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Job Opportunity: Chief INSTRUCTOR

About The ledge :- The Ledge Climbing Gym will be the largest climbing gym in the North of Scotland. With 1000m2 of climbing surfaces with bouldering, lead and training areas for performance, beginners, kids and our charitable work. Founded with an ethos of building community, it is open to all comers from Olympic hopefuls to first …

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The Ledge Charity a Scottish SCIO, is seeking a small number of new trustees

The Ledge Charity a Scottish SCIO, is seeking a small number of new trustees as The Ledge Climbing Gym moves towards completion and opening in late 2022. The Ledge SCIO was established on 27th June 2017, to deliver and then manage The Ledge Climbing Gym and adventure sports training centre and establish the Charity as a …

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Teetering on the ledge – sometimes all it takes is one person to change a life

Sometimes all it takes is one person to change the trajectory of an entire life and, in turn, create a ripple effect on many others. For Duncan McCallum, who is currently developing a world-class climbing centre and mental-health charity in the capital of the Scottish Highlands, teacher Steve Clousten was just that person.

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Virtual sneak preview of the planned state-of-the-art climbing centre in Inverness – where the aim will be to improve mental wellbeing and expand life skills

Our state-of-the-art climbing centre and community-focused charity will open later this year in Inverness, the capital of the Scottish Highlands. The goal of the adventure sports charity is to create a hub for the community, where the centre will be run by climbers but open to anyone hoping to learn new life skills and improve …

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Crowdfunding campaign targets £150k for new Highland indoor climbing centre, The Ledge as backers claim ‘massive interest’ in project

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched as a project to open a world-class indoor climbing centre in Inverness later this year gathers pace. The Ledge climbing gym is set to become Scotland’s national bouldering centre of excellence and will also include climbing walls, yoga and gym space, a cafe and retail space following the conversion …

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Long-awaited Ledge Climbing Gym in Inverness set to open later this year after getting planning permission from Highland Council

A world-class climbing centre is expected to open in Inverness later this year after council officers gave the project the go-head. The Ledge Climbing Gym will include a full-sized Olympic-standard bouldering wall, climbing walls, yoga and gym space, a cafe and retail space. It will be developed in an existing unit in the Telford Retail …

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Third time lucky! New site could end seven-year wait and deliver Olympic standard bouldering wall to Inverness

Proposed by The Ledge charity, the proposal would deliver a change of use of the current Harvey’s Furniture building on Telford Street. Chief executive Duncan McCallum described the location as the charity’s “dream site”. The Ledge has now formally had its planning application validated with hopes that this is “third time lucky”. If approved, a …

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