 The village Memorial and New halls host events local and for the whole of Cowal and beyond.The local smiddy, which closed as a blacksmiths in the 1950s after over 150 years and four generations of the Montgomery family of smiths, is now the Smiddy Museum, open from Easter to 30 September.Strachur has its own post office though as of 2013 it is open only 3 days a week and is under threat of closure.