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From sheep to shop: knit yourself a woolly scarf in time for Christmas
Raw fleece

Embark on a special eight-week fortnightly evening course hosted by High Life Highland’s Heritage Ranger, and learn how to make your very own woollen product from cleaning raw sheep fleece to weaving by hand. Starting on Wednesday 6th September, each two-hour session will take participants through a traditional journey of learning how to go from… Read more »Read more

Local MP Drew Hendry commends High Life Highland staff during visit to Inverness Library
Mr Hendry and Inverness Library Staff with Lego sign

Drew Hendry, MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey, recently visited the Inverness Library to learn more about the wide array of community events being held by High Life Highland on a regular basis. During this visit, Mr Hendry engaged with the attendees of High Life Highland’s weekly ‘Lego Club’ and praised the Library staff… Read more »Read more

Tìr nan Òg: A new Angus Og inspired youth arts club is set to commence at the Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre
Tìr nan Òg: A new Angus Og inspired youth arts club is set to commence at the Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre

High Life Highland is delighted to announce that the Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre has successfully secured Highland Cares Mental Health and Wellbeing funding to support ‘Tìr nan Òg’, a new Angus Og inspired club for teenagers aged 13 to 18. The club will take place every Wednesday at 3:45pm to 5:15pm from the 6th… Read more »Read more

Adult Learning for Refugees team hosts traditional kite-making session to inspire hope in Afghan families
Kite-making

High Life Highland’s Adult Learning for Refugees team recently hosted a creative project for Afghan resettler communities, funded by the Scottish Refugee Council as part of the ‘Scottish Refugee Festival’. The theme of the Festival this year was ‘Hope’ hence the event was aptly titled ‘The Afghan Kites of Hope’ in honour of the tradition… Read more »Read more

Stagecoach support staff health and wellbeing with High Life Highland partnership
Stagecoach HLH membership

Stagecoach employees across the Highlands now have discounted access to all High Life Highland leisure facilities, thanks to the charity’s most recent corporate deal with Stagecoach Highlands. Emma Thomson, High Life Highland’s highlife Development Officer, said: “We are absolutely delighted to have another high-profile Highland business signed up to our corporate membership deal. “High Life… Read more »Read more

Inverness Castle’s exterior renovations on view as scaffolding removed

The external elevations of Inverness Castle are being carefully restored and conserved in a phased manner. The first phase of restoration to the principal elevations facing the esplanade and the river are soon to be revealed as the scaffolding in that area is removed. The works have included expert conservation of stonework and pointing, restoration… Read more »Read more

National ‘Doors Open Days’ Festival welcomes families to the Highland Archive Centre for a fun weekend
Highland Archives - Conservation

On Saturday 2nd September, the Highland Archive Centre will once again be participating in the nationwide ‘Doors Open Days Festival’, Scotland’s largest free festival celebrating places and stories new and old. Based on Bught Road, Inverness, the Highland Archive Centre is responsible for collecting, preserving, and making accessible, archives relating to the history of the… Read more »Read more

High Life Highland awarded ‘site of the month’ for impactful delivery of ESCAPE-pain programme

High Life Highland is working with Versus Arthritis, the UK’s largest charity dedicated to supporting people with arthritis, to regularly deliver a six-week programme called ESCAPE-pain. The ESCAPE-pain programme, supported by Orthopaedic Research UK, aims to deliver an active programme specifically for participants with chronic joint pain or osteoarthritis, with the fundamental goal of increasing… Read more »Read more

High Life Highland Libraries celebrate this year’s success of popular ‘School’s Out’ program

High Life Highland’s Libraries in and around Inverness are delighted with the success of their Summer 2023 School’s Out Programme. Through the course of the six-week school holiday, the High Life Highland Libraries Teams across the Highlands area have put on a large and varied family-friendly programme of activities for highlife Members in the area…. Read more »Read more

BGCP ComiCon took Inverness Leisure by storm with 4,000 attendees on the day

Big Glasgow Comic Page (BGCP) brought its travelling Comic Convention (ComiCon) to Inverness for the first time ever, setting up at Inverness Leisure on Saturday 29th July from 10am to 4pm. The event has proved popular in its run up, with all workshop tickets selling out in advance for: Jurassic Class, Slime Making and Hero… Read more »Read more