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Thursday 12th May

Event name Marine Reserve possibilities?
Time 10.30
Venue Scoraig
Cost Free
Contact Meryl Carr ( meryl.carr@highland.gov.uk )

Explore the possibilities of the creation of a marine reserve. Join a walk along the coastal path to the crofting township of Scoraig. Meet up with Aaron Forsyth who will tell us about the work of the Wester Ross Marine Partnership. The minbus will leave Ullapool High School at 10.30.

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
Event name Daily Bar-be-que
Time 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 Caledonian Hotel
Event name Net mending, Rope work & Creel making demo
Time 2.30pm
Venue Ullapool Museum
Cost Museum Entry
Contact Ullapool Museum Tel: 01854 612987
Come & see the old crafts of net mending, rope work & creel making and have a go yourself aswell ! Two Fat Gents tempt you with tasty titbits at the Healthways cookery stall.
Event name Boatbuilding & Sailing
Time                             Daily
Venue                          Ullapool Boat Builders & Lochbroom Sailing Club
Cost 
Contact:                       Boatbuilders - 01854 613380  
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 Wine with Seafood
Time 19.00 - 21.00
Venue Ceilidh PLace
Cost £7
Contact Donald Buchanan
For a very moderate inclusive cost, come along to the Ceilidh Place and sample the wines & seafood. Learn more about wine that you ever dreamed possible. The event is sponsored by The Ceilidh Place and Wine Importers Edinburgh Ltd.
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.
Event name  An Illustrated Lecture
Time 19.30
Venue Ullapool Museum
Cost
Contact Ramsay McGhee - ramsay@ullapoolfishweek.co.uk

An illustrated lecture by Dr James R Coull: The Herring fishing on the east and west coasts of Scotland.

Event name  Stormbound
Time  20.00
Venue  Ferry Boat Inn, Shore St.
Cost
Contact
Playing a mix of traditional and modern - good music and good craic.
Event name Ceilidh at The Fuaran Bar, Achiltibuie
Time                             20.00
Venue                          The Fuaran Bar
Cost 
Contact:                      
Enjoy a trip to Achiltibuie and a night of good traditional Scottish music. Come and listen to a selection of top class local musicians.
Event name Art Exhibition by Liz Myhill
Time                             Daily
Venue                          Ullapool Youth Hostel
Cost 
Contact:                       Chrissy Boyd 
Last year's Artist in Residence, Liz Myhill, displays some of her fabulous works.
Event name Art Exhibition - Watch This Space
Time                             Daily
Venue                          The Old Library, Market Street
Cost 
Contact:                      
Exhibitions and workshops throughout the week at the Gallery (The Old Library), and an exhibition of donated works in the Ceilidh Place.