A range of renowned artists from across the Highlands and beyond are exhibiting their works at Strathpeffer Pavilion Art Fair, which is taking place from Thursday 23rd to Sunday 26th November this year. Artists such as Sheenagh Harrison, Mary Black and Paula Deas will feature amongst over 80 exhibitors at the Art Fair, all of… Read more »Read more
High Life Highland’s Active Schools Team have been working with the Scottish Football Association (SFA) to offer a girls-only sports programme that uses Disney themes to introduce football skills. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) ‘Disney Playmakers Programme’ was piloted in three locations across the Highlands in September, with a view to rolling this… Read more »Read more
As part of both the Google Classroom and in-person Wildflower Schools Project delivered by the High Life Highland Countryside Rangers team, Primary School pupils from across the Highlands were invited to create a poem about wildflowers in English or Gaelic. The competition opened for entries in April this year and encouraged Young Writers to submit… Read more »Read more
Eight students from Colegio Manuel Belgrano, a secondary school in Argentina, arrived in Inverness on Sunday 24th September for a whirlwind visit of the Scottish Highlands jointly led by Colonias De Inmersion Al Idioma and High Life Highland. Colonias De Inmersion Al Idioma has been creating educational adventures for the young people of Argentina since… Read more »Read more
Two High Life Highland members of staff have recently made some astonishing local, national, and international sporting achievements. Baxter’s River Ness 10k Marathon happened on Sunday 1st October, with thousands of participants joining in with the hopes of earning a new personal best run-time. Amongst those participants was Catriona Fraser, High Life Highland’s combined Leisure… Read more »Read more
Inshes Library has announced the line up for its first Mini Book Festival taking place this November as part of celebrations for Book Week Scotland hosted by The Scottish Book Trust. A week-long programme of events will be taking place from Monday 13th November to Sunday 19th November inclusive, culminating in two author events at… Read more »Read more
Back in August 2022, High Life Highland’s Countryside Ranger for Wester Ross invited volunteers to begin moving much-loved plants – sea pinks – to new locations ahead of major development works planned along the sea front in Ullapool. These plants were carefully removed from the shore wall to prevent the loss of thrift, or sea… Read more »Read more
High Life Highland is delighted to announce its delivery of CIMSPA Accredited training sessions, in partnership with Active IQ. The Badenoch and Strathspey Leisure Facilities Team are responsible for the set-up, management, and delivery of the programme, which covers the whole Highland region, which includes: Fraser Tulloch, Joshua Lee Brannan, Lee Beckwith, Luke Robinson and… Read more »Read more
All eight Primary Schools across East Sutherland were represented at the East Sutherland Schools Sports Association (ESSSA) Benchball Tournament on Tuesday 3rd October, hosted at Golspie High School. A total of 14 teams entered: six girls’ teams, five boys teams and three mixed teams. Each category played in a ‘round robin’ competition with games lasting… Read more »Read more
The now Inverness Botanic Gardens was first opened in 1993 as the ‘Inverness Floral Hall and Gardens’ by Provost W.A.E. Fraser and later by HRH Prince Edward. To celebrate the incredible history and people involved in the Inverness Botanic Gardens through the years, a 30th Anniversary Celebration was held on Wednesday 20th September for High… Read more »Read more
