Who collects your data?
KH is responsible for collecting and storing your data from your membership subscription form.
What data does KH collect and how is it used?
Through membership subscription forms, KH collects your name, address, telephone numbers and email address (if you choose to be contacted by email). This data is used to send you news updates, invitations to meetings, information about volunteer rotas, requests for assistance with events and links to items of local or historical interest.
Who has access to your data?
KH will never share, swap or sell you data to any other organisation.
How will we communicate with you?
KH will send emails, either directly through our provider (hotmail.co.uk) or or by using Mailchimp, a simple and secure email marketing tool. We will contact members by post and/or telephone when necessary.
How to update or unsubscribe from KH
Indicate to any Committee member that you no longer wish to be contacted (details on membership card) or contact the Secretary to update contact details.
The volunteers of Kilwinning Heritage apologise for the closure of the Abbey Tower Heritage Centre since February 2025. North Ayrshire Council is planning a programme of repairs. Other KH activities will continue as normal: free public talks, research, community archive project, book sales etc. For up-to-date information, contact us or follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Kilwi...
For the fifth year, we're delighted to announce that the Abbey Tower and precincts will be lit up red to commemorate Remembrance Day on Tuesday 11 November 7-8pm. The Tower will be open for visitors to climb 143 steps for an unforgettable view of the town at night. Free entry. Dress warmly!
The Abbey Tower Heritage Centre is now unlikely to re-open before Spring 2026. North Ayrshire Council, who owns the Tower, has confirmed it will use almost £200,000 of funding to help restore one of the region’s most beautiful and iconic landmarks. The works - required to ensure its long-term conservation - include building fabric repairs and improvements that will ensure water ingress is prevented. Lost features will also be reinstated, and a range of other improvements will be carried out to preserve the asset and enhance the visitor experience throughout the building. The works at Kilwinning Abbey Tower are being funded by a range of sources including internal Council budgets, the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the Scottish Government’s Place Based Investment Programme. The allocation of Crown Estates funding will maximise the level of external investment in the project and provide additional contingency funding due to the nature of the works.
Please keep an eye on social media posts by Kilwinning Heritage where we will keep you up to date with the progress.
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