Community News and Events: Ullapool

Let's Talk Rubbish

 

RoWAN are hosting a talk entitled “Archaeology is Rubbish” by local archaeologist Susan Kruse. Susan will be giving us food for thought with a talk entitled "Archaeology is Rubbish". She will explore the way people have treated rubbish through the ages, from the earliest Mesolithic times through to today. From this perspective she will suggest that there may be valuable lessons from the past, as well as sobering reflections on what archaeologists of the future may think about us today. Read more

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Where & When

Tue, 01/06/2010 - 7:30pm
Dingwall Community Centre

Pledge to Slim Your Bin

Submitted on Fri, 01/01/2010 - 10:51am

Over 500 people have pledged to Slim Your Bin LogoSlim Your Bin. You too, can be part of the waste solution. You can download a copy of the survey and pledge and return it to us (freepost) or phone and we’ll get back to you or PLEDGE ONLINE.

 If you fill either of these in and live in Ross-shire you will be entered into a prize draw to win a £40 voucher for a locally run business of your choice. 

Click here for tips on how to Slim your Bin. Read more

Green & Easy Christmas Event

Submitted on Wed, 16/12/2009 - 12:57pm

ullapool green & easy christmasUllapool’s Village Hall saw a great turnout in November to Ross-shire Waste Action Network’s Christmas event, aimed at helping householders cut waste at Christmas. Read more

Event Link: 
Green & Easy Christmas - Get Swapping Not Shopping

Green & Easy Christmas - Get Swapping Not Shopping

santa slims his bin

RoWAN's Green and Easy Christmas event is fast approaching. ............Time to start looking out your unwanted clothes, household items, children's books, toys etc for the Swap table! Bring along that party outfit you know you won’t wear again or those winter clothes the children have outgrown. Swapping stuff instead of throwing it out and buying more will save on carbon pollution, time and money.

Other activities at the event will include Christmas crafts for both adults and children, information on composting and waste reduction, the Ullapool High smoothie bike, Fair Trade lunches and a Christmas cookery demonstration........and come and meet Waste Wabbit and friends and help him recycle.

For more information, or to volunteer to come along and help on the day do get in touch. Read more

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Where & When

Sat, 21/11/2009 - 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Ullapool Village Hall

International Plastic Bag Free Day

Did you know it is International Plastic Bag Free Day on September 12th. Click here for more information from the Marine Conservation Society. or here for more information on how to reduce plastic bag use.

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Where & When

Sat, 12/09/2009 - 10:00am

Stirling Fibre

Stirling Fibre at Evanton collects paper and cardboard from businesses around Ross-shire & Inverness from around a 60mile radius. Charges for a weekly collection start from £40 per month and they do one off collections from £15. Currently they collect from Dingwall Mondays & Thursdays, include Evanton, Alness, Invergordon, Tain on a Tuesday collection round, Invergordon on the Thursday, Ullapool on a Friday (fortnightly in the winter) and a daily collection in Inverness. Phone them for quote and to confirm collection days.

Phone Numbers: 
+44 (0)1349 830 205
Links: 
http://www.stirlingfibre.co.uk

Oxfam

There is a local Oxfam Shop in Inverness (details below) and Jo Scott, at 5 Pulteney St (01854 612940) will transport small items, mobile phones and children’s clothes but not electrical items, to the Inverness shop. (Can leave in front porch)

The shop takes:

Good quality, clean clothing and shoes (including vintage and retro items)

Jewellery, bags and accessories

Books

Music (CDs, vinyl, DVDs, videos, musical instruments and sheet music)

Homewares: china, kitchenware, ornaments, pictures, collectables

Soft furnishings: small rugs, linen, curtains (must be clean and in good condition)

Toys and games

Furniture

Stamps and coins

...and anything else you think will raise money for Oxfam.

Oxfam do not take:

Electrical goods that run off the mains (a few shops do accept these, so please check before donating)

Medical equipment Read more

Phone Numbers: 
+44 (0)1463 242 522
Email Addresses: 
oxfamshopf6505@oxfam.org.uk
Address: 
9-11 Lombard Street, Inverness IV1 1QQ

Reducing Waste in Ullapool

Reducing Waste in Ullapool

How to cut the use of plastic bags

A guide for communities on how to cut down the use of plastic bags based on Rowan's 'Ullapool's Cottoned On' promotion.

 

 

 

Ullapool's Cottoned On Launch

Ullapool's Cottoned On Launch

Ullapool's Cottoned On - promoting reuseable shopping bag to reduce plastic bag use. For more read here.

Photo by Alex Ingram