2 May 2025 Issue 2626 © ULLAPOOL NEWS
World’s Last Sea-going Paddle Steamer The Waverley to visit Ullapool – Gairloch -Kyle of Lochalsh
Thursday 22 May Ullapool local trip to Isle Martin 2.50-4.15pm
Thursday 22 May Ullapool to Gairloch leaves Ullapool at 4.30 – return by coach 9.15pm
50th Anniversary of Waverley’s First Sailing in Preservation
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Coigach & Summer Isles Sail and Oar Gathering Sunday 4th May.
The schooner, Spirit of Falmouth is sailing from Cornwall to Coigach, to welcome her arrival Coigach Community Rowing and Tanera will be holding an impromptu regatta for traditional and working boats this Sunday around 11 am. With the schooner in Badentarbert Bay, and the two Tanera Luggers and visiting St Ayles Rowing Skiffs there will be plenty to see and enjoy.
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The second annual clean up of the Wester Ross MPA coastline.
Over 3 days 5 beach cleans were completed at Badentarbet, Port A Bhaigh, Reiff, Loch of Reiff and Polbain by a total of 31 volunteers resulting in the removal of 1102kg of rubbish.
There was lots of unusual stuff found on our beach cleans this weekend but Max from Scottish Coastal Clean Up trumped us all with his find on one of the beaches of not one, but 2 cetacean teeth ! Formally identified as being teeth from a Sperm whale.
April has been another busy month for the North West Highland Beach Clean group, as the month comes to a close 84 volunteers have completed 43 beach cleans and removed 1436 kg of rubbish. So far in 2025 4753 kg of rubbish has been removed for North West beaches which means that since forming in 2024 the group have collectively removed almost 17.5 tonnes of litter.
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World’s Last Sea-going Paddle Steamer The Waverley to visit Ullapool – Gairloch -Kyle of Lochalsh
Thursday 22 May Ullapool local trip to Isle Martin 2.50-4.15pm
Thursday 22 May Ullapool to Gairloch leaves Ullapool at 4.30 – return by coach 9.15pm
50th Anniversary of Waverley’s First Sailing in Preservation
*****
Coigach & Summer Isles Sail and Oar Gathering Sunday 4th May.
The schooner, Spirit of Falmouth is sailing from Cornwall to Coigach, to welcome her arrival Coigach Community Rowing and Tanera will be holding an impromptu regatta for traditional and working boats this Sunday around 11 am. With the schooner in Badentarbert Bay, and the two Tanera Luggers and visiting St Ayles Rowing Skiffs there will be plenty to see and enjoy.
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The second annual clean up of the Wester Ross MPA coastline.
Over 3 days 5 beach cleans were completed at Badentarbet, Port A Bhaigh, Reiff, Loch of Reiff and Polbain by a total of 31 volunteers resulting in the removal of 1102kg of rubbish.
There was lots of unusual stuff found on our beach cleans this weekend but Max from Scottish Coastal Clean Up trumped us all with his find on one of the beaches of not one, but 2 cetacean teeth ! Formally identified as being teeth from a Sperm whale.
April has been another busy month for the North West Highland Beach Clean group, as the month comes to a close 84 volunteers have completed 43 beach cleans and removed 1436 kg of rubbish. So far in 2025 4753 kg of rubbish has been removed for North West beaches which means that since forming in 2024 the group have collectively removed almost 17.5 tonnes of litter.
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