A tiny shop that served a Strathspey farming community for almost 80 years before closing its doors in the early 1970s has been given a new lease of life at the Highland Folk Museum. McLean’s Shop is the Highland Folk Museum’s newest exhibit, having been donated by the original shopkeeper’s Great Granddaughter. Jessie McLean opened… Read more »Read more
High Life Highland is one of twenty organisations across the UK taking part in Going Places – a landmark £5.36m exhibition programme from Art Fund, the national charity for museums and galleries, that will see museums and galleries from all four nations share their collections in the largest collaborative touring project of its kind. The… Read more »Read more
Studies show that people who are more socially connected to family, friends or their local community are happier, physically healthier and they tend to live longer too. Furthermore, they have fewer mental health problems than people who are less well connected. This year’s theme for Mental Health Awareness Week (12 – 18 May) is all… Read more »Read more
It’s Bookbug Week (12-18 May) and High Life Highland libraries are celebrating with the introduction of new Makaton sessions at some venues, as well as a new bedtime Bookbug session! Makaton uses signs and symbols to help people communicate and is designed to support the development of spoken language. Makaton is the UK’s leading language… Read more »Read more
There was sunshine and tries galore at the recent Lochaber Inter-School Primary Tag Rugy Tournament in Fort William with a total of 18 schools taking part in this popular annual event. Organised by High Life Highland’s Lochaber Active Schools team and Lochaber Rugby Club, P4-7 pupils displayed some excellent rugby skills. In the P4-5 category… Read more »Read more
High Life Highland Active Schools staff teamed up with Cabot Highlands last week to offer an exciting afternoon of junior golf in partnership with Scottish Golf. The Junior Golf Skills Challenge, held at the Golf Park and practice putting green close to Inverness, brought together budding golfers from six local primary schools: Ardersier, Balloch, Cradlehall,… Read more »Read more
Wick launch of touring exhibition celebrating the herring girls It became known as the herring capital of Europe so it’s only right that the Scottish launch of a touring exhibition which celebrates the stories of the herring girls takes place in Wick! Between 1850 and 1950 herring fishing was a huge industry, exporting millions of… Read more »Read more
Brora Primary School came out on top at the recent East Sutherland School Sports Association (ESSSA) cross country competition. The event at Bonar Bridge Ardgay Golf Club last week saw 100 runners sprinting the course. All eight schools from East Sutherland were represented as well as North West Sutherland Schools and Gledfield Primary School, giving… Read more »Read more
Talented athletes from across the Highlands are being supported through the latest round of the Highland Athlete Travel Award Scheme (ATAS), delivered through a partnership between sportscotland and High Life Highland. Featured in the first round of funding for 2025 are 12 talented Highland athletes competing at regional, national, and international level in sports including… Read more »Read more
Veteran Canadian athlete Olga Kotelko was still competing in track and field events at age 95, she was quoted as saying “exercise is not a luxury, it is the key to healthy aging” – at High Life Highland we couldn’t agree more! While not everyone is going to be like Olga, it’s well proven that… Read more »Read more
