Coronavirus

High Life Highland today announced that they have been successful in securing £37,404 National Lottery funding towards an exciting project in partnership with sportscotland which will create a state-of-the-art dedicated strength and conditioning space at Inverness leisure. Work will commence next week to vastly improve the existing strength and conditioning area which originally benefitted from… Read more »Read more

High Life Highland’s Young musicians have collaborated with Inverness Military Wives and Children’s Choir and Poppy Scotland to produce a Remembrance Day video. With current restrictions on gatherings in place due to the pandemic, Highland Young Musicians led by Music Development Officer Norman Bolton took on the challenge of creating a digital offering for people… Read more »Read more

High Life Highland’s Young musicians have collaborated with Inverness Military Wives and Children’s Choir and Poppy Scotland to produce a Remembrance Day video which will be premiered on the High Life Highland Facebook page at 11.02 on Sunday 8th November following the national two-minute silence. With current restrictions on gatherings in place due to the… Read more »Read more

Highland Folk Museum welcomed 12,257 visitors after opening again at the end of July operators High Life Highland have said today. The outdoor Visitor attraction was one of the first to reopen when restrictions were lifted back in July. The number of visitors on site at one time were restricted initially and a booking system… Read more »Read more

High Life Highland youth projects have been highlighted as part of a YouthLink Scotland report that recognises the impact of youth work during the summer. Examples of Highland activities are included in the report, one of which was supporting young people in Dingwall through the Activity Agreements programme, for those aged 16 and 17 who… Read more »Read more

The High Life Highland Adult Learning team have been successful in a funding application to the Scottish Council for Voluntary organisations. The application was submitted to Phase 2 of Connecting Scotland and will provide access to devices for people who otherwise would be disadvantaged. The application secured funding for 20 devices and will mean that… Read more »Read more

High Life Highland, the Charity responsible for the operation of libraries across Highland has welcomed two new reports on the role of libraries in communities during lockdown and what it will look like after the pandemic. Chairman of High Life Highland’s Charity Board, Ian Ross said, “We have been aware of a report written by… Read more »Read more

High Life Highland has been able to keep facilities open following the announcement by the First Minister of further restrictions across Scotland last week. High Life Highland leisure centres and visitor attractions will remain open during the school holidays. Following a trial at Sutherland Swimming Pool, open swimming sessions for 8 to 11-year olds and… Read more »Read more

As we approach the end of our second month of operating under the Scottish Government’s COVID-19 restrictions, we thought that it would be an opportune time to provide you all with a quick update.  Specifically, on the operating requirements for compliance to remain open, as the weather begins to change. The ‘customer journey’ and one-way… Read more »Read more

An exhibition, Spirit:Transformation  / Spiorad:Cruth-atharrachadh, is now open at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery telling the story of how the neighbouring Inverness Castle will be transformed to become a visitor attraction that will be a gateway for visitors to the Highlands in years to come. Fiona Hampton, Director of the Inverness Castle – Spirit of… Read more »Read more