Dannsa Press Release - In an exciting new project Badenoch and Strathspey play host to step dancers and musicians from Cape Breton Island, Canada. They join Kingussie based traditional dance group in delivering an intensive heritage programme to all of the Badenoch and Strathspey primary schools. 28 November 2007
Inverness Winter Festival Press Release - The Inverness Winter Festival’s Musical Advent Calendar will open for the first time at 1pm on Saturday 1st December in the Victorian Market in Inverness. 28 November 2007
The Scottish Government Press Release - Around Scotland a warmer welcome is being extended to people coming into the country. A range of vibrant images representing Scotland's magnificent landscape, its people and achievements will greet travellers at main airports along with the message 'Welcome to Scotland'. 27 November 2007
Nairn Community Celebration Project Press Release - Building on the success of the 2005 and 2006 Nairn Community Celebration’s Projects aimed at young people in Nairn to develop their event management and performance skills as part of the Scottish Year of Highland Culture, this year’s winter lights switch on is gearing up to provide another unforgettable evening on Friday 30 November. 27 November 2007
Homecoming Scotland 2009 Press release - The launch of a new £1 million funding programme to help organisations to stage events to support a year-long celebration of Scotland’s culture and heritage was announced today, Monday 26th November 2007 . The funding programme launched by Homecoming Scotland, a Scottish Government initiative, aims to encourage Scots and people of Scottish descent to come home to Scotland in 2009. 26 November 2007
Sea Cromarty Sparkle Press Release - The 'Sea Cromarty Sparkle' Festival, which is now half-way through its winter programme of events, turns its attention to serious matters on St. Andrew's Night - Friday 30th November. At a Great Debate in the Stables Gallery, Cromarty at 7.30pm, the question 'What's left of Highland Culture, and is it worth bothering about?' will be discussed by Scottish Nationalist MSP and historian Christopher Harvie MSP along with Lewis-born writer and land reform campaigner Alastair McIntosh. 20 November 2007
Sea Cromarty Sparkle Press Release - As part of the on-going Sea Cromarty Sparkle winter festival, this weekend is your opportunity to get to grips with some of the mysteries of the night sky.
The Highland Council Press Release - Staff at the Highland Folk Museum enjoyed a night of triumph at the 2007 Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards, returning home with one of the top prizes. 20 November 2007
The Highland Council Press Release - The first Inverness Winter Festival will be launched on Thursday (22nd November) when the City's Christmas lights are switched on and an artificial ice rink is opened in Falcon Square. 19 November 2007
The Highland Council Press Release - Over 150 musicians from Highland schools will provide a weekend ‘Winter Festival of Music’ and entertainment for members of the public and Resort residents in Aviemore starting on St. Andrew’s Day, Friday 30th November through to Sunday 2nd December.
The Highland Council Press Release - The first Inverness Winter Festival will be launched on Thursday (22nd November) when the City’s Christmas lights are switched on and an artificial ice rink is opened in Falcon Square.
Sea Cromarty Sparkle Press Release - If you go down to Cromarty this weekend, you’re sure of a big surprise! As part of the on-going Sea Cromarty Sparkle winter festival, the town will come alive on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 November with projections and coloured lights adorning some of the streets and buildings in the centre. 15 November 2007
The Highland Council Press Release - Schools in the Highlands where Gaelic Medium education is taught will be celebrating Christmas this year to the sound of Christmas songs and carols in Gaelic thanks to the introduction of the world’s first ever Scottish Gaelic Christmas album. 15 November 2007
The Highland Council Press Release - Over the next eight weeks, the public is being given the chance to have their say on three central locations in Inverness, which have been identified as the site for a proposed new gallery and museum for the Highlands. 15 November 2007
The Highland Council Press Release - Plans for the first Inverness Winter Festival – aimed at boosting trade for local businesses and putting the city on the Scottish winter festival calendar - were unveiled today (Thursday). The festival opens on Thursday 22 November with the switch on of the Christmas Lights and the opening of an artificial ice rink at Falcon Square and closes on Saturday 12 January, next year, with Highland Lights, the grand finale of Highland 2007, the year that Scotland celebrates Highland culture. 08 November 2007
Event organisers are being encouraged to continue to make the most of Highland 2007, Scotland’s year of Highland culture, by adding their events to the online events calendar. 05 November 2007
Sea Cromarty Sparkle Press Release - In an incredibly packed three weeks, professional director Symon Macintyre, together with Cromarty musicians, performers and writers, has taken over this historic town and is about to stage four unique performances. Whispers, cries and rebels is a series of short vignettes that demonstrate the sparkling talents of primary kids to pensioners. 05 November 2007
Scottish Government Press Release - St Andrews Day is a day to celebrate Scotland – and to learn what being Scottish in the 21st century means, First Minister Alex Salmond said today. 02 November 2007
The Highland Council Press Release - Latha Mòr na Gaidhlig, the Big Gaelic Day, held at Aviemore on Thursday 1 November, proved to be a day to remember for more than 500 Gaelic Medium primary pupils from all over Scotland, who gathered to celebrate the development of Gaelic medium education across Scotland over the past 22 years. 02 November 2007
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