A long forgotten Pictish stone, which was likely being used as a grave marker in a remote Christian burial ground in Caithness, has been recovered and restored, and is now on display at the North Coast Visitor Centre thanks to the local landowner and heritage volunteers. The Ulbster 2 Pictish Stone joins the original Ulbster… Read more »Read more
ùir-sgeul | earth story is a new exhibition by artist Eilidh MacKenzie, exploring oral traditions, maps, landscapes, archaeology and written materials related to Skye’s shieling culture – and it can be explored this summer at the Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre, Portree. Shieling, or àirigh in Gaelic, is the name given to both a summer… Read more »Read more
HYROX is billed as the ultimate fitness race and it’s coming to a highlife leisure centre near you! High Life Highland has announced that three of its sites will be introducing this global fitness phenomenon this summer. Inverness Leisure, Aviemore Community Centre and Lochaber Leisure Centre are all rolling out this new offering to customers…. Read more »Read more
Around 200 young musicians from across the Highlands are set to entertain folks in the Highland capital with some jigs, reels and marches next Saturday. The event is High Life Highland’s first ever Fiddlers Rally, organised by the charity’s instrumental music tuition service and featuring performances from fiddle students as well as the Highland Young… Read more »Read more
During Volunteers Week, High Life Highland is taking the opportunity to thank all its volunteers, particularly those green fingered heroes and nature enthusiasts who are helping to Make Life Better. At the Inverness Botanic Gardens there are volunteers working hard to keep this oasis of colour and tranquillity looking beautiful for visitors – as well… Read more »Read more
Where would we be without spoons? It’s pretty tricky to sup on a bowl of broth with a fork! So in honour of this simple but universal utensil, the Inverness Museum & Art Gallery is launching a new exhibition this weekend, celebrating the humble spoon. Opening on Saturday (31 May) ‘Spoonful’ brings together a wide… Read more »Read more
Fancy diving into the world of cetaceans and learning more about how they live and how we can help them thrive? And there’s no need to even leave dry land, just pop along to Dingwall Academy this weekend. High Life Highland, Whale and Dolphin Conservation and British Divers Marine Life Rescue are giving people the… Read more »Read more
Ardnamurchan teams came out on top at the recent (22 May) inter schools rugby competition in Fort William. Pupils from Mallaig, Adnamurchan and Kinlochleven battled it out in the sunny conditions, with some fantastic skills on show. In the girls final a Mallaig/Kinlochleven mixed squad just missed out on the crown with one try pushing… Read more »Read more
A tiny shop that served a Strathspey farming community for almost 80 years before closing its doors in the early 1970s has been given a new lease of life at the Highland Folk Museum. McLean’s Shop is the Highland Folk Museum’s newest exhibit, having been donated by the original shopkeeper’s Great Granddaughter. Jessie McLean opened… Read more »Read more
High Life Highland is one of twenty organisations across the UK taking part in Going Places – a landmark £5.36m exhibition programme from Art Fund, the national charity for museums and galleries, that will see museums and galleries from all four nations share their collections in the largest collaborative touring project of its kind. The… Read more »Read more
