High Life Highland has an active and successful Adult Learning team, who are responsible for regularly making a noticeable difference to many lives in their local communities. One of the many learning journey’s adults can embark on via High Life Highland is to earn a free Scottish Qualifications Agency (SQA) Award, a practice-based qualification which… Read more »Read more
A new exhibition celebrating the Highland landscape, titled ‘Left at the Mountain, North to the Sea’, will be opening at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (IMAG) this weekend. ‘Left at the Mountain, North to the Sea’ is an alternative view of the Highland landscape as seen through the eyes of contemporary artists working in the… Read more »Read more
Highland Folk Museum’s ‘Heritage in Action Days’ is an annual series of events offering members of the public the chance to see and take part in a wide range of traditional Scottish activities from across the ages. There are typically demonstrations across the mile-long site of various skills, including: ropemaking, rag-rugging, spinning and weaving and… Read more »Read more
Created for the Daily Record and printed from 1960-1989, cartoonist Ewen Bain’s wily Highlander character ‘Angus Og’ who is well loved across the generations is set to go on a tour across Scotland. A full collection of original Angus Og cartoons is currently held in Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre following the donation of Ewen… Read more »Read more
Inverness Museum & Art Gallery (IMAG) is celebrating the success of their ‘Health, Wealth and Happiness’ project which explored the history of healthcare in the Highlands and experiences of the pandemic, as it is selected as a case study of good practice by Museums Galleries Scotland. The project was funded by a Covid-19 Museum Development… Read more »Read more
Big Glasgow Comic Page (BGCP) will be bringing its travelling ComiCon to Inverness Leisure for the first time ever, opening doors to members of the public on Saturday 29th July from 10am to 4pm. Attendees can expect a fun day out that is suitable for all ages and budgets, with tickets starting from as little… Read more »Read more
Four new water butts have been donated to the Inverness Botanic Gardens by the Inverness store of major DIY home and garden retailer Wickes. These water butts will collect over two hundred litres of rainwater each, to then be used across the plant beds in Inverness Botanic Gardens in a triumphant effort to operate and… Read more »Read more
High Life Highland is delighted to be working with two GP Practices to collaboratively deliver a brand-new GP Movement and Activity Programme (MAP) which takes a new approach in supporting and empowering people across the Highlands to be active. The fundamental aim of the programme is to test how collaborating with primary care in NHS… Read more »Read more
Over 30 children attended Culloden Library’s local launch of this year’s free-of-charge Summer Reading Challenge ‘Ready, Set, Read!’, kickstarting their reading journey while partaking in inclusive sporting activities. The sports theme of ‘Ready, Set, Read!’ was set by the Reading Agency in partnership with Youth Sport Trust who run the campaign annually. For 2023, the… Read more »Read more
With the arrival of the summer holiday season comes the arrival of opportunity for local outdoor adventures for members of the public to enjoy under the sun. High Life Highland will be running two walk-throughs of Inverness aimed at young families with children aged 7-14 years old from 10am to 1:30pm on both Thursday 27th… Read more »Read more
