Recipient of
The Queen's Award
for Voluntary Services
We're 10!! 🤩
This year Black Isle Cares is celebrating its 10th year of supporting our local communities and we want to share our celebrations with YOU - the wonderful clients, families, volunteers and community members who have made Black Isle Cares what it is today!🤩💝 If you have benefitted from BIC services, been to our events or even volunteered with us, we'd love you to share your favourite memories, stories and heartfelt messages. Pop them in the comments or message us to share how BIC has touched your life. Let's celebrate the power of community and the incredible journey we've had together 💕 Email your memories to admin@blackislecares.com or through the contact page.
Help us celebrate by joining us for our Family Fun Day on Saturday 13th September 2025 at the Black Isle Leisure Centre. It promises to be a fun-filled day for all the family and a chance for the community to celebrate BIC's 10 fantastic years! Bouncy castle, music, food trucks, information stalls, exercise class demonstrations and much, much more - further details to follow!. The BIC office will also be open for you to drop in and get information about our services and learn about how you can help us, by volunteering, donating and fundraising with us. See you there!!
Black Isle Cares is a community charity which started in 2015. We work with mainly older adults and people who feel isolated or disconnected within their local communities in the Black Isle area. We work with partners and groups to address local issues and needs. Our office is within the Black Isle Leisure Centre in Fortrose (previously the HC Service Point).
Our aim is to reduce social isolation and loneliness by providing local services and to help empower our local people to live healthier and happier lifestyles with dignity, choice and confidence.
We offer a range of services including Meals at Home, befriending, intergenerational and group activities, care equipment loan service, community larder and community garden.
Volunteering is a hugely rewarding experience and if you have some time to spare, then we would love to hear from you. From delivering meals to fundraising, playing board games, gardening and befriending, we have plenty of opportunities for you to lend a hand. Click here for more information....
If you would like to support the work that we do in our local community, please consider donating via our JustGiving page. All donations are greatly appreciated.
Why not spread a little kindness through our "Donate a Meal" Scheme! Some members of our communities struggle to afford meals and you can help. Just contact Karin on 07548 343375 or email admin@blackislecares.com to arrange.
You can also support us by playing the Highland Community Lottery! Black Isle Cares is one of the designated charities in this lottery and you can help raise vital funds for us by playing. At least 60% from each ticket sold goes to support Highland charities and there’s a chance to win the £25,000 jackpot every week! Click here to play!
Keep up with all the BIC news on our news page!
Following on from our recent successful Taster Session, we're going to be running a series of GENTLE EXERCISE SESSIONS every Friday from 11 - 11.45am in Fortrose Library over the next few weeks. With a different activity every week, there's something for everyone - chair-based exercise, quieter stretch & relaxation sessions and our fun Body Boosting Bingo session. All activities can be done seated and are suitable for all ages & abilities.
Our MIX & MINGLE SESSIONS start again Thurs 28th Aug from 2 - 3.30pm in Fortrose Library Fun & friendship across the generations - join the young people & youth team from Fortrose Academy, Black Isle Cares volunteers & library staff for a cuppa, tasty treats, good craic and lots of interesting activities!! And no need to worry about transport - we've been working with the Ferintosh Wee Bus team to make sure that people can get to the sessions more easily. Just call the Wee Bus team direct on 07387 364541 to arrange your lift See you there!!
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Next month's community drop-in session is Scottish Fire & Rescue Community Team. Come along on Friday 29th Aug 10am - 12.30pm at the BIC offices and get all your queries about fire safety answered!
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Feel free to join our "Friends of Black Isle Cares" mailing list. Registering as a friend means we can keep in touch with you about events and activities, invite you to our AGM, volunteer coffee mornings and tabletop sales, let you know about intergenerational activities and to share our news. Membership is free and has no minimum commitment in terms of time. Click here for more information.
© 2025 by Black Isle Cares
CONTACT:
Black Isle Cares Office
Black Isle Leisure Centre
Deans Road
Fortrose
IV10 8TJ
Tel: 07548 343375
Email: admin@blackislecares.com