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15/10/2025

🧶 Weaving Workshops with Nearly Wild Weaving

Glencoe Folk Museum is delighted to offer a series of three weaving workshops led by local weaver Irene Evison of Nearly Wild Weaving.

📍 Location: Glencoe Village Hall
📅 Dates: Thursdays – 23 Oct, 30 Oct, 6 Nov
🕡 Time: 6:30–8:30pm
📧 Booking: Email Parris, Learning and Engagement Officer, at [email protected]

This three-part series will take participants on a creative journey — from starting a piece, through its development, to finishing it. Attendance at all three sessions is essential.

Spaces are limited to 8 participants to ensure a relaxed, hands-on experience. No prior weaving experience is required, and all materials will be provided.

Participation is by donation, with a tiered payment system designed to maximise accessibility. Refreshments and snacks are included — please share any dietary requirements when booking.

🕵️‍♀️ Murder Mystery Night at Glencoe Folk Museum

There’s been a murder at the Museum, and a priceless artefact has been stolen! Can you crack the case?

Join the Museum team for a thrilling evening of mystery and intrigue as you take on the role of detective to uncover who committed this terrible crime — and why.

📍 Location: Ballachulish Village Hall
📅 Date: Friday 24 October
🕖 Time: 7:00pm
🎟️ Tickets: £15 (includes snacks and soft drinks)
💳 Payment: Cash or card on the door
🍾 BYOB
🔗 Reserve your space via Eventbrite to help them plan numbers in advance.

Work solo or in a team of up to four for this fun, pre-Halloween night of suspense, clues, and surprises.

It’s set to be a killer evening…

19/09/2025

🌱 Join a Community Seed Collection Day in Glenuig! 🌱

The Loch Abar Mòr team is excited to invite you to take part in a Community Seed Collection Day, a chance to get outdoors, connect with nature and play a hands-on role in restoring Lochaber’s native woodlands.

Why it matters:
Following recent wildfires, open areas in Lochaber now offer a unique opportunity for woodland recovery. By collecting seeds from native trees, participants will help build a community seed bank and prepare for an innovative woodland restoration project using drone seeding. This initiative, funded by the Highlands and Islands Environment Foundation, aims to accelerate the return of resilient, biodiverse woodlands to the landscape.

Event details:
📅 Date: Sunday 21st September
🕘 Time: 11:30 – 15:00
📍 Meeting point: Glenuig Community Inn
👟 Bring: Sturdy footwear, gloves, weather-appropriate clothing and enthusiasm! Depending on numbers, soup and drinks will be provided at the Inn.

Activities include:
🌳 Collecting native tree seeds near Glenuig
🌳 Learning tree identification and seed collection
🌳 Supporting a pioneering nature restoration project blending traditional stewardship with new technology

All are welcome! No prior experience is needed, just the ability to walk over rough and sometimes steep terrain.

👉 Sign up by emailing: [email protected]

17/09/2025

🍸 Highland Liquor Company Bar Takeover at Highland Cinema 🍸

On Saturday 20th September, Highland Cinema will host a special Highland Liquor Co. event as master mixologist Scotty takes over the bar. Guests can enjoy a bespoke gin cocktail menu, created with Highland Liquor Co., with all cocktails priced at just £7.50.

⏰ 7–9pm
🍸Highland Liquor Co. cocktails £7.50
🎟️ Call 01397 609696 to book

This is a one-night-only takeover, so don’t miss the chance to sip handcrafted cocktails in the unique setting of Highland Cinema.

👉 Event details: https://www.facebook.com/events/503144996227220/?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=QpGnToDkp1AbaQ9Y&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1GiHu9pGzD%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr #

Highland Liquor Co Bottle Shop - Fort William

10/09/2025

🚴 Boost your bike confidence with Lochaber Environmental Group's Fort William Bike Shed!

✨ Upcoming events:

🔧 Trailside Repairs Workshop & Ride
📅 Fri 27 Sept | 🕐 1–5pm | 📍 Neptune’s Staircase Carpark
Learn essential trailside repair skills on a practical ride.

❄️ Commuting in Winter by Bicycle
📅 Tues 1 Oct | 🕕 6–8pm
Stay safe and warm this winter—covering bike maintenance, route planning, plus a short group ride.

🛠️ 4-Week Maintenance Course
📅 Wed 30 Oct, 6, 13 & 20 Nov | 🕕 6–8pm
From basic care to adjusting brakes, gears & bearings—gain hands-on skills to keep your bike in top shape.

🎟️ Book now via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/lochaber-environmental-group-14013065592

The Fort William Bike Shed, funded by HITRANS, makes cycling accessible to all—borrow e-bikes, access refurbished bikes, learn to ride, or build confidence on two wheels 🚲 Perfect for swapping short car journeys for handlebars!

👉 Learn more: https://www.lochaberenviro.org.uk/fort-william-bike-shed/

20/08/2025

🌊 Exciting Film Screenings This September! 🎬

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture is delighted to invite local communities to a series of special Riverwoods film screenings taking place across Lochaber this September.

📍 Spean Bridge – Book tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/riverwoods-film-tour-spean-bridge-tickets-1544433765969?aff=oddtdtcreator

📍 Lochaline – Book tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/riverwoods-film-tour-lochaline-tickets-1544434207289?aff=oddtdtcreator

📍 Kentallen – Book tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/riverwoods-film-tour-kentallen-tickets-1544434538279?aff=oddtdtcreator

These events offer a powerful insight into the connection between people, land, and water and highlight the importance of restoring Scotland’s riverside woodlands.

💡 Perfect for teams, community groups and anyone with a passion for Scotland’s natural environment.

📢 Please feel free to share with colleagues, friends, or through your networks – the more people who can join the conversation, the better!

Enjoy drinks, nibbles, a Riverwoods screening & local voices on saving Scotland’s iconic - and endangered -Atlantic salmon

08/08/2025

Nestled on the slopes of Meall a’ Bhuiridh, Glencoe Mountain Resort hosts the UK’s highest disc golf course, complete with 9 baskets and a demo basket right at the bottom of the chairlift.

🔗 Read more: https://www.lochaberchamber.co.uk/2025/08/disc-golf-at-glencoe-tee-off-at-the-top/

06/08/2025

Just ten minutes’ stroll from the Inverlochy Castle Hotel doorstep, their cosy and casual country pub Factors Inn is the perfect spot to relax and gather over pints and a plate of freshly prepped comfort food.

Pull up a chair and tuck into juicy steak with crisp frites, succulent seared Hebridean salmon and fragrant seasonal veg. Their warm and welcoming team are standing by to keep the pints coming.

Open every day from 5pm, April to November.

Check out their menu here: https://www.inverlochycastlehotel.com/food.../factorsinnpub

06/08/2025

🎬 New at Highland Cinema

📽️ Meet The Buchanans
For 300 years, the Scottish Clan Buchanan has been without a chief. Until now. A unique documentary that takes a sideways look at the meaning of Scottish Clans in the contemporary world, documenting the run up to the inauguration of Scottish landowner Mike Buchanan as the newly confirmed Clan Buchanan Highland Chief, along with his wife and teenage family. Special screening at Highland Cinema with in-person intro and audience Q&A with Director/Producer Barbara Orton.

🎟️ Book tickets: https://tickets.highlandcinema.co.uk/movie/meet-the-buchanans

🔮 An Evening of Clairvoyance with David Holt
David Holt is one of the UK's leading Spiritualist Mediums, delivering mind blowing evidence of life after death. David is renowned for giving exact names, dates and details that could only be known to those who now reside on the other side. With no two evenings ever the same, join David for a unique supernatural experience at Highland Cinema. Are you ready to believe?

🎟️ Book tickets: https://tickets.highlandcinema.co.uk/movie/david-holt-medium

05/08/2025

Community Fundraiser for Glencoe Mountain Rescue – Fun for All at Ballachulish Hall!

A fantastic community fundraiser organised by The Enchanted Florist Of Lochaber will take place at Ballachulish Hall on Sunday 10 August from 11am, in support of a much-needed extension to the Glencoe Mountain Rescue Centre.

The event promises something for everyone, with craft stalls, tombola, home-baking, tea, coffee and soft drinks, and a bouncy castle (weather permitting) for kids – and adults – of all ages! Entry is just £5 per adult and £2 for under 18s, with all proceeds going directly to Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team.

Find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1027120682894759/?post_id=1070653991874761&acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22external_search_engine%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22footer_attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D&locale=en_GB

01/08/2025

In the heart of the high street, is the place to eat, drink and enjoy a film in the Outdoor Capital.

Whether you are in for the pictures or not, the cafe bar is the perfect place to meet a friend for a coffee, a meal, or a cocktail.

To see what films are showing at the moment, check out the Highland Cinema's website at https://highlandcinema.co.uk/

26/07/2025

Take a wee bit of time to watch this one it is incredible!

In this episode, I head further north into Scotland and decide to take the ferry to the Isle of Skye, before continuing over the mountain pass to Applecross....