SAVE THE OLD HIGH

What next for the OLD HIGH? Having sat empty for several years, the Old High is back on the market! It is now time for the local community to get together to save this wonderful building that has witnessed so much. Can we give it a new life and keep it open for us all? Some of us think so, and we have set in motion the process to form a SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) and to initiate funding drives through community events and grant applications. You can follow the campaign to purchase the Old High for community use and as a heritage centre for Inverness on this page, where we will publish news updates and notifications of fundraising events towards the purchase of the building.

The SOHI group will ensure it becomes a ‘must visit’ place in Inverness and a flexible resource to support the regeneration of the city centre. Read updates on our progress below.

The SOHI campaign has been set up to raise funds to purchase, refurbish and put to future use the former Old High Church of Inverness.

This public announcement is to invite interested parties to prepare a bid for Consultancy Services for The Old High Inverness, to carry out an assessment of the possible viability of early use of the building, a business plan and preliminary consideration of medium to long term options.

Details of our requirements are linked below in the Old High Consultancy Tender document. Supporting papers can be obtained by emailing us at: info@oldhighinverness.co.uk

Submissions must be received by Friday 30 May at 17.00.

An earlier indication if you are likely to bid will be helpful. If you have any queries about a submission please contact us by email at: info@oldhighinverness.co.uk

If you wish to view the building inside before submitting your bid, this can be arranged on a limited number of days. If you are thinking of making a bid and think seeing the interior would be useful then please get in touch with us as soon as possible to arrange a time. Please do NOT contact the Session Clerk directly.

The eventual funding of any agreed contract will depend on the registration of The Old High Inverness as a SCIO (application of which is in process) and the outcome of bids that the SOHI campaign has made to appropriate funding agencies. Click the link below for the tender requirements.

Old High Consultancy Tender April 2025

FRIDAY 18th APRIL Join us for a Ceilidh for a Cause, a lively night of music, dancing, and community spirit to help Save the Old High Inverness. With live music from Tartan Paint, we’ll be raising funds to protect and restore one of Inverness’s most historic landmarks, which is currently at risk of serious disrepair. SOHI is working to purchase the building and transform it into a thriving community space. Every ticket sold helps bring us one step closer to securing this iconic site’s future. So grab your dancing shoes, bring your friends, and be part of something truly special! Friday 18th April – 7:00-10:00pm – Venue: An Seòmar, Church Street.

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TUESDAY 11th FEBRUARY There was an excellent turnout in support of the Old High building being saved for community use at a public meeting held in the Town House. The Save the Old High Inverness campaigners were buoyed by the show of support. The new group has the same ideas and aims that the Friends of the Old High had, so we ask for your continued support going forward.

Write to us at: info@oldhighinverness.co.uk

The Old High Inverness — Scottish Charity No: SC054234

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