Hall as part of the National Lottery Millenium Hall Scheme to mark the 21st century. However it was put on the open market and sold to a property developer who then found his plan for conversion to a house was impossible, so the old kirk still sits empty and disused and is rapidly deteriorating. The Free Kirk manse became a SYHA youth hostel which for 30 years was very popular with cyclists and hikers until it was sold in the 1950s as a private house. Opposite the Old Manse is a cottage which was originally the parish poorhouse. The Session House community building is a meeting place for various community groups. Its existence and success owe much to the foresight and tenacity of the parish minister in the 1990s, the Reverend Dr Hugh Ormiston. Originally the parish school and beadle's house it was latterly used as a vestry and Sunday School and was in poor condition before its restoration into the well-equipped building of today. It belongs to the Church of Scotland but is run by a non-denominational management committee. Village shop The village community shop is run by a community-interest company, with local unpaid directors, and incorporates a coffee shop. The adjacent workshop is home to Milford Vintage Engineering, who specialise in the service, maintenance, repair and restoration of vintage and veteran vehicles. The building was erected in 1958 on the site of the disused blacksmith's smithy and garden ground as a sales and repair garage and the shop occupies the former showroom area. At one time Kirkmichael had four shops: one in the house at the school end of Williamston, which closed in the early 20th century, and three in Main Street. One was in the white building now known as MacDonald Cottage which closed in 1983. The two others were side by side in the three-storey building opposite the present shop. Village hall The village hall was opened in 1934 after a period of intense fundraising and is managed by a committee of volunteers. It is used by various local groups including Brownies, Guides, Cubs, martial arts, keep fit, badminton and the primary school for Physical Education classes and is home to local functions. It was comprehensively modernised and refurbished in 2018/2019. Masonic Lodge Strathardle was restarted in the late 1950s after many years in abeyance and was originally located in the east end of the property