2 September 2022 Issue 2493 © ULLAPOOL NEWS
Harbour Notice
The waste services industrial action continues with no sign of a well-deserved enhanced pay offer in sight.
The harbour handles around 4-6 tonnes of waste weekly from shipping traffic at an annual cost of around £40,000 (most of which is recharged to the customers).
In the past UHT has turned a blind eye to the occasional person availing themselves of the harbour waste cages but given the current situation and the cost of waste disposal this practice will no longer be tolerated.
The harbour has an extensive network of CCTV cameras and is manned 24/7. Anyone found fly-tipping waste in future will be referred to the local police.
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ULLAPOOL FLOWER, CRAFT AND PRODUCE SHOW 2022
“What a delight!”, “Wow, what a Show!”, “Lovely, maybe the best!!”
Just a few of the comments following this year’s record-breaking Ullapool Flower, Craft and Produce Show at the Village Hall on Saturday 27th August.
2022 has clearly been a productive growing season locally, with masses of entries in the vegetables section, some wonderful floral displays, and a wealth of jams and preserves. This year the bakers were out in force too; and something (lockdowns??) has got people crafting, with more entries than ever in Crafts classes, especially ‘Something Wooden’ and ‘Delight the Judges’. Extra tables had to be brought out as more and more entries flowed in, right the way up to the 10am deadline on Saturday morning. In total we had 378 individual entries this year, a new record, plus entries from two Primary School classes.
Huge thanks to everyone who got involved: to all the entrants; the judges; our army of willing helpers for their assistance setting up the hall, checking in entries and assisting the judges; and of course to everyone who came along on the day.
We raised £289 from class entry fees, and a further £232.16 in donations, which will all go towards the running of the Show and investing in its future.
Thanks also go to Ullapool Smokehouse for donating thank you gifts for the judges; the High School for help with photocopying and printing; the Primary School for class entries of children’s art; Ullapool Museum for the delicious catering on the day; the Ullapool News; and the local organisations who brightened up the foyer with their beautiful displays (Ullapool Fairtrade Group, Ullapool Garden of Reflection and the Dolphin Project) and Ullapool Unpacked.
Well done to all who entered, and congratulations in particular to everyone who went home with a rosette, and to the seven entrants who picked up ‘Best in Section’ silverware.
The overall ‘Best in Show’ cup went this year to Nick Page for his outstanding trug of garden produce. Selecting ‘Best in Show’ from so many incredibly high quality entries is always tough, but Nick’s beautifully presented trug and its wide variety of produce made it a truly deserving winner.
With the huge attendance on Saturday, here’s hoping even more folk will be inspired to try their hand with an entry next year. There really is a class for everyone. However young or old you are, the taking part is great fun, and nothing beats the thrill of winning a rosette!!
Thanks again everyone, and see you all in 2023.
Lesley, Cathy and Sue (Team FCPS!) 🙂
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Harbour News 17 – 30 August 2022, 16 arrivals for the period.
Whitefish totalled 3,400 boxes from five Scottish trawl landings. As previously noted a number of the Scottish trawl fleet find themselves excluded from fishing west and have returned to the North Sea. Those that remain are still fishing at Rockall for haddocks with the exception of the Banff-registered Endeavour who has been working in Faroese waters for a couple of trips and enjoying excellent returns. The Anglo fleet is largely at home on their summer break with a few starting to return to more northern waters.
Shellfish activity was restricted to seven landings from prawn trawlers combined with the local fleets’ efforts.
Non-fishing business was reasonably quiet. There were three calls from scheduled cruise ships and crew changes for the aquaculture vessel Inter Caledonia and the MCA tug Ievoli Black. Cruise ships Azamara Quest, Europa and Artania all enjoyed successful port calls on dry days; unfortunately, Viking Venus was forced to cancel due to strong winds on the day. Five more cruise ships are due this year and there are currently thirty one calls in the diary for 2023.
Shore Street Project Update
The pre-start meeting has taken place. All the contract paperwork has been signed and the schedule of works has been agreed. The main contractor RJ Mcleod (RJM) has set up their work camp on the pier and will start to take delivery of machinery and materials this week and next with a view to starting on 12th September. The site agent will distribute regular updates on planned works (also displayed on the harbour website) and will be the main point of contact for those wishing to discuss matters. Part of the project will result in the railings along the west end of Shore Street being removed and those with advertising signs (pictured) may wish to remove them in advance of this. Failing that the contractor will carefully remove all signs and stockpile on the pier for collection when convenient.
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Harbour Notice
The waste services industrial action continues with no sign of a well-deserved enhanced pay offer in sight.
The harbour handles around 4-6 tonnes of waste weekly from shipping traffic at an annual cost of around £40,000 (most of which is recharged to the customers).
In the past UHT has turned a blind eye to the occasional person availing themselves of the harbour waste cages but given the current situation and the cost of waste disposal this practice will no longer be tolerated.
The harbour has an extensive network of CCTV cameras and is manned 24/7. Anyone found fly-tipping waste in future will be referred to the local police.
*****
ULLAPOOL FLOWER, CRAFT AND PRODUCE SHOW 2022
“What a delight!”, “Wow, what a Show!”, “Lovely, maybe the best!!”
Just a few of the comments following this year’s record-breaking Ullapool Flower, Craft and Produce Show at the Village Hall on Saturday 27th August.
2022 has clearly been a productive growing season locally, with masses of entries in the vegetables section, some wonderful floral displays, and a wealth of jams and preserves. This year the bakers were out in force too; and something (lockdowns??) has got people crafting, with more entries than ever in Crafts classes, especially ‘Something Wooden’ and ‘Delight the Judges’. Extra tables had to be brought out as more and more entries flowed in, right the way up to the 10am deadline on Saturday morning. In total we had 378 individual entries this year, a new record, plus entries from two Primary School classes.
Huge thanks to everyone who got involved: to all the entrants; the judges; our army of willing helpers for their assistance setting up the hall, checking in entries and assisting the judges; and of course to everyone who came along on the day.
We raised £289 from class entry fees, and a further £232.16 in donations, which will all go towards the running of the Show and investing in its future.
Thanks also go to Ullapool Smokehouse for donating thank you gifts for the judges; the High School for help with photocopying and printing; the Primary School for class entries of children’s art; Ullapool Museum for the delicious catering on the day; the Ullapool News; and the local organisations who brightened up the foyer with their beautiful displays (Ullapool Fairtrade Group, Ullapool Garden of Reflection and the Dolphin Project) and Ullapool Unpacked.
Well done to all who entered, and congratulations in particular to everyone who went home with a rosette, and to the seven entrants who picked up ‘Best in Section’ silverware.
The overall ‘Best in Show’ cup went this year to Nick Page for his outstanding trug of garden produce. Selecting ‘Best in Show’ from so many incredibly high quality entries is always tough, but Nick’s beautifully presented trug and its wide variety of produce made it a truly deserving winner.
With the huge attendance on Saturday, here’s hoping even more folk will be inspired to try their hand with an entry next year. There really is a class for everyone. However young or old you are, the taking part is great fun, and nothing beats the thrill of winning a rosette!!
Thanks again everyone, and see you all in 2023.
Lesley, Cathy and Sue (Team FCPS!) 🙂
*****
Harbour News 17 – 30 August 2022, 16 arrivals for the period.
Whitefish totalled 3,400 boxes from five Scottish trawl landings. As previously noted a number of the Scottish trawl fleet find themselves excluded from fishing west and have returned to the North Sea. Those that remain are still fishing at Rockall for haddocks with the exception of the Banff-registered Endeavour who has been working in Faroese waters for a couple of trips and enjoying excellent returns. The Anglo fleet is largely at home on their summer break with a few starting to return to more northern waters.
Shellfish activity was restricted to seven landings from prawn trawlers combined with the local fleets’ efforts.
Non-fishing business was reasonably quiet. There were three calls from scheduled cruise ships and crew changes for the aquaculture vessel Inter Caledonia and the MCA tug Ievoli Black. Cruise ships Azamara Quest, Europa and Artania all enjoyed successful port calls on dry days; unfortunately, Viking Venus was forced to cancel due to strong winds on the day. Five more cruise ships are due this year and there are currently thirty one calls in the diary for 2023.
Shore Street Project Update
The pre-start meeting has taken place. All the contract paperwork has been signed and the schedule of works has been agreed. The main contractor RJ Mcleod (RJM) has set up their work camp on the pier and will start to take delivery of machinery and materials this week and next with a view to starting on 12th September. The site agent will distribute regular updates on planned works (also displayed on the harbour website) and will be the main point of contact for those wishing to discuss matters. Part of the project will result in the railings along the west end of Shore Street being removed and those with advertising signs (pictured) may wish to remove them in advance of this. Failing that the contractor will carefully remove all signs and stockpile on the pier for collection when convenient.
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