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
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
The Northern Meeting Park refurbishment project in Inverness gets underway this week. The refurbishment of this historical park is going ahead as one of three projects along the River Ness in Inverness being supported with almost £20 million from the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund. Lead contractors, Morrison Construction – Highland, employed by The Highland… Read more »Read more
It was announced today that Workhaus Projects has been awarded the contract to carry out the interpretation for the interior of the Inverness Castle Experience. Workhaus Projects will combine creativity, design, technology and craftsmanship to create a world-class visitor experience within the transformed castle building, bringing the vision of content designers Mather & Co to… Read more »Read more
Last week, the first major phase of work started to install a new universally accessible roof terrace, which will form part of the visitor experience at Inverness Castle, involving the careful removal of an original section of a concealed slate roof and the installation of a new structural deck in its place. The roof steel… Read more »Read more
The Highland Council has awarded the contract for the Northern Meeting Park refurbishments, as part of UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund, to Morrison Construction from Inverness. This announcement signals the next critical stage for the project with the start of the construction work that is vital in developing the future of the park. The Northern… Read more »Read more
The new link building, which connects the three separate parts of Inverness Castle, took a step closer to reality this week with the first pour of its intricate roof structure. The new construction, which will house the new restaurant and bar, has a bespoke ‘saltire grid’ roof structure, made from the same materials as the… Read more »Read more
The Highland Council has announced that Clark Contracts has been awarded the contract for improvements to Bught Park in Inverness, as part of the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund. With this announcement the project will move on to the next stage of development which includes a refurbished grandstand, a new sports pavilion, a new shinty… Read more »Read more
A new collaborative photography project titled ‘Living With SMART’ is being exhibited at the Inverness Botanic Gardens until Monday 25th September this year, meaning that this weekend is the last chance for members of the public to view. ‘SMART stands for Stroke like Migraine Attacks after Radiation Therapy’, and the photograph series documents the daily… Read more »Read more
‘Their Finest Hour’ is a University of Oxford project that aims to collect and digitally archive war-related stories and objects with connection to the Second World War (WWII) that have been passed down through families. The project initially launched in July 2022 funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, and aims to empower local communities… Read more »Read more
