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10/9/2015
Big Lottery and Highland Council Funding to Support Digital Inclusion in the Highlands
The Highland Council is partnering with digital participation charity Citizens Online and other local partners to identify and tackle digital inclusion issues in the Highlands, supported by funding from the Big Lottery Fund. The project will identify the barriers that Highland residents are facing in accessing the internet.8/9/2015
Entry day for the 2016 Be Your Best Rock Challenge and J Rock tour fast approaches!
From 6am on Tuesday 22nd September 2015 Senior Schools, Academies and Sixth Form Colleges (6:30am for Junior and Primary Schools) registration will open to take part in one of the region's most dazzling, high energy performing arts competitions as the Rock Challenge® and J Rock™ tour returns for 2016! The 2016 Safer Highlands J Rock™ will take place on Wednesday 20th April before the Safer Highlands Rock Challenge® on Thursday 21st April. These events will provide the opportunity for local schools to showcase their creativity, talent and imagination on the stage of Eden Court Theatre.
8/9/2015
Entry day for the 2016 Be Your Best Rock Challenge and J Rock tour fast approaches!
From 6am on Tuesday 22nd September 2015 Senior Schools, Academies and Sixth Form Colleges (6:30am for Junior and Primary Schools) registration will open to take part in one of the region's most dazzling, high energy performing arts competitions as the Rock Challenge® and J Rock™ tour returns for 2016! The 2016 Safer Highlands J Rock™ will take place on Wednesday 20th April before the Safer Highlands Rock Challenge® on Thursday 21st April. These events will provide the opportunity for local schools to showcase their creativity, talent and imagination on the stage of Eden Court Theatre.
8/9/2015
Rapid HIV Testing In Wick 25 September
Waverley Care is Scotland's HIV and Hepatitis C charity. They will be visiting Wick on 25 September offering FREE HIV tests with results in 20 minutes.
8/9/2015
Spirit of Caithness A Fourteen Community
Spirit of Caithness is part of Spirit of 2012's Glasgow Commonwealth Games legacy programme Fourteen; instigated by Spirit's investment in the Glasgow 2014 XX Commonwealth Games and its legacy around the UK. 14 communities across the UK have been identified as Fourteen communities that will each receive a resource budget of up to £250,000 over three years to invest in activity that local people themselves believe will make a difference to well-being and happiness within their community.7/9/2015
Once Upon a (Bed) Time
1,000 children give stressed-out parents a helping hand by creating the perfect bedtime story to get children to sleep. • On average parents spend a week a year trying to get children off to the land of nod.
7/9/2015
Funding Opportunity - Funding for Research and Projects that Address Learning Disabilities
Baily Thomas Charitable Fund: Funding for Research and Projects that Address Learning Disabilities. The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund is a registered charity which was established to provide both research and project funding in the area of learning disability and to aid the care and relief of those affected by learning disability.7/9/2015
New ambition for our libraries
By Martyn Evans, Carnegie UK. In any consideration of a community's assets, you'd expect to see the local library somewhere fairly high on the list.
6/9/2015
2nd Anniversary Celebration For Thurso Walking Group
Thurso Walking Group recently celebrated their 2nd Anniversary with a hot drink and cake at St Peter and the Holy Rood Thurso. The walking group, part of Step It Up Highland, meet every Wednesday at 10.30am at Caithness Horizons.
6/9/2015
Deloitte Ride Across Britain Arrives in Scotland UK's largest Land's End to John O’Groats Cycle Ride
1 September 2015: More than 800 cyclists set off on the Deloitte Ride Across Britain, the UK's largest Land’s End to John O’Groats cycle ride, on 5th September. The riders will reach Scotland on Thursday 10th September and the schedule is as follows: Thursday 10th September: Dumfries and Galloway, South Lanarkshire Friday 11th September: Glasgow, Stifling, Argyll and Bute, Fort William Saturday 12th September: Fort William, Highlands, Inverness Sunday 13th September: Highlands, John O’Groats If you would like to talk to any local riders from Scotland, please get in touch.6/9/2015
Public Presentation from Former Astronaut Duane 'Digger' Carey
Come along to a family friendly presentation from Ex Astronaut and Shuttle Pilot Duane Carey is giving a presentation about his life, being an air force and NASA test pilot and the STS 109 Hubble Repair mission. The hour long presentation will end with plenty of time for questions and refreshments.
6/9/2015
Making Maths Count
Stronger focus on maths in schools. Efforts to drive maths attainment in schools and refocus Scotland's attitude to maths learning are being stepped up.
6/9/2015
New Wick High School - Latest Photos
The latest photos were taken on 29th August 2015. .
6/9/2015
Highland's new Youth Convenor
Kat Bateson from Inverness has been appointed to the role of Highland Youth Convenor. This full time role, based at the High Life Highland office in Ardross Street, Inverness, is a bursary position running to the end of August 2016.
6/9/2015
Vaccination programme begins
New MenB programme gets underway in Scotland. From tomorrow (1 September), the MenB vaccine is introduced to the routine childhood vaccination programme in Scotland.6/9/2015
Initial £1 million to support humanitarian taskforce
First Minister announces funding to help refugees integrate into Scotland. The work of the taskforce co-ordinating Scotland's practical response to the humanitarian crisis in southern Europe will be supported by an initial £1 million in Scottish Government funding to ensure that services across Scotland are prepared to deal with the arrival of refugees.6/9/2015
Funding Opportunity - Funding for Research and Projects that Address Learning Disabilities
Baily Thomas Charitable Fund: Funding for Research and Projects that Address Learning Disabilities. The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund is a registered charity which was established to provide both research and project funding in the area of learning disability and to aid the care and relief of those affected by learning disability.4/9/2015
New Scottish Wildcat Action Web Site Launched
A new Scottish Wildcat Action website was launched this week at the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh. Labour MSP and wildcat champion Rhoda Grant was on hand for the unveiling of www.scottishwildcataction.org earlier today with proceedings carefully monitored by ‘William' the wildcat who was also on hand - or paw - on behalf of Scottish Wildcat Action.
3/9/2015
Seed Collecting For Bumblebees
Join Katy Malone of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust and the Highland Council Rangers at Newtonhill Community Woodland, Wick, for a day learning about native wildflower seed collection and storage. Learn how to harvest, save and store wildflower seed ready for sowing..
3/9/2015
Project Facebook Page Competition Results in a real Star
A recent hard fought Competition has been going on in the Social Media World. The Highland Seashore Project let the public fight it out to select their favourite photograph in a Seashore Life Photo Competition.
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