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Wednesday 11th May |
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Programme of Events |
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Wednesday 11th May |
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| Event name | Popeye The Sailor Man |
| Time | 10.00am |
| Venue | LochBroom Leisure Centre |
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| Contact | Fiona Timmins |
| Eat as Healthy as you can like Popeye the Sailor Man! Come along and learn how to cook up a storm to "Stay Strong with Popeye" at the Loch Broom Leisure Centre. Free bouncy castle for the little ones and free swims for all, after you have tasted some of popeye's favourite food! | |
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Birds in the Bog! |
| Time | 11.15 to 4.30 approx |
| Venue | Minibus leaves from Ullapool High School for Dundonnell |
| Cost | Free guided walk. |
| Contact | Meryl Carr (meryl.carr@highland.gov.uk) |
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A walk in the moorland above Dundonnell to observe the variety of birds who choose this wetland to bring up their young. The minibus will leave from Ullapool High School at 10.30am. Those wishing to make their own way, meet at the Badrallach Road junction (GRNH114855) |
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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 on Quay Street. Today's BBQ will be organised by The Morefield Motel | |
| Event name | Prawn Creel making demonstration |
| Time | 2pm |
| Venue | Ullapool Museum |
| Cost | Museum Entry |
| Contact | Ullapool Museum Tel: 01854 612987 |
| Come along to the museum to see a demonstration of the traditional craft of creel making – have a go yourself aswell! Outside you can taste free samples of Popeye's favourite fish snacks from the The Two Fat Gents Healthyways cookery stall! | |
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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. |
| Event name | Popeye & Friends |
| Time | 19.00 |
| Venue | Lochbroom Leisure Centre Swimming Pool |
| Cost | Leisure Centre entry |
| Contact | Fiona Timmins – Lochbroom Leisure Tel : 01854 612884 |
| Come along and enjoy an evening with Popeye & Firends. Learn how to cook the Popeye Way with Healthyways Two Fat Gents, followed by a tasting and maybe even a Popeye cartoon or two. Suitable for families. | |
| 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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Claude Bourbon |
| Time | 21.30 |
| Venue | The Seaforth |
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| Contact: | David Mackenzie |
| This singer/songwriter is not to be missed on his first visit to Ullapool | |
| 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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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. | |
