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Charity Car Wash for KaydensWish2Walk

On Saturday 4th July between 10am and 4pm we will be holding a Charity Car Wash at Dunnets Garage in Thurso with all proceeds going straight to KaydensWish2Walk.   https://www.justgiving.com/Kaydenswish2walk/ We are still looking for a couple of volunteers.  

What's On at Caithness Horizons: July 2015

Cafe Exhibitions Thurso Gala primary school art competition exhibition 6th July - 31st July Gallery Exhibitions Hazel Cashmore 5th June - 30th August Special Events Craft Market Saturday 11th July, 11am – 3pm Local makers display and sell their wares at the first of our Summer Craft Markets.   We'll host another market in July and then one again in August.  

Canisbay Show 2015 Photos

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New Materials for Highland Blue Bins announced during Recycle Week

It's National Recycle Week (22nd-28th June) and, tying in with this year's theme ‘recycling around the home', The Highland Council is pleased to announce that householders can now recycle more items in their blue recycling bins.  Aerosols, cardboard-based food and drink cartons (e.g.  

Vote For The Flag for Caithness.

The shortlisting panel have agreed that four designs can go forward to a public vote.  The four designs have ideas extracted from more than one entry.  

Thurso student elected to key role

A student at North Highland College UHI has taken up a key role in the Highlands and Islands Students' Association.  Lorna Stanger (46), a sport, fitness and health student from Thurso, was voted as vice-president (further education) of the organisation.  

Midsummer Music For Women's Aid

A nostalgic selection of popular songs presented by Martin Treacher (Skibo Castle's resident musical entertainer) and Scottish folk music performed by the acclaimed Sutherland Duo, Mhairi Mackinnon (fiddle) & Heather Shelley (keyboard) Carnegie Hall, Clashmore, Dornoch Sunday 21st June - 7pm till 9pm Refreshments included at interval Admission Free Donations to Caithness and Sutherland Women's Aid at door CherryGrove Three leading Sutherland-based musicians are set to provide a sparkling evening of entertainment for a good cause when a local charity celebrates its 10th birthday.   Caithness and Sutherland Women's Aid will mark its first decade by staging ‘Musical Entertainment for Mid-Summer Evening' on Sunday 21 June at The Carnegie Hall in Clashmore.  

Students make contribution to gaelic playgroup

Students on the Employment Programme into Construction (EPIC) course at North Highland College UHI have recently designed, built and installed a shed for the Gaelic playgroup based at Mount Pleasant School.   As part of their enterprise unit ‘identifying a need in the community' the students reached out to numerous organisations for a project that they could help with and following discussions with the playgroup, the students collectively decided this would be a great project to work on.  

Board game aims to educate youngsters about healthy weight

Two Highland public health dietitians have created a board game aimed at improving peoples understanding of healthy weight.  The Food, Mood and Health board game is a thoughtful and fun learning resource for children, young people and adults that provides an informal context for learning about important food and health topics.  

Police Looking For Stolen Cement Mixer

Police in Thurso are investigating the theft of an orange cement mixer and an orange, red and white coloured Stihl saw with a circular cutting blade.   This theft occurred from a property under renovation at Brough by Dunnet and is believed to have happened some time between 1st May 2015 and 9th June 2015.