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1/9/2022
Funding Brought Free Activities To Wick Children
Funding received by High Life Highland's Active Schools programme in Wick meant that around 550 young people participated in sports and activities sessions before returning to school. The funding of £1,200 from SSEN Transition/BAM enable all the children to take part in the sessions completely free of charge.
23/8/2022
Obituary - John ‘Johnny' Gray, Musician, Born: 05.05.1953 Thurso Died 12.07.22
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23/8/2022
Free Bat Event At Wick Riverside
The Countryside Rangers warmly invite you to Drop-In to our FREE Bat Event at Wick Riverside Play Area (on the south side of Wick River, GR ND357510). Saturday 27th August 2022 - 8pm-9.30pm.
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16/8/2022HomeStart Volunteers Helping Families - Can You Give Some Time
HomeStart training course for new volunteers starts in October. to find phone or email (See the poster).
9/8/2022
Ukraine Accordion Duo Coming to Thurso
The Duo will be playing at the St Peter and the Holy Rood Episcopal Church, Thurso On Thursday 18th August 2022 and commences at 7pm. Admission free with donations welcome in aid of HIPPOKRAT society and victims of Russian ware in Ukraine.
5/8/2022
Dunbeath Castle Garden - SUNDAY 14 AUGUST, 2 - 5PM
OPEN FOR CHARITY SUNDAY 14 AUGUST, 2 - 5PM TRADITIONAL WALLED GARDEN MAGNIFICENT HERBACEOUS BORDERS GREENHOUSE PLANTS WOODLANDS WALK TEAS VARIOUS STALLS & IN ATTENDANCE WICK RBLS PIPE BAND Admission £8 Concessions £4 A great day out for all the family!.29/7/2022
Wick Gala 2022 Photos
Unfortunately Bill Was not able to attend the gala this year to take photos. However thanks to Alistair Sinclair for sending his photos for a gallery.
27/7/2022
Cost of Living - Back To School
The cost of living crisis is impacting on everyone with the real likelihood that it will get worse this winter with more price increases. The Caithness Poverty Action Group have been working to see what the community can do to help the most vulnerable.
19/7/2022
Edinburgh Fringe 2022 trailer
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15/7/2022
SSE Renewables Backs Highland Projects With £1.5m In Response To Climate Emergency
SSE Renewables has awarded more than £1.5 million to 20 ‘transformational' projects across the Highlands. It comes in a bid to help communities respond to the climate emergency, with the projects ranging from decarbonising heat in community facilities in Golspie to the creation of active travel routes in Skye.
3/7/2022
A Night For The Gala From Wick Players
Thursday 28th July Wick Assembly Rooms. See poster for details..
20/6/2022
Bumblebee Events From The Rangers n July 2022
See poster..
20/6/2022
Ranger Events in July
See poster.
15/6/2022
High Life Highland's libraries to provide technological support for people living with type 2 diabetes
iPads packed with information and support for people with type 2 diabetes will be available from High Life Highland libraries. There is a growing prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Scotland, and it is hoped technology, loaded with health information, access to online peer support, online education and helping people access appointments will improve people's access to the right healthcare.[History]
13/6/2022Castlehill Heritage Centre Event 24 June
We have some different events coming up. June 24th 1 PM to 4 PM we have a visit from the BBC.
13/6/2022
Nine Vegetables That Are Healthier For You When Cooked
Raw food diets are a fairly recent trend, including raw veganism. The belief being that the less processed food is, the better.
10/6/2022
First ‘Here for Caithness' event proves to be a success
The first ‘Here for Caithness' event held in Wick last month has proved to be a success with a number of local services in attendance highlighting how they can support the local community. A number of these events are planned for the area with the next one taking place on the 29 June, 10:00 - 14:00, at the North Coast Visitors Centre in Thurso.6/6/2022
High Life Highland's School’s Out summer holiday programme is back
High Life Highland's popular Schools Out summer programme, with nearly 1,000 adventures for children, is back for the school holidays. Children of all ages across the Highlands can enjoy activities from football to swimming, trampolining to mountain biking, outdoor activities and gadgets, books and crafts. High Life Highland's Director of Sport and Leisure Douglas Wilby said, "We can't wait to welcome children to holiday activities keeping children active, engaged and inspired over the summer months. "We've created some fantastic opportunities for people to book onto this year and the website is now open for you to have a look at all the activities aimed to help children make new friends, get active and encourage their creativity." The fun starts on 4 July and runs until mid-August.25/5/2022
Modernising Breast Screening Services
Review of breast screening programme published. A major review of Scotland's breast screening programme which makes 17 recommendations to strengthen and improve it has been published The report recommends ways to make the breast screening programme more accessible, resilient and sustainable, to drive improvements and build upon successful delivery of services.19/5/2022
Sale at BB Hall Thurso
See poster for details. .
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