Category: News

  • Green Health Small Grant Fund 2023 Awarded to 18 Community Organisations

    We are delighted to announce that in May 2023 we awarded 18 Highland groups funding through our recent small grant fund! Please find below a short summary of the groups and projects who have been awarded grants. Gairloch Area Development Ltd – Skye, Lochalsh & Wester Ross- This project will set up a Wester Ross Growers…

  • Pathsforall Volunteers Awards celebrate people going the extra mile for their communities.

    Pathsforall Volunteers Awards celebrate people going the extra mile for their communities. Pathsforall announced the winners of their Volunteer Awards 2022 at an uplifting ceremony at The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. The 13th annual Volunteer Awards took place on 28th September. Pathsforall celebrated 11 individuals and groups who have made amazing contributions to the health…

  • Generations Working Together

    Generations Working Together encourage you to save the date and share the details of the meetings with your contacts and communities to welcome new people to come along and learn about what it means to be intergenerational and how it can make a real difference to people of all ages. We are super excited to…

  • Prescribe Heritage Highlands – Referrers Needed!

    Do you work with people in the community who are experiencing social isolation? Do you work with people experiencing mild mental health issues? If YES – please consider becoming a referrer in the exciting, new partnership programme called Prescribe Culture Highlands. The project is looking for professionals who can refer people to the culture and…

  • New youth leadership award focuses on environment

    High Life Highland are launching a new youth leadership award focused on the environment. Partnering with Trees for Life, Green Hive. NHS CAMHS and Highland Adapts, HLH is creating the Highlands Green Leadership SCQF Award, adding an environmental strand to its existing youth leadership programme. The Leadership Programme has become the hallmark of good practice…

  • Yet another News Post

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  • Small Grant Fund Awarded to 14 Highland Groups Summer 2022

    We are delighted to announce that in June 2022 we awarded 14 Highland groups funding through our recent small grant fund! Please find below a short summary of the groups and projects who have been awarded grants. Let’s Get On With It Together – Skye & Lochalsh – The workshops are aimed at adults with…

  • Thoughts from Ruth, a passionate volunteer walk leader

    Ruth McDonogh, A volunteer Walk Leader for Tongue Walking Group shares her experiences and thoughts about being a walk leader Having moved to Tongue 8 years ago and been made to feel so welcome I was more than ready to give something back. My working life involved endless meetings so I was happy to take…

  • ‘Social crofting’ and ‘Green health’

    A guest post for Green Health Week 2022 by Hugh Asher from Darach Social Croft Modern life can have a significant impact on our mental and physical wellbeing, and the last few years having been particularly difficult for many people. What has also become much clearer during this time is that Green Health activities, especially…

  • 5 Health Benefits of Walking in Nature

    A guest post written by Charlotte Mackenzie, Project Manager, Think Nature Health Walks for Green Health Week 22 There are so many benefits to walking in nature which improve both our physical and mental health. It’s really difficult to narrow it down to a few, but here are my top five: One of my favourite…