The Group formed originally in the early nineties with it's regular meeting place being the village community centre. It had a proper structure with a healthy membership and continued in this form until the end of 2001 when members of the committee were no longer able to continue in office for numerous reasons including health and family commitments and so, with great reluctance, the group disbanded. Not too long after, some of the original members decided to meet informally and continue the good work that others had started. The group does not have a committee and continues as an informal entity, nevertheless it holds regular meetings at the village resource centre known as the 'Lampie Hoose' - it is hoped that one day the group may once again be formalised. In the meantime, we shall continue to move along as we are at present.

The paraffin lamp has a place in the history of Portgordon - The village was one of the last in the area to receive an electricity supply (in the 1920's) and became known as the 'Paraffin City'