HIGHLAND CROSS
		The Highland Cross is a  50-mile duathlon (20 miles on foot, 30 miles on bike) traversing the spectacular Scottish Highlands coast to coast, west to east from Kintail through Glen Affric and Strathglass to Beauly. Entry to the Highland Cross is by INVITATION ONLY for 240 teams of 3 (720 persons) of all athletic abilities; walkers, joggers, runners and cyclists.  Click here for map.

 

LATEST NEWS
	MARCH 2008   Highland Cross 2008 will take place on 21 June 2008.  Once again Highland Cross has been oversubscribed.  All successful (and unsuccessful) teams from the 2008 ballot for places at this year's Highland Cross have now been notified.   The details of the main charities to benefit from this year's event are as follows:- Children 1st New Start Highland - Tenant Support Project Shopmobility Highland - Dingwall Shopmobility Lochaber More details and statements from each charity can be found on the Charities page or on the competitors booklet and sponsorship forms to be sent out in April.   Highland Cross have also signed up with Justgiving to enable competitors to set up their own sponsorship page.  To make a donation or to create your own page to raise money visit www.justgiving.com/highlandcross.   Highland Cross 2009 Requests for application forms for Highland Cross 2009 can only be made on or after 1 September 2008, by emailing or by writing to Highland Cross, Redwood, 19 Culduthel Road, Inverness, IV2 4AA.
	DECEMBER 2007   HIGHLAND CROSS 2007 - £173,806 raised by participants this year! An all time record for Highland Cross!   The participants in Highland Cross 2007 have done an outstanding fundraising job and broken the previous fundraising record by over £30,000!   The main charities benefiting are: Visual Impairment Services Highland Inverness Handyperson’s Scheme Highland Hospice Ballachulish Abbeyfield Society who all received vehicles to support their work.   The National Trust for Scotland are also receiving 8 specialist powered scooters to allow disabled people to access NTS properties in the North of Scotland.   As well as the vehicles and scooters, over £40,000 is being distributed in smaller grants to various charities across the North of Scotland.   The organisers once again wish to thank everyone involved with the event - the competitors, the sponsors and all the volunteers who came together to make the event happen.   Photography Photography from Highland Cross 2007 is now available to view on the following websites:- www.northsport.com  ~  www.szarky.co.uk  ~  www.clikpic.com/farrfolk.     HIGHLAND CROSS 2006 - Record fundraising year for the Highland Cross   Highland Cross competitors have raised £141,240, a new record figure.  This has enabled the four principal charities for 2006 to benefit as follows: L'Arche Inverness has received £33,000 to purchase specialist equipment for their new workshop facilities. Disability Snowsport has received a specially adapted minibus. Cameron House are receiving a specially adapted minibus. Ross-shire Special Needs Playscheme are receiving a specially adapted minibus. In addition to the primary causes, the participants' success will allow a range of other causes to benefit with donations of smaller sums. The Organisers wish to thank everyone involved in making this happen - the competitors, all those individuals and companies who sponsored them, the volunteers who turn out each year to help with staging the event and all sponsors and supporters of the Highland Cross.
	HIGHLAND CROSS 2005 - Highland Cross breaks the £2 million barrier in 2005! over £134,000 raised again by participants this year! The participants in Highland Cross 2005 have done an outstanding fundraising job and once again raised a tremendous sum for Highland Charities. Eden Court Theatre received £35,000 to enhance facilities for disabled patrons and performers Chest Heart and Stroke received £40,000 to expand their Survivors of Stroke service across Highland including providing a base in Lochaber Shopmobility Highland received £36,000 to purchase specialist equipment for their outreach activities. In addition to the primary causes, the following charities have also benefited through the donation of smaller sums: Barnardos’ Springboard Caberfeidh Horizons Family Mediation Highland  Highland Developmental Co-ordination Disorder Group Highland Homeless Trust MS Therapy Centre Nairn Sports Medicine Clinic Partnerships for Wellbeing
	HIGHLAND CROSS 2004 - over £134,000 raised by participants! Lochaber Hydrotherapy Pool Appeal have received £45,000. Highland Heartbeat Appeal have received £45,000. Seaforth House Respite Centre Vehicle Appeal have received a specially converted bus to allow the centre to transport patients to events. In addition to the primary causes, some of the other charities to benefit are: Scottish Society for Autism's Highland Office - £2,500 for audio visual aids for their outreach work. Uphill Ski Club - £5,000 to buy special ski sleds for disabled skiers. Age Concern in Ross-shire - £2,500 to buy exercise equipment for mobility classes for older people in Ross-shire.