High Life Highland is delighted to be welcoming a new Personal Trainer who will be based between Sutherland Swimming Pool and Tain Royal Academy Community Complex (TRACC). With the addition of Olivia Saunders to the team, the fitness timetables will see the addition of Circuits classes every Monday from 7pm to 7:40pm followed by a… Read more »Read more
High Life Highland is delighted to announce that the Leadership Programme will be headed stateside for the first time ever, courtesy of bold Young Leader, Thomas Fraser. Thomas has racked up hundreds of volunteering hours since embarking on the Leadership Programme around two years ago, earning him several rewards. Most recently, Thomas was presented with… Read more »Read more
Gardeners from the GROW Project at Inverness Botanic Gardens have created cyanotype prints which are now on display in the Community Gallery at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (IMAG). Eleanor Campbell, High Life Highland’s Horticultural Trainer based at the Inverness Botanic Gardens, said: “Half of the Inverness Botanic Gardens are looked after by ‘GROW’, a… Read more »Read more
High Life Highland is delighted to announce a number of generous donations from the Inverness branch of EJ Parker to the Inverness Botanic Gardens. These donations include the instalment of energy efficient heating improvements, as well as £2000 towards the GROW and BEE Projects. From its humble roots as a small, family-run, domestic installation company,… Read more »Read more
A range of renowned artists from across the Highlands and beyond are exhibiting their works at Strathpeffer Pavilion Art Fair, which is taking place from Thursday 23rd to Sunday 26th November this year. Artists such as Sheenagh Harrison, Mary Black and Paula Deas will feature amongst over 80 exhibitors at the Art Fair, all of… Read more »Read more
High Life Highland’s Active Schools Team have been working with the Scottish Football Association (SFA) to offer a girls-only sports programme that uses Disney themes to introduce football skills. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) ‘Disney Playmakers Programme’ was piloted in three locations across the Highlands in September, with a view to rolling this… Read more »Read more
As part of both the Google Classroom and in-person Wildflower Schools Project delivered by the High Life Highland Countryside Rangers team, Primary School pupils from across the Highlands were invited to create a poem about wildflowers in English or Gaelic. The competition opened for entries in April this year and encouraged Young Writers to submit… Read more »Read more
Eight students from Colegio Manuel Belgrano, a secondary school in Argentina, arrived in Inverness on Sunday 24th September for a whirlwind visit of the Scottish Highlands jointly led by Colonias De Inmersion Al Idioma and High Life Highland. Colonias De Inmersion Al Idioma has been creating educational adventures for the young people of Argentina since… Read more »Read more
Two High Life Highland members of staff have recently made some astonishing local, national, and international sporting achievements. Baxter’s River Ness 10k Marathon happened on Sunday 1st October, with thousands of participants joining in with the hopes of earning a new personal best run-time. Amongst those participants was Catriona Fraser, High Life Highland’s combined Leisure… Read more »Read more
Inshes Library has announced the line up for its first Mini Book Festival taking place this November as part of celebrations for Book Week Scotland hosted by The Scottish Book Trust. A week-long programme of events will be taking place from Monday 13th November to Sunday 19th November inclusive, culminating in two author events at… Read more »Read more
