Nine young people learned how to create very realist cuts, scrapes and bruises on each other before Tinuviel amputated some fingers!
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What a fantastic Summer Arts Festival we have had! Workshops were full of children, young people and adults all trying out new craft activities while the exhibition saw a record number of people through the doors!
With banners that we made on the day the schools finished to attract people into the building swinging in the wind, the first exhibition and festival in our permanent home, The Bike Shed was packed full of quality art works and craft items for sale.
Some of the adults evening workshops included Mosaics with ceramic tutor Kira Brown and Wet Felting with local textile artist Ruth Black. We almost had to call off the Printmaking Taster but luckily Inverness College Tutor Alison was able to step in at the last moment! It was nice to spend time being creative with other adults and not having to worry about watching the kids!
One of the busiest workshops was our all day drop-in Recycled Glass Making with artist Allison Weightman. She brought a load of bottles and we borrowed some from the Nip Inn! Once the tops were cut off, designs were made and Allison took them away to be sandblasted. The final results are fantastic and can be safely used!
Watch this space for more activities coming in September. Or Follow The Bike Shed on facebook and at www.thebikeshed.info
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On the last Saturday of every month, Eden Court comes to The Bike Shed with their Kids Club. Two and a half hours of dance, drama, arts and crafts with the education workers from Eden Court - for only £4!
Children should wear old clothes and bring juice and a snack with them for the break time. The next one is Saturday 29th May and then the final session before the school holidays will be Saturday 26th June.
For more information contact Annie Marrs on 01463 240085.
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The Merkinch School May Fun Day takes place on Saturday May 22nd from 10.00am - 1.00pm.
The main focus of this event will be health and having fun as well as fundraising. It will round off the school’s Health Week which runs from Monday 17th May and includes fitness sessions, health and safety, healthy eating, dance and Tae Kwon Do.
• There will be basketball, football and cricket challenges, as well as karate and dance sessions. The karate and dance sessions will be half-hour slots, the other sports will be ongoing so people can move around from one to another. The basketball will be inside, with everything else outside – weather permitting!
• There will a fitness challenge for the under 5s in the Nursery garden.
• The Police Dog demonstration has been booked. This will be followed by the raffle which closes the event.
• Face painting has been booked and Annie Marrs, Merkinch Arts Worker, will do a craft session.
• There will be a range of snacks available, including healthy options such as melon slices, small apples and bananas.
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NHS Highland has joined the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme. Bowel screening aims to cut the number of deaths from bowel cancer by finding cancer at an early stage in people with no symptoms.
Bowel cancer is the third biggest cause of cancer deaths, after lung cancer and breast cancer. People who get treated early have a good chance of being cured.
People aged 50-74 years will be asked to do a home test every two years. The kits will be sent out over two years. Some people will already have got theirs. Some people will get them soon. Some people will not get theirs until next year. Test kits are posted to peoples’ homes. If you get one, please do the test – it could be a lifesaver.
More information about the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme can be found at www.bowelscreening.scot.nhs.uk/ or by phoning the Scottish Bowel Screening Helpline on freephone 0800 0121 833.
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Monster FM is a brand new radio station broadcasting to Inverness this September.
This is your chance to be on it!
Moray Firth Media Trust is looking for people to make short features on a range of subjects. The Trust is offering a free four-day training course on 1st, 2nd, 15th and 16th June. Places are limited so apply now!
This is your chance to get your voice heard in your community!
Contact Ken Kelman or James Macdonald at
Radioskills on 01463 224433
info@radioskills.org.uk or www.radioskills.org.uk
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