Welcome to the Ullapool News

CONGRATULATIONS
.. to all at Delicasea, West Shore Street, Ullapool, for gaining Highly Recommended for both the fish & chip shop and the restaurant at the recent 2026 Scottish & Chip Award ceremony in Glasgow.

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EXCITING NEWS – OUR INPOST LOCKERS ARE NOW LIVE!
We’re delighted to announce that the InPost Lockers at Ullapool Golf Club are officially up and running! Even better, we’re proud to be home to the first InPost lockers in the North West Highlands.

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MADE IN ULLAPOOL CANDLE SHOP
Sadly we announce the closing down of the Candle Shop as from Christmas Eve.
Enormous thanks go out to all their trainees, volunteers and supporters who have made the candle shop a amazing success over the years.

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TONIGHT – FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER
Ullapool Community Bonfire & Fireworks Display
West Terrace, Ullapool
Fire lit 6.15. Fireworks 7pm. Hot food, drinks & baking (bring cash for stalls & donation
buckets!)

SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER
Remembrance Day Service Church of Scotland 10am. The parade will march from the church to
the War Memorial at 10.45. Two minutes silence will be observed at 11am followed by the laying
of wreaths.

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WELL DONE ALANNA!
A huge well done to Alanna Stewart (P7),
who won the Scottish Book Trust 50 Word Story for September, which had a theme of ‘Raincoat.’
This is her entry:
I’m always hanging on the hook. Each day I wish it was raining, I wish I could be worn.
Until a huge rainstorm came! I was yelling “It’s September, more rain, HURRAY!” Mya took me to school and… I’m on a hook again! This is a waste of my time!

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CONGRATULATIONS!
The Ceilidh Place is delighted to have been nominated for Venue of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2026 which will be held in Paisley(and broadcast live on BBC Alba) on Saturday 5th December.
Jock Urquhart said “It’s a great honour to be recognised by the Trad Awards as one of Scotland’s premier venues for consistently supporting Traditional music, both long established performers and up and coming acts. The nomination is reward for all the hard work our modest team put in to a consistently exciting and vibrant programme.”
It is a public vote and you can vote from now until 15 November. Here is the link to where you can vote- https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot//voting/l

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Wee Tales Trail, Ullapool 2027

We’re delighted to announce a new Autumn Voices project for 2027, the Wee Tales Trail in Ullapool, thanks to funding from The National Lottery Awards for All. We’ll be working with author, visual artist and Ullapool resident LG Thomson to bring together community members aged 60+ to explore connections between people and place.

The trail will consist of a series of window decals prominently displayed in the village. To create the trail, LG will work in partnership with the Macphail Centre arts and community venue, An Talla Solais visual arts centre, and Ullapool Museum.

The project will be launched with a Saturday Sherry Session at the Macphail Centre in February 2027, followed by a programme of story-sharing events there facilitated by LG and supported by Ullapool Museum. The creativity will continue with a series of visual storytelling workshops at An Talla Solais, run by artist Rachel Grant.

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