London Marathon Foundation, sportscotland, High Life Highland and Glasgow Life announce new £1.1 million partnership fund to inspire activity in Scotland ‘Get Active Scotland’ launched in Highlands by Inverness-born Olympian Megan Keith, joined by pupils from Kinmylies Primary School for a special The Daily Mile in Bught Park Announcement comes ahead of this weekend’s Loch… Read more »Read more

😀 High Life Highland Wellness Month Blog   By High Life Highland Senior Countryside Rangers, Eilidh-Ann Phillips and Andy Summers With High Life Highland’s Wellness Month underway, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the profound connection between nature and wellbeing — and to discover the ways your Countryside Rangers can help make that connection… Read more »Read more

The first event in the East Sutherland Schools Sports Association (ESSSA) calendar is always the P4-P7 swimming gala which took place earlier in the month, hosted at Sutherland Swimming Pool. Seven primary schools from the area took part with heats and finals in backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle, medley relay and freestyle relay. All 56 pupils… Read more »Read more

😀 High Life Highland Wellness Month Blog   By Dougie Galbraith, High Life Highland Music Tutor Music isn’t just something we enjoy, it can actually do wonders for our minds, bodies, and overall well-being. Learning and playing an instrument is a powerful way to keep your brain sharp, your emotions balanced, and even your body… Read more »Read more

High Life Highland is delighted to celebrate Wellness Month with a special literary event at Dingwall Community Library. Suzanne Parsons, author and Library Assistant based in Lochcarron, will be touching down at the library on Tuesday 23 September at 6:30pm to discuss her debut novel, ‘Secrets in the Sky’. Set during the First World War, ‘Secrets in the Sky’ is a thrilling… Read more »Read more

Stories of highland folklore have inspired a colourful, collaborative work of art that will now be on permanent display at Culloden Library, as a result of a special workshop last week. The joint story telling and art workshop was a fringe event for the Blas Festival – a collaboration between Fèisean nan Gàidheal and The… Read more »Read more

Budding authors of all ages are being encouraged to get their creative juices flowing for the Neil Gunn Writing Competition, which is officially launched today (Monday 15 September). Taking place every two years, the Neil Gunn Writing Competition is organised by the Neil Gunn Trust in partnership with High Life Highland. The aim of the competition… Read more »Read more

Gym goers on a high after first highlife Hyrox Sim event! High Life Highland has fully embraced the fitness phenomenon that is Hyrox with training classes now taking place in highlife leisure centres in Aviemore, Grantown, Inverness and Fort William – with Lochaber Leisure hosting its first ever Hyrox Simulation (Sim) event at the weekend…. Read more »Read more

😀 High Life Highland Wellness Month Blog   By Laura Hamlet, Active Schools Volunteer Volunteering with Active Schools has been such a positive boost for my wellbeing. Thanks to support from High Life Highland’s Active Schools and funding from Coigach Community Development Company (CCDC), I recently took part in a four-day Gymnastics Activity Instructor course… Read more »Read more

😀 High Life Highland Wellness Month Blog   By Jamie Gaukroger, Highland Archive Service In a previous Wellness Month blog we heard about how music can evoke memories and bring joy to the listener. It’s the same with old photos – they bring back memories and spark up conversations, helping to promote social wellbeing. And… Read more »Read more