Kirriemuir Regeneration Group

Kirriemuir Regeneration Group (KRG) are a Community SCIO which was originally established as a Community Group in 2015 when Kirriemuir’s Camera Obscura was under threat of closure when the National Trust for Scotland handed it, and the Barrie Pavilion on Kirrie Hill in which it is housed, back to Angus Council.

The Group, which consists totally of local volunteers, have successfully been managing and operating the Camera Obscura between Easter and October every year since 2015 – with the exception of 2020 when, like most other visitor attractions it remained closed due to the national restrictions.

The Group has gone from strength to strength and the ‘Pavilion Team’, as well as operating the Camera Obscura, operate and manage Café Obscura on the ground floor of the Barrie Pavilion serving freshly ground coffee from Sacred Grounds in Arbroath along with teas, cold drinks, snacks, scones and cakes.
There are various items given by the Cricket Club and others on display in the Pavilion

The Group’s ‘Den Team’ look after Kirrie Den . The ‘Planters Team care for th flower containers and hanging baskets around the town. The ‘Lights team’ install and maintain the Christmas tree and lights that make Kirrie sparkle in December as well as organising the Christmas fayre and Santa’s grotto in the Town Hall every year.

KRG are, in 2026, taking on stewardship of Kirriemuir Town House, the iconic 400 year old building in the town square.  The building has been operating as a museum since 2001 until Angus Alive gave the building back to Angus Council in 2023, since when it has remained closed.
KRG will bring it back to life as Kirriemuir Town House – more than a museum with space for small craft articles for sale, small meetings and/or classes as well as talks, film shows, exhibitions, Town Walks happening.

KRG  look after the public toilets on Kirrie Hill and in Kirrie Den and members of the Group are also involved with many of the other Groups within Kirriemuir.

All donations and profits go back to the community in the form of donations to various  projects etc