Volunteering at Kilcranny House

Kilcranny House was founded in 1985 through the voluntary commitment of “ordinary” people to developing a holistic approach towards healing the divisions within our society.  Kilcranny is comprised of a farmhouse set in roughly 4 acres of land with an accommodation block, small scale Community Allotment  and Composting Schemes, organic gardens, and a stone built barn and workshop. We have a small number of farm animals.

Situated in a peaceful rural area near the North Antrim coast Kilcranny is a “safe” or “neutral” venue for meaningful discussion around issues connected with community development, identity and difference, as well as environmental awareness. Visiting groups come on both a daily and a residential basis. Sometimes volunteers are involved in working directly with the groups, other times their role focuses on hosting, i.e. welcoming, cooking and cleaning.

Volunteers are actively involved in most aspects of the Project; cooking and cleaning, devising and delivering programmes for school and youth groups, working in the gardens or advising on the strategic development of the centre

At Kilcranny we currently have 5 paid workers: A project Co-ordinator, Schools and Community Liaison Worker, Ethnic Minorities Support Worker, Administrator, and a Volunteer Co-ordinator. Usually two or three residential volunteers live on site. We also have a number of local volunteers.