The Impact Boxing Programme has been developed by the Home to Highland Care Experienced Education Team in partnership with Police Scotland, the Youth Action Team, Boxing Scotland, and Highland Boxing Academy.

This programme uses boxing as a positive and structured tool to engage and redirect young people who may be at risk. It promotes confidence, discipline, respect, wellbeing, and positive life choices.

Programme Dates

🗓 Start: Thursday 14^th of May 2026
🗓 Finish: Thursday 25^th of June 2026
⏱ Duration: 7- week programme (excluding in-service day on Thursday 7^th of May)

Session Days/Times

🥊 Thursday - 12:00pm – 1:00pm: Secondary Boys
🥊 Thursday - 1:30pm – 2:30pm: Secondary Girls

Venue

Highland Boxing Academy
Unit 1 Carsegate Road
Inverness
IV3 8DU

Coach: Liam Foy (Head Coach, HBA

Who is the Programme For?

Young people who may be:

• Care experienced

• On the edge of care

• Experiencing low school attendance

• At risk of, or experiencing, exploitation

• In conflict with the law

• Known to Police Scotland

• Involved in substance use

What Young People Will Gain

✔ Improved confidence, resilience, and self-esteem
✔ Increased physical activity and improved wellbeing
✔ Greater respect for themselves, others, and their environment
✔ Engagement in a consistent, positive routine
✔ Stronger peer relationships and trusted adult support
✔ A clear sense of achievement and belonging

Accredited Outcomes

Participants will work towards:

• Progression opportunities to a Leadership Award

Personal Development

Through participation, young people will develop key personal qualities and values associated with sport, including:

• Discipline and self-control

• Respect for coaches, peers, and themselves

• Commitment and perseverance

• Accountability and responsibility

• Teamwork and positive communication

• Goal setting and motivation

• Leadership and role modelling

Health & Wellbeing Development

The programme supports both physical and mental wellbeing through:

• Regular cardiovascular exercise to improve fitness and stamina

• Release of endorphins to support positive mood and reduce stress

• Improved emotional regulation and focus

• Opportunities to channel energy in a safe and structured environment

• Increased awareness of healthy lifestyles and wellbeing habits

Additional Information

• Transport is not provided and must be arranged by the referrer

• Where possible, a member of the young person’s support network should attend

• Young people should bring:

  • Suitable footwear

  • Training wear

  • A bottle of water

Please consider these factors before submitting a referral.

Submit a Referral

To refer a young person to the Impact Boxing Programme, please complete the online referral form using the link below:

https://forms.office.com/e/GK9C7yMEXD

The following forms should be completed once referral has been accepted.

Code of Conduct  – Fill in form

U18 Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) – Fill in form

Referral by agency on the designated form sent via email

Referral via designated form.

Enquiries via email to halohighlands@gmail.com

Are you supporting someone in the Highland Council area? A family member, friend, neighbour, or someone in your community — who c ould not manage without your support? This might include helping someone with their physical or mental health, or supporting someone affected by alcohol or drug use. Do you take them to appointments, support them day-to-day, or help them stay safe and well? You might not think of yourself as a carer, but if someone relies on your support to get through the day, you may be an unpaid carer.

You’re not alone — and there is support available. This includes support for people caring for someone affected by substance use.

Join us at the Carers Scotland Highland Roadshow for practical support, speak to local services. Get help to access funding and referrals — all in one place.

Register your interest here: Carers Scotland Highland Roadshow

Don’t have a smart phone or a computer? You can register over the phone by calling: 07552886233 between the hours of 9am-5pm Monday to Friday. If you are unable to speak to someone, please leave your name and number over voicemail.

North Highland Community Transport may also be able to support with free transport to get you get to the event if you live in the Highland Council area.

Are you supporting someone in the Highland Council area? A family member, friend, neighbour, or someone in your community — who c ould not manage without your support? This might include helping someone with their physical or mental health, or supporting someone affected by alcohol or drug use. Do you take them to appointments, support them day-to-day, or help them stay safe and well? You might not think of yourself as a carer, but if someone relies on your support to get through the day, you may be an unpaid carer.

You’re not alone — and there is support available. This includes support for people caring for someone affected by substance use.

Join us at the Carers Scotland Highland Roadshow for practical support, speak to local services. Get help to access funding and referrals — all in one place.

Register your interest here: Carers Scotland Highland Roadshow

Don’t have a smart phone or a computer? You can register over the phone by calling: 07552886233 between the hours of 9am-5pm Monday to Friday. If you are unable to speak to someone, please leave your name and number over voicemail.

North Highland Community Transport may also be able to support with free transport to get you get to the event if you live in the Highland Council area.

Whether you'd like to learn to make your own music, DJ or improve your graphic design skills, Tune In can help.

When you join Tune In, you will meet with our in-house professional creative artist Mark Mackenzie every week for up to 6 months.

As well as receiving mentoring for your creative interest, Enable Works can help you to work towards employment or further education and support you to improve your wellbeing.

Contact mark.mackenzie@enable.org.uk to arrange an initial meeting or find out more information.

When you call Home Energy Scotland on their freephone number 0808 808 2282 you’ll speak to a trained energy advisor who’ll give you impartial and trusted advice on how to save energy at home. This is a free service. Please call if you are interested.

^{We are recruiting for 2 Project Worker roles, one a zero hours bank worker position, and the other a 14 hours per week/term time position.}

^{To receive the full job description, or for further information, please email info@safestrongandfree.org.uk}

We are looking for schools, youth groups, schools, sports clubs, etc. to be in the Tain and Inverness Tesco’s Dec – March customer votes with awards in May ‘27.

Applications need to be submitted by end Sept to be considered for their Dec - March customer vote and then in May, after the vote results are counted, awards of £1,500 for first; £1,000 for second and £500 for third place will be offered. Awardees then have 6 months to spend the funds.

This is also a great opportunity for groups to promote the good work that you do.

Applicants must be committed to spend at least 50% of an awarded amount on food related activities and/or food aswell as other costs related to your activities with children and/or young people.

Please note that the beneficiary age range is generally up to 18yrs although, groups with those who need additional support are also eligible up to 25yrs.

NOTE that applications that are unsuccessful in this next round, or received after end Sept, will be eligible for future voting rounds ie. April – July with awards in Sept ‘27 

Please do get in touch with Community Enabler tamara@greenspacescotland.org.uk or phone her on 07825 671968 with any queries and for helpful application support.

More info can be found here Fruit and Veg Grants - Tesco Fundraising | Tesco PLC

Who is the e-learning aimed at?  Health and social care practitioners and those interested in finding out more about how social prescribing can support people’s health and wellbeing.

Further information about the e-learning module is available on Health Improvement page within the Public Health Zone on the Turas website under the e-learning section Health Improvement: social prescribing | Turas | Learn.

The event will feature presentations from key partners, reflections on the impact of prevention and early intervention work, networking opportunities, and a conversation café exploring the future of the toolkit (Please see the attached Agenda for more details).

📅 Date: 14 September 2026
🕐 Time: Meet from 12:30pm for a 1:00pm start, finishing at 4:00pm
📍 Venue: WASPS Inverness Creative Academy - The Gym Hall (in person)

Register your place here:

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/31a78733-8106-4fae-ac6f-180a709d17c7@10efe0bd-a030-4bca-809c-b5e6745e499a?source=copyLinkOneEventsShareDialog

We look forward to celebrating this milestone with you

The Highland Children and Young People’s Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund 2026/2027 will open on Monday 07 September 2026. This fund will support community-based projects that improve the mental health and wellbeing of children, young people (aged 5–24 or 26 if Care Experienced) and their families across Highland. The fund aims to strengthen prevention, early intervention and accessible support within local communities.

The fund is aligned with the Scottish Government’s Children and Young People’s Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Supports and Services Framework, which promotes early help, relationship-based practice, whole-family approaches, accessibility, inclusion and strong partnership working. Applications are encouraged from collaborative partnerships that can demonstrate how their proposals will improve emotional wellbeing, resilience, confidence, social connection and access to support, while helping to reduce isolation and prevent escalation to specialist services. Priority will be given to projects that are community-based, trauma-informed, co-designed with children, young people and families, and that address barriers to participation, particularly for under-represented groups.

The fund seeks to ensure that children, young people and families receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time, through strong collaboration between communities, the third sector and public services.

More information can be found at: Whole Family Wellbeing - Highland Community Planning Partnership

Please note: Application form links will go live on Monday 7th September 2026 at 09:00 hours

support, reflective practice, shared learning and

building connections with partner organisations and

peer networks for people involved in the support of

people who are affected by alcohol and other drugs.

Open to staff, volunteers and peer supporters across

Highland’s voluntary, grassroots, mutual aid and

lived/living experience networks.

To register your interest or

find out more, please contact:

katy@sdf.org.uk

High Life Highland is proud to be part of Summer of Sport, a national campaign backed by the Scottish Government and sportscotland, bringing more opportunities for children and young people to get active this summer and beyond.

Whether it's trying a sport for the first time or building on existing skills, Summer of Sport is all about giving young people across Scotland the chance to move more, have fun, and feel good. As a partner in the campaign, we're helping to bring activities to communities right across the region — from sports sessions and clubs to our Schools Out holiday programme.

There's something for all ages, abilities and interests, and we're working hard to make sure that as many children and young people as possible can get involved this summer.

Are you a club or community group?

If you run sport or physical activities and want to get involved, there may be funding and support available through the Summer of Sport programme. We'd love to hear from you. 

We are looking for collaborative projects that increase activity levels locally and allow for sustained participation in sport.  We want to reduce barriers to participation, enhance local offerings, celebrate sport and physical activity through events and festivals and upskill our volunteers and coaches to ensure a sustained impact from the project. 

We envisage grants to community groups to be in the region of £200 - £2,000 but welcome broader ideas and applications in. 

Reach out to your local Active Schools Coordinator, Community Spot Hub Officer or email us at HLHSummerofSport@highlifehighland.com

Referral via designated form.

Enquiries via email to halohighlands@gmail.com

Including the sorting of donations, preparing care packages, fundraising, volunteer drivers delivering care packages. To enquire please email halohighlands@gmail.com.

We have hubs in Inverness, Alness and Fort William, but cover the whole of the Highlands.

Join colleagues from across Highland to explore preventative, whole-family approaches that improve outcomes for children, young people and families. Hear from local practitioners, share learning, and discover what’s working in communities across the region.

The Whole Family Wellbeing Conference will take place on Wednesday 18th November from 10:30 - 15:30 at Strathpeffer Pavilion.

More information and registration form coming shortly.