Community Resilience Briefing – 23 September 2022
Welcome to The Highland Council’s fortnightly briefing for groups with an interest in local community resilience for the 23 September 2022. Covid related information Scottish Government Covid-19 Guidance NHS …
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Learn Kempo Self-Defence with the Scottish Kempo Academy!
Chief Coach: Professor Neil Hourston, 8th Degree Black Belt Kempo / JuJitsu. 2x Martial Arts Hall of Fame inductee with 37 years of Martial Arts experience. Classes for children (4yrs+) …
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Autumn 2022 – What’s on at the Spa Pavilion
The Dangleberries Saturday 1st October Cancelled A band who adds bagpipe influences into rock music with a unique blend of vocals, drums and guitars. The Dangleberries formed in September 2001 …
Community Resilience Briefing – 9 September 2022
Welcome to The Highland Council’s fortnightly briefing for groups with an interest in local community resilience. Death of her Majesty the Queen – Following the announcement of the death of …
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Proposed wind farm at Abhainn Dhubh
Important Notice It might come as news to some of you that EPower Ltd are proposing to build a wind farm at Abhainn Dhubh which is above Dingwall at the …
“As the sun sets on Strathpeffer”
I am a music artist living in Geelong, Australia, and on my new album I have a song about Strathpeffer. I visited there when I was a kid, maybe 12 …
Join us for this FREE Story & Craft session!
Storyteller, Lizzie McDougall will be bringing The Highland Story Quilts along and inspiring us with their stories, to craft our own wee story quilts. Promises to be an exciting session, open to …
Golf Fun Day
Come along to this family golf scramble at Strathpeffer Spa Golf Club All welcome Raffle Prizes Great Craic ALL proceeds from this event will be going to MFR Cash for …
Sunday Carvery at the Strathpeffer Pavilion
Bookings can now be made for our next Sunday Carvery on the 4th September – delicious food to choose from. https://tableagent.com/dashboard/strathpeffer-pavilion/
Fèis The Music at Strathpeffer Old Station
Join us under the Victorian railway canopy at Strathpeffer Old Station for an evening of traditional music from local group, Fèis the Music. Bring your own tipple and don’t forget …
Sinkhole in Strathpeffer
This pothole, more akin to a sinkhole, has just re-emerged after being patched around 2 years ago by the council. As you can see from the photo I’ve taken the …
Garden Market this Saturday
Join us at our outdoor market, on the old station platform and throughout the lovely station gardens. Local food producers and crafters will be delighted to share with you, their …
Corriemoillie Wind Farm Community Fund deadline 12 September
The Corriemoillie Wind Farm Community Fund deadline is the 12th of September. The EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Wind Farm Community Fund is a charitable fund provided by EDF Renewables, the company that …
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Community Resilience Briefing – 12 August 2022
Welcome to The Highland Council’s fortnightly briefing for groups with an interest in local community resilience. This week we would like to highlight the Council’s ‘Have your say Highland’ consultation: Have …
Finn competing at the Commonwealth Games
Finn Crockett, brought up in Strathpeffer, school in the village and Dingwall Academy, son of Heather and Kevin Crockett (Heather is the local medical practice nurse and she and Kevin orchestrate …
Strathpeffer Highland Games this Saturday
The Strathpeffer Highland Games takes place this coming Saturday the 6th of August at Castle Leod. These will be the first games since 2018, for the last three years the …
Community Resilience Briefing – 29 July 2022
Welcome to The Highland Council’s fortnightly briefing for groups with an interest in local community resilience. Covid related information Scottish Government Covid-19 Guidance NHS Inform Covid data NHS Inform Covid …
Scottish Ensemble Goldberg Variations
Spa Pavilion Scottish Ensemble playing Bach’s Goldberg Variations Wednesday 17th August at 19.00 ‘The Goldberg Variations are, in short, music which observes neither end nor beginning’ Glenn Gould Peer under the …
Community Resilience Briefing – 15 July 2022
Welcome to The Highland Council’s fortnightly briefing for groups with an interest in local community resilience. Covid related information Scottish Government Covid-19 Guidance NHS Inform Covid data NHS Inform Covid …
Macbeth
This very week Dingwall Players present The Scottish Play (aka Macbeth) Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings at 7.30pm, Storehouse of Foulis. The local drama group have enjoyed working with Nick Fearne, who has trimmed …
What does it mean to belong?
What does it mean to belong? In this, Scotland’s Year of Stories, join author and ‘new Scot’ Barbara Henderson for an evening of readings and debate about Scotland, the world …
Come and here the skirl of the pipes tonight!
THIS TUESDAY (5th July) we will be back performing in Strathpeffer Square for the first time in nearly 3 years! There will also be a display of Highland Dancing from …
Community Resilience Briefing – 1 July 2022
Welcome to The Highland Council’s fortnightly briefing for groups with an interest in local community resilience. Covid related information Scottish Government Covid-19 Guidance NHS Inform Covid data NHS Inform Covid …
Community Resilience Briefing – 17 June 2022
Welcome to The Highland Council’s fortnightly briefing for groups with an interest in local community resilience. Covid related information · Scottish Government Covid-19 Guidance · NHS Inform Covid data · …
Pop-up Opera at the Spa
Pop-up Opera is back with three brilliant half-hour shows for audiences of all ages! They are coming to the Spa Pavillion on Thursday the 16th of June. Experience all the …
5K Colour Run-Walk
The Community Centre is organising its latest fun colour run on Sunday 12 June 2022 between 11:00 am and 1:30 pm. The event is great fun and raises funds for …
Community Resilience Briefing – 2 June 2022
Community Resilience Briefing – 02 June 2022 Dear Community Resilience Group/Community Council/Colleagues Welcome to The Highland Council’s fortnightly briefing for groups with an interest in local community resilience. Covid related …
Victorian Entertainer Bootcamp
‘Roll Up, Roll Up! Boy, do we have an exciting event lined up for families here at the Old Station in June! We’re teaming up with local author, Barbara Henderson, …
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
To celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the Community Council will be planting a tree in the Square beside the Sweetie shop on Friday 3rd June 2022 at 7:00pm. A live …
Community Resilience Briefing – 20 May 2022
Community Resilience Briefing – 20 May 2022 Welcome to The Highland Council’s regular briefing for groups with an interest in local community resilience. As COVID restrictions have been removed, and …
Castle Leod Bluebells
The Bluebells on the long drive to Castle Leod are something else this year. It was only six weeks ago we had a spectacular show of Snowdrops carpeting the woods, …
Peffery Way – almost there.
I notice from a ramble to view this years display of Bluebells on the slopes of Knockfarrel this morning, that another large section of the Peffery Way has now been …
Sharing stories: Treasuring our past, inspiring our future
Can you join us at the Highland Museum of Childhood, for our next story sharing session? At our next session, we’ll be collecting and sharing stories about past Royal Jubilee …
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Election results for Ward 5
Here are the election results for the council elections for Ward five that took place on the 5th of May 2022. The electorate is only 10,406 for our ward, but …
Community Resilience Group Briefing – 13 May 2022
Thank you to those of you who responded to the survey we circulated last month. It was very heartening to hear that the majority of you both use and value …
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A couple of new old images
I don’t think that I’ve seen these exact photographs of the village before. The one of the old Station looks to be between the war and our Great Western Cedar …
Garden Market this Saturday!
I just spotted this event which is a bit of lax of me as it’s happening just at the bottom of our garden from 11 am to 3 pm tomorrow. …
The future of McColl’s looks in doubt
The future of McColl’s as a business looks in doubt. My first reaction to the news was rather selfishly – where are we going to go when we run out …
Pavilion Events May – August 2022
Here’s a look at what’s on at the Strathpeffer Spa Pavilion from now until August of this year. I’m sure you’ll agree there’s something for everyone here and now with …