Green-fingered residents at a Highland care home are blooming with pride after winning two top prizes at this year’s Black Isle Show. Making history as the first care home to enter the event’s flower show, the residents from Eilean Dubh in Fortrose now hope to showcase their skills at other local competitions. Activities coordinator Fiona Stoddart said: […]
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A Highland ice hockey team has found a way to keep playing even during the warm summer months. Inverness Highlanders Junior Ice Hockey Club provides weekly training and for young people aged 5-18 in Inverness. The club applied to the Parklands Pathway Fund for funding to purchase 100 synthetic ice tiles to allow them to
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A Moray care home has created a heartfelt tribute to the Scotland squad as they gear up for Euro2024. Speyside Care Home in Aberlour has written and recorded a stirring rendition of Flower of Scotland to inspire the national team ahead of the tournament. Last year the care home formed its own choir, the Heart
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Community projects across the Highlands and Moray and are set for a cash windfall after receiving a share of funding from care home operator Parklands. The group, which has 12 homes in the Highlands, Moray and Aberdeenshire, launched the Parklands Pathway Fund to support community projects that create a lasting legacy. So far, 14 projects
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North care provider Parklands Care Homes is in the running for seven national awards. The care firm, which has 12 homes in the Highlands, Moray and Aberdeenshire, is competing in the Care Home Awards, The Stars of Social Care Awards and the Proud Scotland Awards. The nominations span a wide range of topics including care
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Cupid’s arrow struck a Black Isle care home this week as one lucky auction winner claimed the ultimate prize – a Valentine’s lunch date with the home’s resident charmer. Back in November, Eilean Dubh care home in Fortrose held a day of fundraising that included prize bingo, a sponsored knit and a live auction with
Parklands Care Homes has boosted its management team in the Highlands. Mel Oliver has been appointed to the new role of deputy manager at Innis Mhor in Tain. Mel is a well-known figure at Innis Mhor, having worked at the home for eight years, first as a carer and latterly as a shift leader. Mel
