City Fireworks 2021 will go with a bang

Inverness is set to go with a bang this Friday (November 5) as the annual fireworks display returns to the city centre. The firework display is one of a series of experiences by Highland Council’s Events and Festivals Working group, financially supported by the Inverness Common Good Fund and delivered by High Life Highland (HLH)…. Read more »Read more

Bitten by the Bookbug

High Life Highland libraries has welcomed back scores of parents and their young children to libraries for the return of Bookbug. The early years programme aims to inspire a love of stories, songs and rhymes from birth, supporting children’s language, learning and social skills. HLH Principal Libraries Manager Julie Corcoran said: “Over the course of… Read more »Read more

‘Highlife Wildlife’ brings the outdoors inside

The wonders of the outside have been brought into the classroom thanks to High Life Highland’s Countryside Rangers. Following the Rangers’ launch of online lessons about wildlife and biodiversity, more than 2,000 children have discovered more about its importance and how to protect it for the future. Working with the Highland Council education department, the… Read more »Read more

Uncovering the story of Inverness Castle

On behalf of The Highland Council, High Life Highland this week released a video showing original features uncovered during the initial stages of transforming Inverness Castle to create a gateway for Highland tourism. New images of archaeological finds from the works have also been released. In the new video released today, Stuart MacKellar of LDN… Read more »Read more

New physio clinic opens at Inverness Leisure

A new physiotherapy clinic will be opening in Inverness Leisure Centre on Monday (November 1). The High Life Highland site will be welcoming the Robust Physiotherapy and Sports Performance Clinic to provide physio and sports massage within the Bught Lane facility. Inverness Leisure Manager Steven Clelland said: “We’re really excited to give our members the… Read more »Read more

“BOOtanics” adds extra date due to popular demand

Due to popular demand and great public feedback, the first Halloween event to be held in the city since 2019 is being extended, adding an extra spooky evening to the previously released four nights. Tickets for the fifth night (Sunday 31st October) will be released to the public at 10am on Friday. ‘Night @ the… Read more »Read more

Scheme kickstarts youth employment

A scheme to support young people into employment has been welcomed by four youngsters at High Life Highland. Ryan Macleod, 22, and Sam Nesbit, 19, are based in Invergordon alongside Evie Strange, 21, and Aaron Godding, 18, in Ullapool, all taking part in the Kickstart scheme. The work experiences have been varied, from helping in… Read more »Read more

The Printed Line at Inverness Museum & Art Gallery

With work by a wide range of artists, Inverness Museum and Art Gallery is hosting a new touring exhibition from the Arts Council Collection. The exhibition, The Printed Line, includes Walter Sickert’s cross-hatched etching The Old Middlesex, Ben Nicholson’s rich drypoint Halse Town 1949, etchings by Eduardo Chillida, and David Hockney’s Illustrations for Fourteen Poems… Read more »Read more

Trial closure of Bught Lane outside Inverness Botanical Gardens

A trial closure of Bught Lane, outside Inverness Botanical Gardens, to improve safety and create a pedestrianised zone begins today (October 20). With both Inverness Leisure, Highland Rugby Club and Inverness Botanic Gardens, the area is increasingly popular with visitors. Pre-pandemic, Inverness Leisure welcomed over 800,000 people each year, with an additional 150,000 to the… Read more »Read more

Inverness Botanic Gardens becomes ‘BOOtanics’ for Halloween

Supported by the Inverness Common Good Fund, and on behalf of the Inverness Events and Festivals Working Group, High Life Highland will transform Inverness Botanic Gardens this October as the popular Bught Park visitor attraction hosts its first ever night-time illuminations trail. ‘Night @ the BOOtanics’ will be an immersive light and projection experience bringing… Read more »Read more