That this House celebrates the purchase of St Columba’s Church on the Isle of Eigg by the community group Solas Eige; thanks the Scottish Land Fund for their generous grant of over £90,000 to enable the sale; notes that this crucial funding is a major milestone in Solas Eige’s journey to rejuvenate this unique historic building and turn it into a community hub and island archive for residents and visitors to enjoy for generations to come; congratulates Solas Eige and the Isle of Eigg Heritage trust for all their hard work in getting to this stage; recognises that there is still significant funding necessary but that this grant will allow the trustees to create all-ability access, install essential services, and plan for the building’s future; looks forward to seeing St Columba’s reopen as a valuable asset for Eigg; and further notes that this project will create a vibrant space for culture, heritage, climate literacy and pilgrimage on the Isle of Eigg.