The list which follows shows the name, venue and contact details for 56 activities in the category "Friendship" which will be of interest to older folk in Inverness and the surrounding area. The categories are listed alphabetically within towns - the list of choices on the left hand side of the screen allows different categories to be displayed.
Each entry in the list will offer information regarding meeting days and times plus a number of choices whereby you can be transferred to the website of an organisation, send an email or text message to the organiser, view the location on a map or find a contact number to call.
Ardersier : Ardersier Lunch Club, War Memorial Hall |
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Meets weekly in Memorial Hall.
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Ardersier : Senior Citizens Group, Senior Citizens Hall |
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In the Senior Citizens Hall. Speakers and activities. All welcome.
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Ardersier : The Friendship Club, Senior Citizens Hall |
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With speakers and DVD's on everything from door stop crime to safety at home. Tea /coffee. All welcome.
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Balloch : Over 60s Club, Balloch Hall |
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Over sixties social club.
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Balnain : Ladies Group, Village Hall |
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Beauly : Monday Lunch, Phipps Hall |
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All welcome. Lunch with musical entertainment. Transport usually available via Volunteer Driver Scheme. Call Zane Wright 07747 312396 call James Mclardy on 01463 870168.
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Cawdor : Cawdor Coffee Club, Cawdor Community Centre |
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Join us for coffee, cake and conversation plus quizzes, puzzles and raffle.
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Cawdor : The Evergreen Club, Cawdor Community Centre |
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Cawdor Evergreens is an outreach group connected to Cawdor Parish Church. Meeting once a fortnight in Cawdor Community Centre, to catch up with old friends, and enjoy a substantial two course lunch. Staffed solely by volunteers, the group are regularly entertained by the children from the school next door
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Croy : Croy Guild, Croy Church Hall |
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Croy : Croy Lunch Club, Croy Church Hall |
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Lunch club - all welcome
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Culloden : Barn Church Coffee Morning, The Barn Church |
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The Barn is open for coffee and chat (alternates with Crafts and Hobbies Workshop). Crafts and hobbies one week, the following week coffee and chat, chat both weeks. All welcome – a place to meet old friends and new, and free wifi access is available
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Culloden : Barn Church Lunch Club, The Barn Church |
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Open to all older people of communities of Smithton, Culloden and Balloch. The Lunch Club provides a hot meal and social gathering for the elderly, with a range of after-lunch speakers. Lifts to and from the club available.
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Dingwall : Soup Lunch, Dingwall St Clements Church |
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For over ten years soup lunches have been served in the Church Hall. All soups are home-made, and a vegetarian option is always available. Bread is served with the soup, followed by tea or coffee and home baking. A warm welcome awaits you!
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Dingwall : The Well, Church of Scotland |
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Social for all ages (0 to 90) who would like to meet for tea or coffee and enjoy conversation. The Well is located within the grounds of the Church of Scotland on Castle St, Dingwall. IMPORTANT. People of ALL faiths and none are welcome.
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Drumnadrochit : Drop-in for Coffee, The Glenurquhart Centre |
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All ages welcome.
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Farr : Seniors Lunch Club, Farr Hall |
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Fort Augustus : Derby and Joan Club, Telford Centre |
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Scrabble, whist followed by cup of tea. All seniors welcome.
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Fort Augustus : Lunch Club, Lock Inn |
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All Seniors welcome.
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Inverness : Comunn Gaidhlig Inbhir Nis, Inverness Gaelic School |
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The Gaelic Society of Inverness was established in 1871 for the purpose of “cultivating the language, poetry and music of the Scottish Highlands and generally furthering the interests of the Gaelic-speaking people”.
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Inverness : Cradlehall Senior Citizens Club, Cradlehall Primary School |
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Just come along and enjoy a cuppa.
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Inverness : Free North Church Free lunch, Free North Church |
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A free meal is provided for all comers. Come and join us meal, followed by a short devotional.
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Inverness : Free North Church Lunch, Free North Church |
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We provide a lunch in the hall, at which many enjoy food, fellowship, support and a short time of worship. There is no charge for this, but there is an offering plate should you wish to make a donation. This is a great opportunity to make new friends and catch up with old ones. If you are visiting the area, please feel free to drop in. Everyone is welcome!
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Inverness : Free Spirits, Hilton Community Centre |
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We have talks, demos, trips out and bingo once a month. If you enjoy meeting people and making new friends over a good cup of tea and a biscuit, then come along and join in.
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Inverness : Friendship Club, Crown Church Hall |
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This Club is aimed at the 50+ age group both male and female and anyone (including people from other churches) is welcome. There is usually a speaker followed by afternoon tea and a time for fellowship together. Transport to and from the Club can be arranged.
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Inverness : Glints of Gold, The Spectrum Centre |
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The over 50s social club Glints of Gold, supported by NHS Highland hosts a programme of events. The main objective of the club is to increase social opportunities for older people through a wide range of events and activities.
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Inverness : Guild, Crown Church Hall |
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An opportunity for mostly ladies of the Church - and friends (men are also very welcome) to socialise and enjoy an evening's entertainment.
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Inverness : Highland Dogblog, Various Locations |
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Highland Dogblog is a community based network of people with a shared love of dogs and the Highlands. The Dogblog network functions both online and in real life. In real life Dogbloggers use the online forums to organise themselves and get together for a variety of different activities such as pack walks and play dates, community litter picks, fund raising projects, looking for lost dogs and other dog centric events of all kinds. There is also a strong ethos in the group of members supporting each other and this takes different forms across the different groups. HOW DO I BECOME A MEMBER? To join Dogblog just “like” the main page and as soon as you’re ready to post a pic of your dogs and tell us their names and where you’re based. Yep, that’s it, now you’re a “member” To keep up with ALL the local craic, pack walks, play dates and events, join HDB Paw Pals on facebook for full information.
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Inverness : Inverness Men's Shed, Inverness Men's Shed |
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An informal meeting place for men to socialize and engage in practical projects. Opportunities exist to develop new skills such as woodworking, IT or photography and participate in community activities. The Tuesday weekly social meetings include guest speakers, discussions and quizzes.
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Inverness : Lochardil 678 Club, Green Drive Hall |
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Club for the more mature members of the community in Lochardil.
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Inverness : Lunch Club, The Salvation Army |
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Lunch Club for the elderly and the needy
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Inverness : Lunch Club, Ness Bank Church |
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The Lunch club caters for elderly people who live on their own, and provides a nutritious meal cooked by the Calman Trust (which works with homeless and vulnerable young people), and is followed by some entertainment, e.g. music, talks, a quiz etc.
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Inverness : Meet and Eat, Craigmonie Hotel |
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2 course lunch for food and fellowship. Open to anyone living in Crown/ Hill area of Inverness and the parish of Old High St Stephen's Church.
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Inverness : Merkinch Friendship Club, Merkinch Community Centre |
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Friendship, Lunch & Entertainment - 2 Course Lunch and Entertainment. Lunch Served at 12.30 pm — come early for a Blether Contact MCC by phone to order your lunch.
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Inverness : Merkinch Men's Shed, Sea Scouts Hall |
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If you're at a loose end, why not come along and see what we're about. Please note new venue..
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Inverness : Mostly Men, Crown Church Hall |
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What is it? It is a chance for, well, men mostly to meet for a blether over a drink at one of the pubs near the church. Sometimes we talk about weighty matters of religion or state but other times….we don’t. So as to avoid accusations of excess, we meet just once a month. There are no membership duties. Just turn up. The drink is Basically Beer, it must be said, but in a flood of political correctness, a Strong Sparkling water is quite in order. On the last Thursday of the month. Originally conceived as an opportunity for fellowship for men on the fringes of the church and to give them a chance to get to know the minister better, it still has that aim but the membership is now as varied as the numbers, anything from three to thirteen currently. How hard it is to avoid the M word, membership! There is no membership of Mostly Men. You just turn up.
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Inverness : Mostly Women, Crown Church Hall |
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Mostly Women is a social get together at the Heathmount Hotel for anyone that wishes to come. The idea is to bring along your knitting, sewing or craft, have a coffee and cake and chat, exchange craft ideas and maybe learn a new skill. However we now tend to mostly meet for a blether and don't always bring along crafts. We sometimes will have a meal together at the Heathmount, so will meet earlier on those days. Check Crown Church website for any change of meeting times. It is a mixed age range group.
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Inverness : Nature Walks for Wellbeing, Scottish Waterways Trust |
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Join us as we walk around the calming surroundings of The Caledonian Canal and nearby woodlands and benefit from mindful, nature-based therapy. These weekly nature walks are designed to provide gentle, inclusive nature-based therapy activities to those suffering from mental health problems. Hot drinks and snacks available during walk. Wear outdoor clothing suitable for all weathers and boots or wellies. All welcome. No booking required. Please contact Stephen prior to each walk as they start from different places.
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Inverness : Nice2CU 50+ Group, James Cameron Community Centre |
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Friendship and fun for older adults in Dalneigh area. We have a varied programme of activities including advice and information speakers, shopping trips, visits and talks from interesting people, games and activities, day trips, and we enjoy tea and cake together during the session.
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Inverness : Number 27, Number 27 |
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Special over 50's lunch. Endless tea and coffee and chocolate muffin thrown in!
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Inverness : Parachute Regimental Association, The British Legion Club |
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Inverness and Highland Branch maintains contact between past and present airborne forces. All ex airborne are welcome.
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Inverness : Senior Citizens Lunch, The Royal Highland Hotel |
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Our over 60's lunch club held at the Royal Highland Hotel is organised by The Caring and Sharing shops.
We have a menu of two choices (such as beef stew and veg, or salmon in a sauce and veg followed by sticky toffee pudding or cheesecake.) Then tea & coffee is served. We sit down to eat at 1 pm and we usually finish around 2:45 and we are open to anyone over 60. We meet in the ballroom and everyone is served. Anyone who wants to come along has only to call on the Thursday before the Sunday on either contact number to book a place. It is a really enjoyable occasion offering entertainment most Sundays, good food, friendship and is just a lovely experience. New people are always welcome. Just call contact number to book please and come along and join us.
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Inverness : The Gathering, East Church |
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It is an opportunity for older people within the congregation to get together, make new friends and share friendship over tea/coffee and baking. Everyone is welcome so please come and join us. If transport is a problem please contact us.
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Inverness : The Olive Grove, The Olive Grove |
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A tea room which is a place of warm welcome and hospitality, and offers the premises to local groups to rent outside of opening hours. The tearoom is entirely run by volunteers, mostly from the local churches, and all profits are distributed to local causes. Serves fairly traded tea, coffee and hot chocolate, and homemade soup, homemade bread and delicious scones and cakes freshly made on the premises, along with a selection of sandwiches, toasted sandwiches, bacon rolls, paninis etc. Vegetarians and those on gluten free diets can be catered for. Vegetarians and those on gluten free diets can be catered for.
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Inverness : Try Anything Once!, Charleston Community Centre |
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The group have various speakers, do beetle drives and bingo, visit local attractions
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Inverness : UR Circle, Merkinch Community Centre |
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Pop in any time between 10am & 3pm on Thursdays. Explore computers & the internet - Meet new friends for a cuppa. Tea/Coffee & biscuit
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Kilmorack : Kilmorack Lunch Bite, Kilmorack Hall |
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No need to book - just turn up.
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Kiltarlity : Womens Rural Institute, Kiltarlity Hall |
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Kirkhill : Kirkhill Lunch Club, Community Centre |
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Monthly lunch club.
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Muir of Ord : Over 60s Club, Village Hall |
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Nairn : Nairn Friendship Club, Nairn Community & Arts Centre |
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Club with fun and companionship for over 16's, retired, disabled. Bring family and friends for an afternoon of entertainment. Tea, coffee and biscuits included. Entertainers and volunteers needed - please contact Moira
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North Kessock : North Kessock Carefree Club, Village Hall |
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A warm welcome awaits retirees of whatever age for tea and biscuits, scrabble, whist bowls or any board game.
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Smithton : Pop-In over 50s, Smithton-Culloden Free Church |
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Pop In is exactly as the name suggests – a place to pop in to the church every Wednesday between 11am and 3pm.
Feel free to ‘pop-in’ anytime for company, chat, coffee and creative activities
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Smithton : Smithton Lunch Club, Smithton-Culloden Free Church |
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Come and join us at the Lunch Club for soup, sandwiches, something sweet, and a short Bible message from a speaker. The Lunch Club is open to anyone who is aged over 50 years. Lifts can be arranged by emailing the office.
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Tomatin : Community Coffee Morning, Strathdearn Hall |
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Community Coffee Morning Findhorn Room,
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Tomatin : Tomatin & Moy SWI, Strathdearn Hall |
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We offer women the opportunity of friendship and taking part in activities and skills whilst getting to know your neighbours.
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