The Highland 2007 management group for the Community Programme in the Inverness area this week announced support to a further nine projects and events.

The fund has supported a total of 13 capital projects and 44 revenue projects to date in the Inverness area.

The nine most recent projects and events to receive support include:

• Inverness Churches Artists- in -residence programme – this will engage several churches of different denominations in a festival of contemporary art and spirituality.
• Plan B: Fork in the Road – a community performance involving young people in Inverness city centre, exploring themes relating to parallel universes.
• Food 1st: Kielbasa meets the Haggis – Eastern Central European migrant families and Inverness families come together to share their culture and food.
• Castle Heather Golf Club: Celtic Nations Trophy – a special competition involving various Celtic nations.
• Glenurquhart Heritage Group: local history project – a local history resource and programme of cultural events will be created.
• Inverness Floral Art Club: Floral art exhibition – displayed in the Town House during July and August 2007.
• Abriachan Forest Trust: A Celtic solar calendar; seize the day, watch the night – this will se the creation of a henge circle in Abriachan Forest and related astronomical and archaeological activities.
• Highland One World Group: Multi CULTURE Ceilidh – an evening of music and dance showcasing some of the many different cultures that make up the vibrant Highland community.
• The Highland Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers workshop series – a special programme of workshops and an open weekend leading to an exhibition in Beauly.

The final deadline for applications to this fund is Thursday 12 October.

Douglas Wilby, area community learning and leisure manager with The Highland Council, said: “We have had a huge variety of events contact us for support and I am pleased that we have been able to offer funding to such a diverse and interesting range of events and projects spanning each of the six strands of culture.  We are sure the events and projects planned in and around Inverness next year will contribute to the overall success of Highland 2007.

“Our Community Programme in Inverness has been so popular we have nearly exhausted the fund but there is one more round of funding available with a deadline of 12 October so we would encourage anyone interested to get in touch with us before then.”