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Monday 9th May |
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Programme of Events |
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Monday 9th May |
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Up with the Thrush |
| Time | 04.30 till 07.00! |
| Venue | Meet at Old Filling Station opposite Rhidorroch Road |
| Cost | Free guided walk. |
| Contact | Meryl Carr (meryl.carr@highland.gov.uk) |
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Here is a challenge for you, make the most of the long days of spring by heading out as the birds call! Come out and listen to the dawn chorus around Ullapool village and then Ullapool Hill. Then return to the Ceilidh Place for a sumptuous breakfast. |
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Ullapool Fish Week Political Conference |
| Time |
12.00 noon to 5pm (Conference continues Tuesday) |
| Venue |
Macphail Centre |
| Cost |
£30 incl buffet lunch Tuesday |
| Contact | Ramsay McGhee - ramsay@ullapoolfishweek.co.uk |
| The "Turning the Tide" Conference will be opened by Peter Peacock MSP, Minister for Education and Young People. For further details of the conference contact Ramsay McGhee or Shona Osborne to book your place. | |
| Event name | Ullapool Museum Exhibitions & Displays |
| Time | Daily - See Museum Opening Hours |
| Venue | Ullapool Museum |
| Cost | Museum entry |
| Contact | Ullapool Museum Tel : 01854 612987 |
| Come along to the award winning Ullapool Museum to see the following fascinating exhibitions: | |
| A hundred years of fishing in and around Loch Broom | |
| ...fishing out of Ullapool | |
| Local Boat Building | |
| Fishing artefacts and fishing information | |
| The Great Mackerel Race - A TV eye film about the mackerel fishery | |
| New museum publication - A Hundred Years of fishing in and around Ullapool, Dr JR Coull | |
| Exhibition on loan to Masonic Lodge - Ullapool's Pelagic Fishery | |
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Daily Bar-be-que |
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Afternoon |
| Venue |
Quay Street |
| Contact |
David Mackenzie - 01854 612122 |
| A daily Bar-be-que will be available each afternoon beside the Fish Week tent on Quay Street. | |
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Healthy Living Programme – Swim Club Gala |
| Time | 19.00 |
| Venue | Lochbroom Leisure Centre & Swimming Pool |
| Cost | Leisure Centre entry |
| Contact: | Fiona Timmins – Lochbroom Leisure Tel : 01854 612884 |
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Fiona Timmins, the Healthy Living Coordinator will be running a series of events within Fish Week with the Healthy Living theme. Monday will see the children from the Ullapool Swim Club compete for the Fish Week trophy. Come along & cheer them on. The pool is also open after the gala for a dip as well! |
| Event name | Pelagic Fleet Painting & Model Exhibition |
| Time | 19.30 |
| Venue | Lodge St. Martin, Argyll St. |
| Cost | Donation |
| Contact | Ramsay McGhee (ramsay@ullapoolfishweek.co.uk) |
| Come along and view some of the stunning paintings and models of the Pelagic Fleet. In addition there will be a photographic display of the fleet from Charlie Allen's archives. The Ullapool Tourism & Business Association would like to thank the Ullapool Museum and Charlie Allen for their help in this project. | |
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Dochas |
| Time | 8pm |
| Venue | Macphail Centre |
| Cost | £10/£8 |
| Contact: | Chris Brotherston/Fran Harrison – 01854 613336 |
| Dochas are a Celtic Band of five very attractive lasses from a wide selection of origins such as Skye, North Uist & Shetland. What they all have in common is an amazing talent. The versatility of the band members goes from Highland pipes to whistle to oboe, from clarsach to keyboards. This group is special, very very special. | |
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Boatbuilding & Sailing |
| Time | Daily |
| Venue | Ullapool Boat Builders & Lochbroom Sailing Club |
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| Contact: | Boatbuilders - 01854 613380 |
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Another exciting programme of boat-building can be
witnessed daily at the Ullapool Boat Builders yard. Witness the
finishing touches being put to the Jubilee - a Sgoth belonging to
Ness Historical Society. Last years' community boat - Wee Hector - will also be a big feature this year with trips being organised by the Loch Broom Sailing Club, weather permitting. |
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Art Exhibition by Liz Myhill |
| Time | Daily |
| Venue | Ullapool Youth Hostel |
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| Contact: | Chrissy Boyd |
| Last year's Artist in Residence, Liz Myhill, displays some of her fabulous works. | |
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Art Exhibition - Watch This Space |
| Time | Daily |
| Venue | The Old Library, Market Street |
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| Exhibitions and workshops throughout the week at the Gallery (The Old Library), and an exhibition of donated works in the Ceilidh Place. | |
