3 May 2024 Issue 2576 © ULLAPOOL NEWS
CONGRATULATIONS ISLA!
Well done to Isla MacPherson for completing the Moray Marathon on Sunday April 21st.
She finished the race with a big smile on her face and even managed to sprint the last few hundred metres!
As well as doing the run, Isla has also raised a huge amount of money for The Brain Tumour Charity, and she would like to thank everyone for their generous donations.
If you would like to donate, then her JustGiving page is called ‘Isla’s fundraiser for The Brian Tumour Charity’ or you can get in touch with her directly.
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National Theatre of Scotland
The Macphail Centre is delighted to announce that we have secured a licence to screen twelve National Theatre Live productions over the next year. This will bring the very best of London theatre performances to be shown on the big screen in your own theatre in Ullapool.
Our programme begins with the hugely successful Vanya starring the brilliant Andrew Scott playing all the parts to great acclaim: ‘Andrew Scott’s one-man Chekhov is the performance of the
year’ (iNews). Vanya’s national run is just about to end so we are just in time, showing it on the last date it is
available to be screened: a genuine last chance to see this amazing play.
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Update on Ailsa’s 400km walk from Fort William to Cape Wrath
You may remember in an earlier Ullapool News we reported that Ailsa Graham, from Fort William, had set out on 10 April to walk the tough 400km Cape Wrath Trail through the north western Highlands, aiming to raise £5000 for two diabetes charities, diabetes research and advice for Diabetes UK and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund, to mark 10 years since her own diagnosis with a rare form of the disease. She is adding in 10 Munros along the way just to make it even more difficult – one for each year since she was diagnosed
Ailsa reached Ullapool on Tuesday 23 April and the next afternoon she and her family (support team: Mum Fiona, Dad Simon and brother Oliver) met up with Mhairi MacDonald, the Diabetes Scotland Engagement & Volunteering Officer.
Simon says, “Ailsa is doing really well. She is about 250km into the walk and is in great shape and enjoying the challenge. She has seven more days of walking to do before reaching Cape Wrath on 1 May.
We had a good response to the last piece in the Ullapool News with several donations from Ullapool residents, which was great. She has raised over £2500 so far. If anyone else would like to donate, the address is justgiving.com/team/ capewrathfordiabetes
Thanks for all your support.”
Late addition from Simon: We caught up with Ailsa again at Kylestrome on Sunday after 4 tough days walking and tomorrow we have our final meet up with at Kinlochbervie before she reaches Cape Wrath on Wednesday. By Monday (29 April) she will have walked around 350km, and will have just 50km left to do.
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Harbour News 27th March – 28th April 2024, 107 arrivals for the period
Whitefish totalled 23,600 boxes from eighteen Scottish trawl and six Anglo Spanish longline landings. The Scottish fleet continues to work at Rockall landing predominantly haddocks with a bycatch of cod and monkfish. The post spawning haddocks are now in poor condition and the fleet will leave the grounds in the coming week or two to allow the fish to recover. In previous years, the boats return in late June/July to resume fishing for haddock and perhaps a bycatch of squid. The Anglo fleet continues to target hake and ling in more northern waters with a few vessels landing into Ullapool on their way home to Spain for their refits and holidays.
Shellfish continues to be busy with a large fleet of prawners working the Minches. Thirty-nine trawlers landed and combined with the efforts of the local creel fleet and three landings from visiting scallop dredgers.
Non-fishing activity was once again dominated by aquaculture vessels with thirty-two arrivals from the sector. In addition the Briggs offshore supply vessel Kingdom of Fife called in for a crew change, bulk carrier Cosmos took shelter, Coastguard tug Ievoli Black made her monthly fuel and crew change visit, Woodstock continued to salvage the wreck of trawler Sustain and cruise ships Viking Saturn, Viking Venus and Hebridean Princess made scheduled visits in mixed weather. Viking Saturn is the ninth and most recent ocean going cruise ship built for the Viking line, pictured here on her maiden call last Saturday afternoon.
Lugger Fest 2024 is fast approaching with many an old boat being polished and fettled for what promises to be a fun packed inaugural weekend. The oldest participant Barnabas, built in 1881, arrived from Newlyn in Cornwall on Friday past after a week of motor sailing in mainly northerly winds. Look out for posters and check out the website www.luggerfest.wordpress.com
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Sapling thought to be from Beauly Elm planted on Site of 800-year-old tree
Historic Environment Scotland and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh have worked together to nurture and plant two new elm saplings
Two young elm trees have been planted on the site of the historic Beauly Elm, which in January last year eventually succumbed to Dutch elm disease.
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) have worked alongside Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) as a part of their Scottish Plant Recovery project, which aims to encourage natural regeneration in the populations of ten threatened Scottish plant species, including wych elm. One of the saplings was recovered from the site of the Beauly Elm after the tree fell early last year and is thought to have come from the ancient tree, with the other sapling provided by the RBGE who are working to breed elms that develop resistance to the Dutch elm disease as a part of their Scottish Plant Recovery project.
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CONGRATULATIONS ISLA!
Well done to Isla MacPherson for completing the Moray Marathon on Sunday April 21st.
She finished the race with a big smile on her face and even managed to sprint the last few hundred metres!
As well as doing the run, Isla has also raised a huge amount of money for The Brain Tumour Charity, and she would like to thank everyone for their generous donations.
If you would like to donate, then her JustGiving page is called ‘Isla’s fundraiser for The Brian Tumour Charity’ or you can get in touch with her directly.
*****
National Theatre of Scotland
The Macphail Centre is delighted to announce that we have secured a licence to screen twelve National Theatre Live productions over the next year. This will bring the very best of London theatre performances to be shown on the big screen in your own theatre in Ullapool.
Our programme begins with the hugely successful Vanya starring the brilliant Andrew Scott playing all the parts to great acclaim: ‘Andrew Scott’s one-man Chekhov is the performance of the
year’ (iNews). Vanya’s national run is just about to end so we are just in time, showing it on the last date it is
available to be screened: a genuine last chance to see this amazing play.
*****
Update on Ailsa’s 400km walk from Fort William to Cape Wrath
You may remember in an earlier Ullapool News we reported that Ailsa Graham, from Fort William, had set out on 10 April to walk the tough 400km Cape Wrath Trail through the north western Highlands, aiming to raise £5000 for two diabetes charities, diabetes research and advice for Diabetes UK and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund, to mark 10 years since her own diagnosis with a rare form of the disease. She is adding in 10 Munros along the way just to make it even more difficult – one for each year since she was diagnosed
Ailsa reached Ullapool on Tuesday 23 April and the next afternoon she and her family (support team: Mum Fiona, Dad Simon and brother Oliver) met up with Mhairi MacDonald, the Diabetes Scotland Engagement & Volunteering Officer.
Simon says, “Ailsa is doing really well. She is about 250km into the walk and is in great shape and enjoying the challenge. She has seven more days of walking to do before reaching Cape Wrath on 1 May.
We had a good response to the last piece in the Ullapool News with several donations from Ullapool residents, which was great. She has raised over £2500 so far. If anyone else would like to donate, the address is justgiving.com/team/ capewrathfordiabetes
Thanks for all your support.”
Late addition from Simon: We caught up with Ailsa again at Kylestrome on Sunday after 4 tough days walking and tomorrow we have our final meet up with at Kinlochbervie before she reaches Cape Wrath on Wednesday. By Monday (29 April) she will have walked around 350km, and will have just 50km left to do.
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Harbour News 27th March – 28th April 2024, 107 arrivals for the period
Whitefish totalled 23,600 boxes from eighteen Scottish trawl and six Anglo Spanish longline landings. The Scottish fleet continues to work at Rockall landing predominantly haddocks with a bycatch of cod and monkfish. The post spawning haddocks are now in poor condition and the fleet will leave the grounds in the coming week or two to allow the fish to recover. In previous years, the boats return in late June/July to resume fishing for haddock and perhaps a bycatch of squid. The Anglo fleet continues to target hake and ling in more northern waters with a few vessels landing into Ullapool on their way home to Spain for their refits and holidays.
Shellfish continues to be busy with a large fleet of prawners working the Minches. Thirty-nine trawlers landed and combined with the efforts of the local creel fleet and three landings from visiting scallop dredgers.
Non-fishing activity was once again dominated by aquaculture vessels with thirty-two arrivals from the sector. In addition the Briggs offshore supply vessel Kingdom of Fife called in for a crew change, bulk carrier Cosmos took shelter, Coastguard tug Ievoli Black made her monthly fuel and crew change visit, Woodstock continued to salvage the wreck of trawler Sustain and cruise ships Viking Saturn, Viking Venus and Hebridean Princess made scheduled visits in mixed weather. Viking Saturn is the ninth and most recent ocean going cruise ship built for the Viking line, pictured here on her maiden call last Saturday afternoon.
Lugger Fest 2024 is fast approaching with many an old boat being polished and fettled for what promises to be a fun packed inaugural weekend. The oldest participant Barnabas, built in 1881, arrived from Newlyn in Cornwall on Friday past after a week of motor sailing in mainly northerly winds. Look out for posters and check out the website www.luggerfest.wordpress.com
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Sapling thought to be from Beauly Elm planted on Site of 800-year-old tree
Historic Environment Scotland and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh have worked together to nurture and plant two new elm saplings
Two young elm trees have been planted on the site of the historic Beauly Elm, which in January last year eventually succumbed to Dutch elm disease.
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) have worked alongside Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) as a part of their Scottish Plant Recovery project, which aims to encourage natural regeneration in the populations of ten threatened Scottish plant species, including wych elm. One of the saplings was recovered from the site of the Beauly Elm after the tree fell early last year and is thought to have come from the ancient tree, with the other sapling provided by the RBGE who are working to breed elms that develop resistance to the Dutch elm disease as a part of their Scottish Plant Recovery project.
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