An exhibition of new work by Alison Watt, widely regarded as one of the leading painters working in the UK today, comes to Inverness Museum & Art Gallery this week. Watt, known for her beautiful and intricate large-scale paintings of drapery and folds, is exhibiting a series of new paintings made in response to the… Read more »Read more
On behalf of The Highland Council, High Life Highland this week announced Smartify as the successful partner for the audio and visual input to Spirit of the Highlands and Islands project. Director of the Inverness Castle Project, Fiona Hampton, said: “The audio and visual content will see the creation of an interactive story map to… Read more »Read more
Donations of old laptops and PCs are being accepted at High Life Highland (HLH) libraries to help give children access to technology. HLH has teamed up with Budding Engineers, a local Community Interest Company based in Wick that provides a scheme called Tech4Tots & Teens. Its aim is to give children and young adults access… Read more »Read more
A new series of virtual tours around historic buildings at the Highland Folk Museum launches this week. The Newtonmore attraction has created a series of 360 degree digital tours as a new way to explore five of its unique buildings and the objects within. The first of the historic buildings to discover is the Blackhouse,… Read more »Read more
A partnership providing free use of leisure facilities across Scotland – including Highland – now includes access to multiple leisure facilities across the Shetland Islands. The Leisure Link Partnership allows highlife card holders to access gym, public swimming and fitness classes at leisure centres across Aberdeen, Argyll and Bute, the Borders, Highland, Moray, Orkney, and… Read more »Read more
On behalf of The Highland Council, High Life Highland this week announced Airborne Lens as the successful partner for the immersive input to Spirit of the Highlands and Islands project. Director of the Inverness Castle Project, Fiona Hampton, said: “This is a very exciting part of our project, allowing people to become immersed in the… Read more »Read more
A scheme to support young athletes to travel out of Highland to access training facilities and for competitions reopens on Friday (January 14). High Life Highland (HLH) administers the Highland Athlete Travel Award Scheme (ATAS) on behalf of sportscotland, supporting athletes from rural, remote and island communities. HLH Head of Sports Development Mags Duncan said:… Read more »Read more
On behalf of The Highland Council, High Life Highland this week announced Northport as the successful partner for the film input to Spirit of the Highlands and Islands project. The Spirit of the Highlands and Islands project will be delivered in partnership with VisitScotland and aims to deliver benefits for local communities, helping to unlock… Read more »Read more
A programme of exercise for those affected by cancer is being offered by High Life Highland (HLH). Macmillan Move More offers physical activity and support for those recently diagnosed or those that have completed treatment. HLH Activities Development Officer Eilidh MacLean said: “We offer the programme online and in-person at Inverness Leisure and classes are… Read more »Read more
Now twice the size, Inverness Leisure will be unveiling its new upgraded gym this week. High Life Highland has overseen the upgrade which provides the latest Technogym equipment and more areas for gym goers to enjoy a complete body workout. Alongside the newly extended strength and conditioning room, Inverness Leisure can now accommodate 150 gym-goers… Read more »Read more
