People living in the Black Isle and the surrounding area are invited to get to know the facilities on offer at the Black Isle Leisure Centre when it throws its doors open this Saturday 20th May 2023 between 9am and 3.30pm. High Life Highland’s Leisure Manager, Ian Goode explained, “As part of an ongoing programme… Read more »Read more
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COMMUNITY WELLBEING RECOGNISED AT CULLODEN MIND HUB
The team at High Life Highland’s Culloden Library are delighted to be supporting Mental Health Awareness Week (15th– 21st May), by introducing a new community initiative called Culloden Mind Hub. High Life Highland’s Network Librarian, Michelle Gowans explains, “We have been able to launch the Mind Hub at Culloden Library with generous support from the… Read more »Read more
What is the Inverness Castle Experience?
Members of the public are invited to go along to view the new Inverness Castle Experience film in 360, have a chat with the castle team and see the concept ideas for the new visitor attraction due to open in 2025. High Life Highland, on behalf of the Highland Council are offering allocated time slots… Read more »Read more
AWARD SCHEME BRINGS DOWN TRAVEL COSTS FOR HIGHLAND’S FUTURE SPORTS STARS
Talented athletes from all over Highland came together on Friday 28th April to attend the launch of this year’s Athlete Travel Award Scheme. The event, organised by HLH, marks the start of a year’s funding and support, for 17 athletes at regional, national, and international level, from 12 different sports ranging from athletics to motor… Read more »Read more
The search is on for new Highland Youth Convener
The call has gone out to the young people of the Highlands, as they are being invited to put themselves forward to become the Highlands’ next Youth Convener. The Highland Youth Convener is a unique role created in 2007 by The Highland Council to champion the causes of young people across the Highlands. Outgoing Youth… Read more »Read more
Inverness Castle Experience – design update
Updates were provided today (Thursday 27 April) of how the designs of the Inverness Castle Experience are developing. The newly transformed Inverness castle is due to open to the public in 2025. The new details show how the castle will be transformed from its past uses as a prison and courtroom to a visitor attraction,… Read more »Read more
The ‘Glasgow girls and boys’ come to Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
The team at High Life Highland’s Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (IMAG) is delighted to welcome an exhibition of paintings by the Glasgow Girls and Boys from the Fleming Collection which opens this weekend. The generation known as The Glasgow Girls and Boys includes most radical Scottish painters of the late nineteenth century. Leading lights were Joseph… Read more »Read more
TAIN ROYAL ACADEMY CLARINETIST TAKES HIGHLAND YOUNG MUSICIANS HOPES NATIONALLY
A S5 pupil from Tain Royal Academy was awarded the coveted title of Highland Young Musician of the Year 2023 this weekend at an event which took place at the Highland Archive Centre in Inverness. Megan Fisher wowed both the audiences and perhaps more importantly, the Judges with her varied programme on the clarinet. Her… Read more »Read more
Inverness Museum and Highland Folk Museum joins The Wild Escape, the largest ever collaboration between UK museums
High Life Highland’s Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, Highland Folk Museum and Countryside Rangers have joined The Wild Escape, a major new project uniting hundreds of museums with schools and families to find nature in museums. Led by national art charity Art Fund and with support from Arts Council England, hundreds of museums, galleries and… Read more »Read more
Alness youth elected to top post in Scottish Youth Parliament
Mollie McGoran, a young person from Alness said she was “absolutely delighted” to have been elected as Chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament. The members of the Scottish Youth Parliament, and her peers, recently voted Mollie McGoran, a Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYP) for Inverness and Nairn, Highland as their new Chair of… Read more »Read more