The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

dhubthaigh · Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 3:10 pm Post subject: FORFAR, WEST CHURCH WW2

In the original West U.F. Church building, subsequently West Church and now known as St. Margaret's;

Keptie · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:37 pm Post subject: st margarets forfar

I see in the courier & advertiser for 14th February 2018 :
The Rev Maggie Hunt in st Margarets church with plans for the centre

CHURCH TO MAKE WAY FOR COMMUNITY CENTRE :
St Margarets church in Forfar is to be DEMOLISHED to make way for a new £1million multi purpose community centre .
The plans were given the go ahead yesterday , at a meeting of an ANGUS COUNCIL development review committee .
The council had previously refused planning permission the year before but the church seems to have returned to inform the council that the Forfar library , police office , AG Barr and other firms all have modern buildings in the conservation area and it seems that this time it was approved .

Wonder what will happen to their war memorial that I presume is listed in the previous info now lost

Patrick w Anderson

Keptie · Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 8:02 pm Post subject: forfar

I found St Margaret's church FORFAR Facebook page and asked them about the COURIER report that the church was to be demolished and a new one built but the reply was

The church will not be demolished but the EXISTING Victorian Sanctuary area to built a new disabled access multi purpose centre to meet as a church and a centre for the community .

Hoping the existing WAR MEMORIALS would be re housed in the new Building IF not work with appropriate organisations to preserve them .

Pat w Anderson

stuartn · Joined: 13 Dec 2016 Posts: 2551

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