Highlands and Islands Press RElease - A spectacular Highland Food Map was launched today (Tuesday) at Glachbeg Croft Education Centre on the Black Isle by the Highlands & Islands Local Food Network (HILFN), which producers hope will encourage people to choose fresh, locally produced food and support local farmers and crofters. 26 June 2007
The Outsider Press Release - Organisers of the first ever Outsider Festival today spoke of the outstanding success of the event that took place from Friday to Sunday on the Rothiemurchus Estate this weekend, meeting the ambition of the organisers that it would be a festival like no other. 25 June 2007
The Highland Council Press Release - Following the official re-opening of the Victorian Wallace Bandstand in Nairn today (Friday 22nd June, 2007), 1700 pupils from local schools will attempt to enter the Guinness Book of Records by dancing a progressive Dashing White Sergeant continuously for 10 minutes around the links at Nairn. 22 June 2007
The Royal National Mod Press Release - EventScotland, the national events organisation, has confirmed that it is to continue its support of the Royal National Mod, Scotland’s premier celebration of its Gaelic language, music and culture. 22 June 2007
The Highland Council Press Release - ’The Voice Of The Sea’ by award winning writer Macdara Vallely, and featuring All Ireland champion pipe player Ivan Goff, comes to Inverness, Stratherrick and Carrbridge from 18 to 24 July. 21 June 2007
Fèis an Eilein/The Skye Festival Press Release - Christine Primrose and Margaret Stewart are to appear in concert with Neil Campbell and Blair Douglas as part of the 2007 Fèis an Eilean/Skye Festival in July. 21 June 2007
Mulbuie Primary School on the Black Isle scooped the coveted Best Enterprise Award at last week’s education ‘Oscars’, the Scottish Education Awards. 19 June 2007
St Kilda Press Release - Tha Hiort, 'an t-eilean aig oir an t-saoghail' gu bhith air a chomharrachadh air feadh na Roinn Eòrpa ann an taisbeanadh iongantach dràma a tha a' gabhail àite air 22 is 23 Ògmhios. Thèid Hiort – Opara Eòrpach, a thaisbeanadh aig an aon àm san Ostair, sa Bheilg, san Fhraing, sa Ghearmailt agus ann an Alba le eileamaidean den taisbeanadh air an craoladh tro cheangal saideil beò bho Hiort. Foillsichidh gach àite taisbeanaidhean stèidse stèidhichte air an aon cho-scriobt, sgrìob, libretto agus seallaidhean ro-fhilmichte ach gach aon lem mìneachadh sònraichte fhèin. Bidh taisbeanaidhean beò anns gach àite suidhichte air beulaibh film tuainealaich bhon chompanaidh-dannsa Frangach, Retouramont, a bhios a' dèanamh ballet adharail cumhachdach crochte bho chreagan Innse Gallach.
St Kilda, 'the island on the edge of the world' is to be celebrated across Europe in a spectacular theatrical production taking place on June 22 and 23. It will be performed simultaneously in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany and Scotland with elements of the show transmitted by live satellite link from St Kilda. Each venue will produce and stage performances based on the same shared script, score, libretto and pre-filmed footage, but each with its own distinct interpretation. Live performances in each venue will be set against a backdrop of a vertigo-inducing film of the French vertical dance company Retouramont performing a dramatic aerial ballet suspended from the Hebridean cliffs.
A Scottish Co-op Press Release - Scottish Co-op is marking Highland 2007 with the launch of a travelling exhibition offering a fascinating insight into the history of the Co-op in the Highlands, Islands and the North East through pictures and personal reminiscence. Visitors to the exhibition will be able to record their memories too. 18 June 2007
The Highland Council Press Release - This summer, in celebration of Highland 2007, Scotland’s Year Of Highland Culture, libraries in Kingussie, Nairn, Inverness and Glen Urquhart will host a unique event which will bring together weavers of stories and spinners of wool to provide a uniquely Highland literary experience. To compliment the event and carry on the spinning theme, an exhibition of eye catching artworks in various mediums called Weaving With Words will be winding its way around these and other libraries until the end of the year. 15 June 2007
The Highland Council Press Release - A community archive that will assist local history and genealogy research will be launched today Friday 15th June, 2007 at Glen Urquhart High School in Drumnadrochit. 15 June 2007
Additions to the line up for both the RBS Inverness Highland Tattoo and InvernessFest were announced today (14 June) at Fort George, the stunning location for this year’s Tattoo. 14 June 2007
Fèis an Eilein/The Skye Festival Press Release - Paper at the ready? Runway clear? Ok. On your marks, get set, goooooooo!
Yes, it really is back! Fèis an Eilein/The Skye Festival is delighted to announce the return of the Great Gaelic Paper Plane Throwing Competition. Scheduled for take off on July 13th the Festival is packed full of unique events in equally unique venues around Sleat in South Skye.
Seventeen members of the Highland Big Band set off from Inverness train station yesterday bound for a five day International Youth Festival in Kristianstad, Sweden. 14 June 2007
Highland Council press release - A super-musical melting pot comes to Phipps Hall at the end of the month when Jiggerypipery perform as part of the exciting year long programme presented jointly by Highland Council and Beauly Arts Group. 12 June 2007
The Highland Council Press Release - The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association have announced that one of the biggest Massed Pipes and Drums Band ever seen in the Highlands will provide the climax to next month’s European Pipe Band Championships which will be staged in Bught Park in Inverness on Saturday 28th July. 12 June 2007
Scottish Opera Education Press Release - Next week, over one hundred children from Moray will perform with Scottish Opera as part of a Language Development Project. 11 June 2007
Highland Council press release - To mark the anniversary of Thomas Telford’s birthday and his achievements in creating the Caledonian Canal - a living history family event will take place on Wednesday 20th June. 11 June 2007
A Highlands and Islands Theatre Network press release - The Highlands and Islands Theatre Network (HITN) is mounting Scotland’s first International Theatre Arts Festival and Forum –“ Dràma Na h-Alba” (DNA) during October 2007, in the year Scotland celebrates Highland culture. Our vision is to celebrate in the Highlands and Islands the best of today’s theatre, offering a forum to learn, create and debate. 10 June 2007
Highlands and Islands Enterprise Press Release - Last night, (Thursday 7 June) at a reception at Castle Wynd, Inverness, it was announced that Robbie Graham from South Queensferry won the Highland Exposure photography competition and he was presented with the grand prize of £250. 08 June 2007
Cairngorm National park Authority Press Release - Pupils at Abernethy Primary are getting green fingered thanks to a grant which allowed them to build a pond and wildlife garden at the school. 08 June 2007
Young people in Inverness have been building bridges to possible future careers this week as part of the Highland Promise - An Gealladh Mòr, the element of Highland 2007 that places Highland schoolchildren at the heart of the celebrations. 07 June 2007
A Fèis an Eilein/Skye Festival press release - The opening concert of the 2007 Fèis an Eilein/Skye Festival will set the standard for an outstanding two week programme of diverse events that, every July, marks South Skye as a leader on the summer festivals’ circuit. Billed as “the biggest small festival in Scotland” Feis an Eilein will welcome two highly acclaimed Gaelic singers, Cathy Ann MacPhee and Kathleen MacInnes to the stage in their eagerly anticipated first stage collaboration. 07 June 2007
The Highland Council Press Release - For the past month the Highland Constellation team, consisting of a writer, artist/astronomer and a bookbinder, have been on the road running workshops to identify a constellation to celebrate Highland 2007, Scotland’s Year of Highland culture. 07 June 2007
The Highland Council Press Release - A new exhibition called Latitudes which assembles the work of fifteen recent art school graduates with a strong Highland connection goes on display at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery from 9 June before touring Highland venues. 07 June 2007
Capercallie singer Karen Matheson will be joined on Friday (8th June) by school children from across Argyll and Ireland to open a major festival of Scottish and Irish Gaelic culture taking place in Iona, Mull and Oban this weekend. Fèill Chaluim Chille, organised by Colmcille, will feature a host of cultural activities which celebrate the links between Gaelic Ireland and Scotland, with the highlight of the weekend a Gala concert featuring Capercallie and other top Celtic bands at Torosay Castle on Saturday. 06 June 2007
Highland Disability Sport Press Release - Triathlon for people with learning difficulties. Saturday 9 June 2007 as part of the Highland 2007 programme. 06 June 2007
A Worlds on Tour press release - The UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships 2007 to tour the country Organisers of the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships 2007 – powered by Nissan Sports Adventure – being held at Fort William from 3 to 9 September, will be taking the event on theroad this summer. The aim is to raise the profile of the first ever Mountain Bike World Championships to be staged in the UK and promote interest in the sport at all levels. 06 June 2007
The largest ever organised attempt to prove the existence of the Loch Ness Monster will take place next weekend when up to 35,000 people are supplied with thousands of cameras and offered a £1 Million incentive by bookmakers William Hill to find evidence which will finally persuade the Natural History Museum to admit that Nessie is flesh (or perhaps fish) and blood and not a myth. 03 June 2007
World Adventure Racing Press Release - Mike Kloser, Chris Forne, Monique Merrill and Michael Tobin of the awesome Team Nike (USA/NZ) triumphantly broke through the finish line (Nevis Centre, Fort William) of the 2007 Adventure Racing World Championship at 06.07 this morning to become Adventure Racing world champions for the second year running. 01 June 2007
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