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HIGHLAND CROSS 2024 – 40^th running of the event

Highland Cross reaches over £6.3million!  The figure raised in 2024 from Highland Cross participants is £368,295!

On 14 November 2024, the 4 principal charities received presentations:

• Cantraybridge – are purchasing a new minibus

• Highland BlindCraft – are purchasing a new van

• Highland Disability Sport – are purchasing a new minibus

• L’Arche Highland – are purchasing a new vehicle

In addition to the primary causes, the participants’ success will also allow some smaller grants to be distributed to charities across Highland over the next month.  The Organisers would once again like to thank competitors, sponsors and volunteers for their continued support of Highland Cross.

The two teams comprising of folk from the Edinburgh based investment management firm Baillie Gifford and Dell Technologies (Richard McGrail, Tom Stockwell, Kenny Hamilton, Stuart Dunbar, Gareth Owen and Stephen Bosarge) raised an astonishing sum of £26,229 as the top fundraisers this year and the top standard three person team is a team called “Heathers Heroes” comprising of Ryan Magennis, Donal Bolger and Mike Roberts who raised a magnificent figure of £7,520.

Highland Cross 2024 - Photography

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Click here to view images from David Stewart.

HIGHLAND CROSS 2023

Highland Cross reaches over £5.9million!

The figure raised in 2023 from Highland Cross participants is £329,378!  The participants in Highland Cross 2023 have done an outstanding fundraising job and raised a magnificent sum for Highland Charities!

Five fantastic causes are main beneficiaries this year:

• Àban – are purchasing a new vehicle

• Caberfeidh Horizons – are purchasing a new vehicle

• Friends of Cameron House – are purchasing a new vehicle

• Highland Hospice – are purchasing a new van for their retail department

• Partnerships for Wellbeing - who have purchased a new wheelchair adapted car

In addition to the primary causes, the participants’ success will also allow some smaller grants to be distributed to charities across Highland over the next month.

The Organisers would once again like to thank competitors, sponsors and volunteers for their continued support of Highland Cross.

Two teams organised by Highland Cross stalwart and Highland businessman Willie Gray comprising of folk from the Edinburgh based investment management firm Baillie Gifford raised an astonishing sum of £33,853 as the top fundraisers this year. Their amazing achievement will be recognised with a special award in the New Year and the Fundraising award for a standard three person team goes to a team called Mid Life Crossers with a total of £4,885.43.  

Top Fundraising Teams 2023

Photography

Robin McConnell's images of Highland Cross are available from the website: www.21cphotos.com

HIGHLAND CROSS 2022

Highland Cross reaches over £5.5million!  The figure raised in 2022 from Highland Cross participants is £268,907!

On 24 November 2022, the 4 principal charities received presentations:

• CCAST Highland – are purchasing a new vehicle

• Reach 4 Reality – are purchasing a new vehicle

• Oxygen Works – are purchasing an anti-gravity treadmill and associated lifting equipment

• Glenurquhart Care Project – are purchasing a new specially adapted minibus

In addition to the primary causes, the participants’ success will also allow some smaller grants to be distributed to charities across Highland over the next month.

The Organisers would once again like to thank competitors, sponsors and volunteers for their continued support of Highland Cross.

Top Fundraising Teams 2022

Highland Cross 2019

Highland Cross reaches over £5.3million with 2^nd highest fundraising total in 37 years!  The figure raised in 2019 from Highland Cross participants is £286,121.  Five principal charities received presentations.

• Birchwood Highland received a cheque for £60,000 for improvements and refurbishments.

• Cantraybridge College are purchasing a new adapted minibus.

• New Start Highland have purchased a new vehicle.

• Puffin Hydrotherapy Pool received a cheque for £40,000 for renewing their heating & air handling systems.

• SNAP (Special Needs Action Project) are purchasing a new specially adapted minibus.

In addition to the primary causes, the participants’ success will also allow some smaller grants totalling approximately £56,000 to be distributed to charities across Highland over the next month.

Top Fundraising Teams 2019

The Organisers would once again like to thank competitors, sponsors and volunteers for their continued support of Highland Cross.

Highland Cross 2018

Highland Cross breaks the £5 million barrier with another fantastic fundraising year.  The record figure raised in 2017 from Highland Cross participants was £280,346 but this has been surpassed by Highland Cross 2018 competitors raising an incredible total of £307,566!  This now means that Highland Cross has raised over £5 million over the 36 years of the event.  Five principal charities received presentations.

• Abriachan Forest Trust received £26,500 to create a small respite centre.

• Blythswood Care received £29,330 to purchase a vehicle to support its foodbank work.

• Highland Hospice received £20,625 for a new vehicle to support their retail operation.

• The Oxygen Works received £40,306 for a new adapted minibus.

• Skye & Lochalsh Mental Health Association received £43,563 to purchase a van and storage containers to support their retail operation.

In addition to the primary causes, the participants’ success will also allow some smaller grants totalling over £145,000 to be distributed to charities across Highland.

Top Fundraising Teams 2018