The Old Farm Cattery, Inverness

01/08/2026

What a day!! And you guys showed up in your hundreds to support our Branch of Cats Protection. Looking forward to hearing soon how much money was made over the course of the day and to you guys who “virtually” bought raffle tickets prior to the day. Hopefully all winners have now been notified!! Thanks everyone 🐾😻🐾😻🐾😻🐾😻🐾

Congratulations to all of our raffle winners, and a huge thank you to everyone who bought tickets and supported today’s Cats Protection fundraiser. Your generosity helps us continue caring for local cats and kittens in need 💙

The winning tickets were:

* Teddy bear – Shona Mitchell
* 2 x cat prints by Paintings by Lucia – Heulwen Blackmore
* Gordon’s Gin – Shona Mitchell
* 2 x bottles of perfume (The Perfume Shop) – Byron Sparkes
* 2 x walking sticks (Timpsons) – Carrie Wisseman & Lynda McQueen
* Isle of Skye Candle Shop candle – Linda Griffiths
* Baileys – Donna Cameron
* Harris Tweed Shop purse – Liz Dickson
* £20 Graham’s Outdoor Shop gift card – Shona Mitchell
* McMoo glass chopping board – Beth Colliar
* Bolney Estate bottle (Tesco Ness-Side) – Fiona Haldane
* Just for You Work Bestie celebration box – Marilyn M
* Scarf – Lesley Mackintosh
* £20 Harry Gow gift card – Jennifer McLean
* Cat gift box – Shona Mitchell
* Pencil drawing of cat/hand – Ali Wilson
* Gold Label Reserve Blended Scotch Whisky – Janine Findlay
* Hotel Chocolat chocolates – Karen MacConnell
* El Jimador Tequila – Sarah Williamson
* Dairy Box chocolates – Fiona Grant
* £50 Old Farm Cattery voucher – Shona Mitchell
* Black Watch tartan pet blanket (Highland Coo Shop) – Heulwen Blackmore
* £15 & £10 Auld Sweetie Shop vouchers – Agnes McLeay & Fiona Haldane
* Famous Grouse – Patricia Grant
* £20 Eden Court voucher – Shona Mitchell
* Captain Morgan Spiced Gold – Caroline Davidson
* Gold on silver-plated ring (donated by Willie Morrison Jewellers) – Julie MacDonald

Please send us a message to arrange collection if you haven’t already.

Thank you once again to everyone who donated prizes, volunteered, attended, and supported the event.

30/07/2026

Hope to see as many of you on Saturday!!! And remember if you can’t attend, but would like to purchase a raffle ticket / just let us know on here 🐾😻🐾

18/07/2026

As most of you are aware, Inverness, Nairn and District Branch of Cats Protection, are holding a Summer Market on 1st August. And to help us raise funds, we have been going round local businesses receiving very generous donations for our Charity. And as a result, we are now selling raffle tickets. A list of prizes to be issued soon on our Cats Protection page. These tickets are on sale for £1 each (or £10 per book). If you would like to virtually buy a ticket, just send us a message, and we can let you know the Bank Details for Cats Protection directly. Thank you for your continued support 🐾😻🐾

04/07/2026

Looking for donations for the Raffle, Tombola, and money of course! Please feel free to get in touch with us to arrange drop off here, or collection from your home if that’s easier. Also looking for someone to hire a table for the day. At a bargain price of just £15!! Looking forward to a great turn out on the day to support us and our colleagues at Cats Protection 🐾😻🐾

SAVE THE DATE! 🐾 😸

Join us for the Cats Protection Inverness, Nairn & District Summer Market on Saturday 1st August 2026 from 9:00am–4:00pm at Inverness Cathedral Community Hall.

Come along and enjoy a fantastic day of shopping, local crafts, gifts, books, refreshments, tombola and much more - all while helping raise vital funds to support local cats and kittens in need. Every purchase and donation makes a real difference to the cats in our care!

Calling local crafters, makers, bakers and small businesses!

We still have 3 indoor stalls available for just £15 per table. If you’d like to showcase your products while supporting a great local cause, we’d love to hear from you! Please email [email protected] with a little about yourself, what you sell and whether you have insurance. (Food vendors will also need an Environmental Health Certificate.)
EDIT: Tables have now sold out 🥳

Please help us spread the word by sharing this post with your friends, family and local businesses. Together we can make this a fantastic community event and raise much-needed funds for the cats who need us most 🐾

22/05/2026

We’ve had such lovely cats in recently. All of them individual with such great personalities 🐾😻🐾

22/03/2026

Michael the “Cat Van Man” getting a fantastic delivery of cat food!! It all goes to help feeding our cats in care of Cats Protection. Thank you so much to the staff at Harbro for their fantastic donation 🐾😻🐾

25/12/2025

Christmas guests 2025! Courtesy of ChatGPT!! Please don’t worry, we didn’t force any of your furries into elf costumes!! Hope you’ve had as much fun as we have taking care of them all 🐾😻🎅🤶🎅😻🐾

24/12/2025

Tomorrow we will be posting photos of our Christmas cats 2025!! But in the meantime….Michael, Martin and myself would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and look forward to seeing you all again in 2026 🐾🎅🐾 (photo courtesy of AI!!)