Seating project link-up between Inverness Cathedral and the Highland Food and Drink Trail
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Inverness Cathedral and Highland Food and Drink Trail have officially opened of their new collaboration called Eat and Peace.
The link-up led to the creation of an area of seating around the cathedral which is designed to provide a peaceful place for contemplation and eating near the River Ness.
The collaboration has involved the Inverness Common Good Fund, and award-winning local poet Aoife Lyall, who curated a number of texts and quotations – chosen to inspire peaceful thoughts – that appear on each table.
"It’s wonderful to live somewhere where public and creative spaces are still recognised as being vitally important to community, putting at its core a place for the body and mind to be nurtured and cared for," she said.
The seating provides an option for Highland Food and Drink Trail customers, as well as the cathedral’s new coffee and cake kiosk.
Inverness Cathedral Provost The Very Revd Sarah Murray said: "The riverscape has long been one of Inverness's not so hidden gems. Eat and Peace further enhances the cultural quarter of Inverness, where people can find the space to stop, to pause, to reflect, to enjoy the river along with an excellent selection of cake, coffee and local food offerings. We are delighted to be part of this collaboration that links who we are with the outside space and landscape."
Highland Food and Drink Trail opened in March 2022.
Douglas Hardie, of Bad Girl Bakery, spearheaded the street food attraction. "It’s lovely to bring together such different people and organisations to make this part of Inverness City Centre as attractive as we can for both visitors and locals alike," he said.
