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
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Two Inverness-born artists open exhibition at Inverness Museum & 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
Construction work starts at historic city centre park
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
Rare tree planted in honour of ‘30 years of growing’ at Inverness Botanic Gardens
The now Inverness Botanic Gardens was first opened in 1993 as the ‘Inverness Floral Hall and Gardens’ by Provost W.A.E. Fraser and later by HRH Prince Edward. To mark the incredible history and people involved in the Inverness Botanic Gardens through the years, a new tree has been planted in honour of 30 years of… Read more »Read more
Stagecoach shares positive impact of corporate highlife membership on staff
Thanks to the Charity’s most recent corporate deal with Stagecoach Highlands, employees of Stagecoach across the Highlands now have discounted access to all High Life Highland leisure facilities. These highlife memberships cover both individual and family options, which allows Stagecoach employees and their families access to a range of services such as swimming pools and… Read more »Read more