Church saleissue
The sale of a historic church in Callander has yet to be completed – three years after a charity moved in.
Clanranald Trust moved in to St Kessog’s Church in early 2015 after the category B listed building was placed on the market for £100,000.
However, it has been revealed that the charity has yet to finalise a deal to take over ownership of the Ancaster Square landmark from Stirling Council.
A council spokesperson said: “Negotiations are ongoing and it is expected these should be resolved in the near future. We have worked with the Clanranald Trust to resolve a number of issues which have delayed the completion of the settlement.
“The Trust currently occupy St Kessog’s under licence, which offers a number of benefits to the council, such as reducing our liabilities in connection with maintenance, payment of rates and insurance.”
The Clanranald Trust say the hold up has been down to uncertainty over ownership of the surrounding fixtures.
Manager, Malin Heen– Allan said: “I believe we’ll be ready to complete the process any time now. There has been discussion over who owned the steps and the square, but that has been cleared up, Stirling Council own those.”
In September 2014 the Observer reported the charity bought the church for the asking price of £100,000 from the council. It is unclear if the impending settlement will be for the full amount. Isabel Young died on January 3 at the age of 94, after a long, interesting and fulfilling life.
She was the devoted and much loved mother of Anna, loving Nana to Jennifer, Simon, the late Mark and their families, devoted sister to brother Albert, dear aunt of Mark and Judith and a good friend to many.
She was born Isabel Lisetta Gonnella on December 2, 1923 in Largs.
She grew up in Dunblane and attended McLaren High School in Callander.
At school she was adept at athletics and after leaving she trained as a secretary.
After the war she married Tadeusz Wisniewski with whom she had her daughter. During this time she enjoyed playing badminton and also was a lieutenant in the Girl Guides.
After Tadeusz died she took a position as the manager’s assistant at Dunblane Hydro for which she was well suited due to her secretarial and organisational skills and her ability to get along well with everyone.
She worked with several different managers and eventually met her second husband, Maurice Shinwell, there. Upon their marriage she retired from work and moved to Glasgow, where she joined the local bowling club.
This was another sport at which she was very good, winning several competitions and serving as Ladies President for a time. Maurice encouraged her in public speaking and she put this to good use in the bowling clubs and the local Conservative club.
A few years after Maurice’s death she married Frederick Young, who she had met at the bowling club. Other than sports, she loved classical music, fine dining, dogs and international travel.
Her favourite places to visit were Italy and the USA where her daughter lives.
She would spend several weeks at a time in the USA and they visited different areas together, taking great pleasure in each other’s company. Her funeral will be on Monday, January 22 at 4pm, at The Linn Crematorium, Lainshaw Drive, Glasgow. No flowers, please.
Her remains will interred in Dunblane Cemetery at a later date.