Author: Friends of Kinneil

THE former Kinneil colliery site in Bo’ness is to receive a £150,000 ‘green’ facelift to improve the appearance and access for local residents and enhance the wildlife in the area. Central Scotland Forest Trust (CSFT) has been commissioned to manage the project which will be delivered over a five year period. Work started today (August… Continue reading Work starts on Kinneil foreshore

ARTISTS and photographers are being encouraged to put a historic estate in the frame . . . The Friends of Kinneil is organising an art and photography contest to gather local people's impressions of Kinneil Estate in Bo'ness. Chairwoman Lynn Munro said: "We're looking to find the best photographs and paintings of this impressive parkland.… Continue reading Enter our contest

FALKIRK Council Provost Pat Reid and his wife Sandra joined the crowds who visited Kinneil House on Saturday. The historic mansion was opened to visitors by Historic Scotland and the Heritage group The Friends of Kinneil. Old Fair films were also shown in the neighbouring Kinneil Museum. A Friends spokesman said: "It was a busy… Continue reading Provost visits Kinneil

KINNEIL House – one of the first locations for the Bo'ness Children's Fair Festival –is opening its doors to visitors on Saturday, June 30 . . . . the day after this year's Fair. Free guided tours of the Bo'ness mansion are being tied in with showings of old Fair films in the neighbouring Kinneil… Continue reading Fair old time at Kinneil

HISTORY lovers are being urged to go online and show their support for Kinneil House and Museum in Bo'ness. The sites are bidding for votes in an online poll to find "Britain's Best" historic locations. The poll is being conducted by UKTV History and ties in with a TV series being presented by Alan Titchmarsh.… Continue reading Kinneil vies for your support

THE FRIENDS of Kinneil - the group set up to promote and support Kinneil Estate in Bo'ness - is bidding to become a registered charity. The news was revealed at the organisation's first AGM last week. Members agreed to a simple change to the not-for-profit group's constitution, which should pave the way for regulators to… Continue reading Friends in charity bid

THE FRIENDS of Kinneil group has published its annual report, outlining its work in its first year of operations. You can download the report in Adobe Acrobat format.  Friends of Kinneil Annual Report 2006-2007 (PDF, 1MB)

THE group set up to promote Kinneil Estate in Bo'ness will hold its first annual general meeting next week. The Friends of Kinneil will report on a busy year which saw volunteers raise the profile of the historic park through campaigns, promotional work and events. The AGM will be held on Thursday, May 31, upstairs… Continue reading Friends to hold AGM

HISTORIC Kinneil House in Bo'ness, central Scotland, is opening its doors to visitors this weekend. The mansion - which houses some of the best Renaissance wall paintings in Scotland - will provide free access on Saturday, April 21, and Sunday, April 22, from 12 noon until 3 p.m. on both days. The opening has been… Continue reading Open day at Kinneil

THE history of Kinneil Estate in Bo'ness will come under the spotlight next week. Geoff Bailey, the keeper of archaeology and local history at Falkirk Museum, is to make a presentation on the area's heritage to members of The Friends of Kinneil. Friends chairman Adrian Mahoney said: "Kinneil is part of the proposed Antonine Wall… Continue reading History of Kinneil under the spotlight