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Apprenticeships offer earning opportunities alongside learning in refurbishment of historic park

Today, Morrison Construction introduced some of their local apprentices who are working on the UK Governments’ Levelling Up Funded refurbishment project at the Northern Meeting Park in Inverness. All these apprentices have been recruited from the Highland area. Morrison places huge importance on the creation of employment opportunities – and a trades apprenticeship allows people… Read more »Read more

Bught Park project encouraging Local Job Growth and Development

Clark Contracts, who are the lead contractor, on the UK Governments’ Levelling Up Funded Bught Park improvements project, have been on site since January preparing the first construction phases, with excellent progress now beginning made on the development, which aims to be completed by March 2025. Their decision to hire local workforce not only boosts… Read more »Read more

High Life Highland support for people living with Parkinson’s

The 11th April marks World Parkinson’s Day and High Life Highland (HLH) is encouraging anyone affected by Parkinson’s to get involved with specially designed classes being held at several of its leisure centres, as well as online. NHS Highland estimates that there are around 600 people in the Highland area living with Parkinson’s and there… Read more »Read more

National Lottery Heritage Fund support for interpretation plans at Northern Meeting Park

High Life Highland, on behalf of The Highland Council, is thrilled to secure £120K from the National Lottery Heritage Fund allowing the development of new on-site and online interpretation for Northern Meeting Park, enhancing its historical narrative. The Park, built in 1864, is a popular location for sports and cultural events, and is one of… Read more »Read more

Two Inverness-born artists open exhibition at Inverness Museum & Art Gallery
James Lumsden, artist, stands next to a painting hanging on the wall in an art gallery

Two Inverness-born painters will be coming together to open an exhibition of their artwork on Friday 5th April at Inverness Museum & Art Gallery. Open Light is an exhibition of new and recent paintings by James Lumsden and Eric Cruikshank. Both artists take the landscape as their inspiration but their interpretation of it is very… Read more »Read more

Spring Trail ‘Scramble’ hits Inverness Botanic Gardens

With gardens waking up from the winter slumber, Inverness Botanic Gardens are hosting a month-long self-led spring trail for young children and their families. Spring Scramble runs from Thursday 28 March until Sunday 28 April (inclusive), involving a friendly Blackbird character and introduces other spring garden friends along the way. Families can pick up a… Read more »Read more

Ardnamurchan Pianist Scoops Prestigious Highland Young Musician of the Year 2024

S4 pupil, Fin Young from Ardnamurchan High School was awarded the coveted title of Highland Young Musician of the Year 2024 at an event which took place at the Highland Archive Centre in Inverness on Sunday 24th March. Fin impressed the audience and perhaps more importantly, the Judges with his varied programme on the piano…. Read more »Read more

The Sun Shines on McRobert Cup Pupils

Over 400 primary school pupils have taken part in the hugely popular annual McRobert Cup cross-country event at Torvean Park, Inverness. A key sporting occasion in the school calendar, the High Life Highland organised event took place under the sunshine on the morning of 20th March. Speaking about the event, Dagmar Borrowman, High Life Highland’s… Read more »Read more

Inverness Community Sports Facility set to benefit from sportscotland investment

Community sport across Scotland is to receive a boost thanks to over £1.5 million of investment from sportscotland’s Sport Facilities Fund to local partners, including new changing facilities at the Bught Park Stadium complex in Inverness. The facility redevelopment is among 18 projects across Scotland to share a total of £1,506,263 from sportscotland to develop… Read more »Read more

Inverness Museum & Art Gallery and Artangel Invite Public to take part in Exhibition of the Nation’s Hobbies

Members of the public are invited to take part in The Hobby Cave, the largest ever exhibition of the UK’s hobbies. From makers and modifiers to crafters and collectors, Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, alongside arts organisation Artangel and award-winning artist and Spider-Man enthusiast Hetain Patel, is inviting people to share details of their hobbies… Read more »Read more