News Archive
2021
Glens Befriending Service to Continue and Expand
13 December 2021Soirbheas, the community charity for Glen Urquhart and Strathglass, are pleased to announce the expansion of the befriending service in...
Inverness Museum to Host Hospice Sunflower Cascade
2 November 2021A community-made sunflower cascade, knitted and crocheted by Highland Hospice supporters during lockdown, will be displayed in Inverness Museum in...
Applications Open for Strictly Inverness 2022
5 October 2021*APPLICATIONS FOR 2022 NOW CLOSED*Highland Hospice and Inverness Ice Centre have launched applications for next year’s Strictly Inverness. Highland Hospice...
Hospice Thanks Sponsors of Kessock Bridge Abseil
15 September 2021Highland Hospice has said thank you to a number of local businesses who helped make their first event in over...
Hospice Fundraiser Francesca undertakes Lapland Husky Challenge
27 August 2021Our lovely Fundraising Administrator, Francesca Marchetti, has joined the Lapland Husky Trail in aid of Highland Hospice! Having worked for...
Team Highland Hospice Complete London Landmarks Half Marathon
4 August 2021Nine charity runners for Highland Hospice completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon on Sunday. The event was attended by £14,50...
Highland Hospice Runners Prepare to take on London Landmarks Half Marathon
29 July 2021A team of nine runners, along with their sponsors from Inverness Travel, are heading to London this weekend to represent...
Highland Hospice Named as Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club Charity Partner for the New Season
12 July 2021Highland Hospice is delighted to continue its relationship with ICTFC by becoming the Official Charity Partner for the Club’s 2021-2...
Highland Hospice Chosen to Benefit from the 2021 Springfield Scottish Squash Open
1 July 2021Highland Hospice is delighted to have been chosen as the charity to benefit from Scotland’s flagship squash tournament, the Springfield...
'The Big Highland Auction' Launches Appeal for Support
25 June 2021Charity Auction to be held in aid of Highland Hospice and Maggie's Highland On Saturday 27th November 2021, Dingwall Mart...
Susan Smith talks about how our befriending service 'Helping Hands' supports carers
11 June 2021"The befriending service 'Helping Hands' is there to support people throughout the Highlands. We work in partnership in many areas...
Martha Tiffen speaks about Sunflower Home Care
10 June 2021In December 2020, Highland Hospice launched 'Sunflower Home Care’, a new provision which further extends our partnership with local and...
Highland Hospice Launches Search for Heilan’ Coo Artists
9 June 2021Highland Hospice has revealed the first model sculpture of its ‘Great Heilan Coo Art Trail’ and is urging local artists...
Isobel Murray Speaks about our 'No One Dies Alone' Service
7 June 2021Isobel Murray is Service Manager for Sutherland Care Forum which runs a befriending service, 'Friends at Home', in partnership with...
Highland Hospice Achieves Investors in People Gold Accreditation
21 May 2021Highland Hospice is delighted to have achieved the prestigious Investors in People Gold Accreditation. For nearly 30 years Investors in...
Hospice Plea for Volunteers to Help Run New Stores and Warehouse
11 May 2021We have launched an appeal for volunteers to help with the running of our new shop on Falcon Square, as...
'Charlie's Care' - Allan Murray Launches Hospice Wear Yellow Day 2021
3 May 2021Highland Hospice is urging schools, businesses, communities and individuals from all over the region to don their springtime colours and...
'Homeward Bound' and 'Hospice: A Love Story' - Online Drama Performances
26 April 2021Conversations around Diagnosis, Death and Grief: Exploring relationships, love, compassion and empathy. Highland Hospice is delighted to partner with St...
Second Art Trail for Hospice Announced
13 April 2021Highland Hospice has announced plans to bring its second art installation, ‘The Great Heilan’ Coo Art Trail’, to the Highlands...
Hospice Nurse ‘Steps Out’ in Memory of her Mum
14 March 2021Highland Hospice staff nurse Leanne Scott is ‘stepping out’ for the charity in memory of her late mum Jacqueline who...
Tie Your Yellow Laces and Step Out for Highland Hospice
2 February 2021We have launched a year-long fundraising appeal, with the simple message of asking supporters to ‘Step Out’ and help our...
2020
RhythmnReel Launch New Single at Hospice's 'Party at Your Place'
9 December 2020Easter Ross based Celtic rock band Rhythmnreel will be providing the entertainment at the second of Highland Hospice’s ‘Party at...
Scooty and the Skyhooks Kick Start Hospice’s ‘Party at Your Place’
2 December 2020Popular Highland band Scooty and the Skyhooks are providing entertainment for the first ‘Party at Your Place’ event in aid...
‘Party At Your Place’ this Christmas to Support Highland Hospice
19 November 2020‘Party At Your Place’ this Christmas to Support Highland Hospice Charity joins forces with Limelight Event Services, Belladrum Tartan Heart...
Lovat Estate Donates Rare Bottle to Hospice Whisky Auction
13 November 2020Highland Hospice has received a rare bottle of whisky from Lord Lovat's private collection, to be sold in its forthcoming...
Caithness Hospice Shops’ Volunteer Plea
27 October 2020Highland Hospice’s charity shops in Wick and Thurso require volunteers to join their teams, due to the effects of Covid-1...
Show You Care by Sending a Charity Christmas Card
27 October 2020Three Highland charities are urging people to show they care this Christmas by sending cards to people affected by the...
Generous Donation from Gordon and MacPhail for Hospice Whisky Auction
27 October 2020Highland Hospice is holding its first ever Whisky Auctions later this year, and the charity has been donated a very...
Always in Our Hearts – The Perfect Way to Remember Someone
25 September 2020Highland Hospice is launching a creative initiative, which gives people a lovely opportunity to remember the life of someone special...
Day Therapy Service Becomes Community Support Team
23 September 2020Community Support Team Lead Jennie Devlin (left), with Support Workers Amy Scott-Woodhouse (centre) and Debbie Campbell (right) In these challenging...
Hospice Charge Nurse Launches 555 Challenge
18 September 2020Highland Hospice is inviting people to participate in a simple new challenge in a bid to raise much-needed funds for...
Summer Success for Ness Islands Railway
18 September 2020The Ness Islands Railway, owned and operated by Highland Hospice, has celebrated a summer of success with a steep rise...
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club Charity Partnership
17 August 2020ICTFC has announced that Highland Hospice will become its Official Charity Partner for the 2020-21 SPFL Championship season. The Club...
'Hike the Himalayas' Rescheduled to 2021
15 July 2020Our ‘Hike the Himalayas’ challenge which was due to take place from 10 to 20 October of this year, will...
The Show Must Go On - in 2021!
3 June 2020Participants who signed up for this year’s Strictly Inverness dance competition in aid of Highland Hospice and Inverness Ice Centre...
Stay Home, Wear Yellow, Help Highland Hospice
19 May 2020Highland Hospice is asking people across the region to join its Wear Yellow Day on Friday 29th May, from the...
Make Your Will in May and Support Highland Hospice
6 May 2020Solicitors from across the Highlands have signed up to support Highland Hospice's Make a Will Month, which runs throughout the...
Highland Hospice calls for volunteers to support the most vulnerable in our community
8 April 2020Highland Hospice has formed a partnership with Highland Home Carers to recruit volunteers to support those currently in receipt of...
Stoddart Crane Hire Help Hospice Turn the Highlands Yellow
13 March 2020Stoddart Crane Hire has generously offered to sponsor Highland Hospice’s Wear Yellow Day 2020, which takes place on Friday 29th...
Highland Hospice to Open new Cafe ‘In the City’
27 February 2020Highland Hospice has announced that it will be taking over the Archie Cafe in the Eastgate Shopping Centre in Inverness...
Highland Hospice Thanks Highland Council Staff for Generous Donation
22 January 2020Highland Hospice has thanked the staff of Highland Council for their generous donation of £6,879 which was raised through their...
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival Supports Highland Hospice
15 January 2020Highland Hospice has said a big thank you to the organisers of Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival for the ongoing support...
2019
Nairn Healthcare Group to Offer Hospice Wellbeing Groups
20 December 2019Nairn Healthcare Group is delighted to announce an integrated service with Highland Hospice Complementary Therapy Service, to develop Tai Chi...
Hogmanay Hoolie Helps Highland Hospice
20 December 2019A fabulous Hogmanay event is being held in the Drumossie Hotel, with £20 from each ticket sold being donated to...
Highland Hospice Inpatient Service to Care for More People
20 December 2019Highland Hospice has responded to growing demand on its Inpatient Unit by increasing its registered capacity from ten to twelve...
Highland Hospice Archive Event a Success
11 November 2019An event celebrating the history of Highland Hospice was held in the Highland Archive Centre on the afternoon of Friday...
A Time to Remember Those No Longer With Us
6 November 2019Grief Matters Highland is offering a memorial service in Inverness to anyone who has been bereaved. Facilitated by Highland Hospice...
Big Thanks to Hospice Hero Hamish
30 October 2019Huge thanks to Hamish Macdonald, age 6, from Central Primary School in Inverness who was part of the team who...
Beauly and Glens Helping Hands Befrienders Seeks Volunteers and Clients
28 October 2019A new befriending service is now up and running across the Glens serving Drumnadrochit, Glenurquhart, Strathglass, Beauly and surrounding areas...
Strictly Come Dancing Star Anton Du Beke to Return to Strictly Inverness
16 October 2019The star of TV’s Strictly Come Dancing, Anton Du Beke, is making his return to popular dance competition ‘Strictly Inverness’...
Grief Matters Highland Offers Group to Help with Loss
9 October 2019A new initiative to help support people in the Highlands through bereavement is offering a ‘Living with Grief’ group, beginning...
Highland Cyclists Raise £65,000 for Hospice
25 September 2019A team of north business people have raised a fantastic £65,000 for Highland Hospice with a gruelling cycle challenge which...
Co-op Hands Over £3,000 After Fundraising Bonanza
23 September 2019Co-op colleagues from across Northern Scotland assembled at the Telford Street store in Inverness on Thursday 19 September to present...
Let's Get Ready to Rhumba!
11 September 2019Highland Hospice and Inverness Ice Centre are once again launching the search for next year’s Strictly Inverness contestants. The charities...
People Development Award for Highland Hospice
9 September 2019We are delighted that Highland Hospice was recognised at the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) Business Awards on...
Aird Fundraising Group Organise Art Exhibition and Sale for Hospice
28 August 2019A loyal team of Highland Hospice fundraisers have organised an Art Exhibition and Sale to raise funds for the charity...
A Night With the Pros Raises £6000
21 August 2019A fabulous event, A Night with the Pros, was held on Wednesday 31st July at Royal Dornoch Golf Club, supported...
Tain Dental Care See Results of Fundraising at Highland Hospice
30 July 2019Staff from Tain Dental Care visited Highland Hospice on Saturday 27 July to see how their fundraising efforts were...
Scottish Water crew raise over £6,000 for Highland Hospice and Water Aid
10 July 2019A team of 12 Scottish Water employees have made it back to work for a rest after their epic sponsored...
Inverness Travel teams up with Highland Hospice for the London Landmarks Half Marathon
9 July 2019Inverness Travel is confirmed as the lead corporate sponsor for the Highland Hospice as it takes on the London Landmarks...
Highland Hospice Awarded ‘Exceptional’ Grade for Care
27 June 2019Highland Hospice has received the highest possible grade for its care and how the organisation involves those close to patients...
Crocus Group Responds to Child Bereavement Report
21 June 2019Crocus Group, which offers bereavement support to children and young people in the Highlands, has spoken following the publication of...
Highland Hospice Nurse Shortlisted for National Award
21 June 2019An employee of Highland Hospice has been shortlisted in the ‘Nurse of the Year’ category of the Nursing Times Awards...
Highland Hospice Go Nuts Art Trail Ready to Launch
12 June 2019Highland Hospice has had several artists squirrelling away over the past few months on designs for 23 colourful 5 foot...
Brakes sales team raise thousands for Highland Hospice
24 April 2019Nine members of staff from Brakes Scotland have raised over £3,000 for their local hospice after completing the final section...
Live and Learn Day Service Launches in Caithness
2 April 2019We are launching an exciting new day therapy service in Caithness from next Wednesday (10th April 2019.) Live and Learn...
Cooking in Company Launches
8 March 2019A new cookery course is about to be offered through Grief Matters Highland, facilitated by Highland Hospice. The six-week course...
Strictly Come Dancing Star Anton Du Beke to Judge Strictly Inverness 2019
27 February 2019The popular star of TV’s Strictly Come Dancing, Anton Du Beke, has been announced as special guest judge for the...
Sign up to the experience of a lifetime in support of Highland Hospice
27 February 2019Scotland's Hospices Together Launch Arctic Trek Challenge Highland Hospice is delighted to be among several hospices participating in an Arctic...
Revamped Forres Hospice Shop Prepares to Open for Business
5 February 2019Highland Hospice is due to reopen its charity shop on 43 High Street following a period of being closed for...
Crocus Hannah Nominated for National Youth Work Award
30 January 2019Crocus Child Bereavement Group Service Manager Hannah Lind has been nominated in the Mental Health and Wellbeing category of the...
Tain Dental Care Nominate Us as Charity of the Year
9 January 2019We are so grateful to Tain Dental Care who have made us their Charity of the Year for 2019, aiming...
2018
Hospice Vans Named After Founders
20 December 2018Highland Hospice has officially named its fundraising vans ‘Flora’ and ‘Cecilia’ after the charity’s founders Flora Mackay and Cecilia Bottomley...
Calling All Artists for Hospice Art Trail
5 December 2018Highland Hospice has issued a plea to local artists who may be interested in submitting a design for their ‘Go...
Highlands and Islands MSP Rhoda Grant Encourages Locals to Join Secret Santa Charity Shop Challenge
5 December 2018Rhoda Grant, MSP for the Highlands and Islands is encouraging local residents and businesses to participate in ‘Good Cause Santa...
First Squirrel Sponsors Pledge Support for Hospice Art Trail
2 October 2018The first companies to sponsor a squirrel on Highland Hospice’s 2019 art installation trail, ‘Go Nuts’, have been revealed...
Provost Joins 19 Ladies to go Fishing for the Hospice
4 September 2018On Saturday 1st September 19 ladies took to the Inverness Angling Club Water, on the River Ness, as a...
Highland Hospice and Social Enterprise Academy Launch Search for Budding Young Entrepreneurs
15 August 2018Highland Hospice and Social Enterprise Academy have launched a search to find the most business-savvy youngsters in the Highlands with...
Hospice Belladrum Raffle to be Drawn at Festival
30 July 2018Highland Hospice has teamed up with Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival and Coast to Glen Motorhomes to offer full family passes...
'Go Nuts’ Squirrel Art Trail Launches
25 July 2018Today we have launched our exciting plans to bring an art installation trail, ‘Go Nuts’, to the Highlands over the summer...
Scottish Water Team Raise Hospice Funds Through Cycle
3 July 2018Thanks so much to the 23 Scottish Water employees who have just finished their fourth annual 500-mile cycle around the...
Hollie Launches Book at Highland Hospice
2 July 2018Highland Hospice’s Netley Day Therapy Centre attendee Hollie Simpson has written a book, ‘Rose and Deon’. Hollie, 23, who has...
Project ECHO at Highland Hospice – Working With Care Homes
15 June 2018At Highland Hospice we have been facilitating ECHO communities of practice since 2016, supporting care homes, out of hours practitioners...
New Beauly Boutique sets an opening date
24 May 2018The new Highland Highland Hospice Boutique in Beauly is set to open its doors at 10am on Saturday 23rd June. ...
Clay Target Day Raises Hospice Funds
10 May 2018A clay target competition held at Stratherrick Clay Target Club has raised an amazing £2341.30 for Highland Hospice. The event...
Revamped Nairn Hospice Shop Open for Business
10 May 2018Highland Hospice has reopened its charity shop in Nairn following its refurbishment. The official reopening of the shop took place...
Helping Hands Inverness Neighbourhood Befriending Service Launches
10 May 2018Highland Hospice’s Helping Hands befriending service is working in partnership with NHS Highland’s community teams to launch an initiative to...
Highland Hospice Launches Make a Will Month 2018
19 April 2018Highland Hospice is urging supporters to participate in its ‘Make a Will Month’ appeal during the month of May. Since...
Hospice Launches ‘Taking Steps’ to Help Recently Bereaved
18 April 2018Highland Hospice is launching a new initiative, Taking Steps, which offers gentle yet brisk health and wellbeing walks among a...
The River Ness Raft Race Returns!
27 March 2018Plans are afoot to bring a popular fundraising event back to Inverness this summer. With a fair wind and the...
Bikers Prepare for Lands End to John O’Groats Jaunt for Hospice
27 March 2018A group of four bikers are preparing to ride from Lands End to John O’Groats in 24 hours to raise...
Clydesdale & Yorkshire Banks Celebrate a Decade of Difference with Hospice UK
27 March 2018Clydesdale Bank branches across the Highlands are celebrating having raised £69,740 in support of Highland Hospice over the past 1...
Revamped Wick Hospice Shop Open for Business
31 January 2018Highland Hospice has reopened its charity shop on Wick’s High Street after it was closed for four weeks undergoing refurbishment...
Highland Hospice Raises £1m from Local Hospice Lottery
31 January 2018Highland Hospice has raised over £1 million from its participation in Local Hospice Lottery, a weekly lottery set up to...
University staff raise over £6000 for Highland Hospice
17 January 2018Staff from the University of the Highlands and Islands have handed over a cheque for £6494.41 to the Highland...
Eastgate Shopping Centre Helps Hospice Grotto Achieve Record Amount
15 January 2018Highland Hospice has said a massive thank you to Eastgate Shopping Centre for the donation of a Grotto which raised...
2017
Hospice Rewards Supporters with Special Achievement Awards at 30th Anniversary Service
21 November 2017Highland Hospice celebrated 30 years of loving care at a service and awards ceremony held in St Andrews Cathedral in...
Hospice Marks 30 Years of Care with Special Anniversary Service
8 November 2017Highland Hospice is extending a warm invitation to its supporters to help mark 30 years of care at a special...
Lovat Shinty Club Raise £14,000 in Cycle Challenge
1 November 2017Six members of Lovat Shinty Club have raised a fantastic £14,000 with their ambitious 400-mile cycle which encompassed all 201...
Hospice Mascot Bobby the Bee Stars in New Childrens’ Book
25 October 2017Highland Hospice mascot Bobby the Bee has been immortalised in a children’s book written by one of the charity’s volunteers...