Partnerships for Wellbeing

20/06/2026

PFW joined with New Start Highland to volunteer at Highland Cross this weekend.

What a fabulous event 🤩 800 plus competitors, and all the organisation done by volunteers.

PFW volunteer drivers Neil and Fred did some extra volunteering along with Marie from the health walks team who roped in her husband Iain too.

PFW have previously received a donation from Highland Cross to purchase a new wheelchair accessible car. New Start received funding in 2025 for an electric powered van.

Over its 41 year history Highland Cross has raised £6.6M for local causes in the Highlands ⭐️

16/06/2026

Upcoming walk leader training session.

If you would like to start a walk in your area, or volunteer with one our existing health walks in: Dingwall, Inverness, Beauly, Tain, Tomatin, or Fortrose please get in touch with health walks manager, Jayne Preece, at: [email protected] or 📞 07824688235

16/06/2026

We're looking for a new manager to take our wee charity into the next phase of our development. Full details in the link.

Closing Date . Sunday 5th July (Midnight)Manager, Partnerships for WellbeingLead an Award-Winning Highland Charity Making a Real DifferenceBased: InvernessSalary: £26k -28kHours: 28hrs per week (over 4 days)Are you an experienced leader with a passion for community wellbeing, partnership working, a...

15/06/2026

Abriachan Forest trust asked us to share their poster about some great volunteering opportunities.

03/06/2026

Our Festival boss Jayne Preece seeing the funny side of the wet weather as she was interviewed by the BBC this afternoon.

01/06/2026

This week marks National Volunteers Week, where we recognise and celebrate the wonderful work that our volunteers do to help make the Community Transport Service run as efficiently as it does.

We appreciate each and every one of our volunteer drivers and minibus assistants, they really are the lifeline of this service.

At the weekend, we hosted our annual Summer BBQ at The Innes Bar, as a thank you to our volunteers. 35 of them joined Fiona and Linda for a lovely afternoon of food, drinks and blethers.

We had two of our volunteers celebrate "BIG" birthdays this month and a large chocolate cake was purchased for them to jointly blow out the candles!

We also took this opportunity to say goodbye to two of our volunteers; Duncan who has driven for us for the past 9 years and Brigitta who has been with us for the past 4 years. Duncan has decided to hang up his PFW keys, but is still a regular visitor to the office, and Brigitta is moving to pastures new. We would like to pass on our thanks to them both and wish them every happiness as they leave the PFW Community Transport Team.

Lastly, we would like to give a huge thank you to Craig, Collette and the entire team at The Innes Bar for another successful Summer BBQ and for their amazing generosity, it is very much appreciated. We are already looking forward to Summer 2027! See you guys' next year!

Innes Bar

28/05/2026

From 1st - 7th June our Health Walks Team are co-ordinating the Inverness Festival of Walking and Wheeling. 33 different events where you can join all sorts of walks including Nordic Walking, Ghost Walks, History Walks, Photography Walks. Cycling with Velo City and family activities in the Ness Islands and at Culduthel Community Woods. www.wawfest.com for What's On.

A chance to enjoy this popular 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. Find out about some of the grand buildings - theatres, hotels and dance halls, which have disappeared and been replaced with something not so grand!

Andrew from High Life Highland Libraries has a wealth of researched information, photos and newspaper clippings to share.

Friday 5th June 2.30pm - 4.00pm - Meet at Inverness Library

The festival is a community event, with 33 free walking and wheeling activities taking place.
Check out the festival website at : www.wawfest.com
Inverness Walking and Wheeling Festival 1st - 7th June

28/05/2026

From 1st - 7th June our Health Walks Team are co-ordinating the Inverness Festival of Walking and Wheeling. 33 different events where you can join all sorts of walks including Nordic Walking, Ghost Walks, History Walks, Photography Walks & Nature Walks. Cycling with Velo City and family activities in the Ness Islands and at Culduthel Community Woods. www.wawfest.com for What's On.

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝟰 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 will lead you on a guided nature walk giving you time to experience the mindful benefits of green and blue space.

You'll walk along the canalside and then up Tomnahurich hill.
Thursday 4th June at 1.30pm
𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝘄𝗮𝘄𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗻/𝗻𝟰𝗵-𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸

The festival is a community event, with 33 free walking and wheeling activities taking place.
Check out the festival website at : www.wawfest.com
Inverness Walking & Wheeling Festival 1st - 7th June

28/05/2026

From 1st - 7th June our Health Walks Team are co-ordinating the Inverness Festival of Walking and Wheeling. 33 different events where you can join all sorts of walks including Nordic Walking, Ghost Walks, History Walks, Photography Walks. Cycling with Velo City and family activities in the Ness Islands and at Culduthel Community Woods. www.wawfest.com for What's On.

Nordic Walking has been shown to have many benefits for those with Parkinson's disease. We're lucky to have a '𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻'𝘀' group here in Inverness.

Karen Powell's Highland Pilates and Nordic Walking leads the Nordic Walking group. They meet at𝗧𝗼𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟯𝗽𝗺.

If you'd like to try it out then please come along on Thursday 4th June
𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝘄𝗮𝘄𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗻/𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗻𝘄

The festival is a community event, with 33 free walking and wheeling activities taking place.
Check out the festival website at : www.wawfest.com
Inverness Walking & Wheeling Festival 1st - 7th June

20/05/2026

There was a festive atmosphere up at Highview Care Home in Inverness as staff and residents welcomed the team of cyclists who have been raising money for the Barchester Foundation - one of the many foundations who awarded grants to PFW last year.