Initially Steve was going to do this for pure masochism until, that is, a fellow ICT supporter suggested that the profile of the club and its supporters could be raised if the walk (march) was done for charity. The Highland March, as it became known, was announced to the incredulous masses in a message board thread on the club’s website on 1st January 2003. The thread was spotted by an eagle eyed young lady from the Inverness based Moray Firth Radio Charity Trust and they were able to bring all of their fund raising expertise to the party. The rest, as they say, is history.
The MFR Charity Trust was founded in 1982 and distributes funding raised by numerous events carried out over the year. The Trust finds itself increasingly helping groups and individuals who have fallen through the social service net. Thousands of groups and individuals have benefited, from well-known organisations like the Samaritans to small community groups for older people and young children. The inaugural HM made such an impact on those that took part that it was decided to try and make this an annual event.
The HM is now in its fourth year and with the club now established in the SPL (with it’s infamous ‘split’) the end of season fixture list is eagerly awaited at the start of April.
You can view a gallery of photos from the HMs HERE