What's On in Ross-shire this weekend
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ULLAPOOL
Celebrate the opening of Ullapool’s new Shore Street redevelopment this Saturday, from 2-4pm. The grand event will feature a parade of transport with Ullapool and District Pipe Band, alongside a procession of electric wheelchairs, rickshaw tricycles, vintage tractors, with skiffs and kayaks in the water.
There will also be drinks and nibbles on offer at the marquee, followed by music from renowned local trad musicians, Mairearad Green, Kim Richards, and Mike Vass.
Later on Saturday evening, head over the The Arch Inn, where there will be live music from Gareth Bryant from 9pm, with free entry.
This weekend is also your last chance to visit An Talla Solais’ annual member’s exhibition at their Market Street studios. The Member’s Show, which is free entry, closes this Sunday, October 1. The gallery is open from 10am-1.30pm then 2-5pm. The exhibition showcases a diverse range of art from local artists, in many different forms media.
DINGWALL
The Ross-shire and Sutherland Federation SWI handcrafts and baking show opens today.
The show is on this Friday evening from 6.30pm until 8pm and Saturday10am until 4pm. This year the baking and floral art is incorporated in the handcrafts show.
Ross-shire and Sutherland Federation SWI are now joined by Inverness-shire Institutes, namely Kiltarlity, Kyleakin and Lochmaddy.
There will be raffles, a tombola stall and destash table at the show. Teas will be available on Saturday afternoon only until 3pm. Prize-giving begins at 3.30pm.
See also: Fine finishing wins Ross-shire and Sutherland Federation stalwart award
Elsewhere in town, Ross County Football Club returns to league duty when the Dingwall side entertains Hearts.
TARRADALE
Tarradale Archaeological Team - the successor to Tarradale Through Time - is reopening a trench on the shell midden site at Tarradale that was first excavated in 2017 but was not completed.
Important antler artefacts dating from c4000 BCE were found in 2017 and the current excavation will explore these contexts further.
8000 years of history in focus at Tarradale
An open day will be held on Friday, October 6 from 10am to 4pm and visitors are welcome between these times.
The excavation is accessed through the grounds at Tarradale House, Muir of Ord, IV6 7RS.
A minor road leads to Tarradale House on the south side of the A832, one mile east of Muir of Ord heading towards Tore. There is a sign for Tarradale House at the end of the minor road but it faces west towards Muir of Ord and cannot easily be seen coming from the east.
To find out more, see www.tarradalethroughtime.co.uk
KILTEARN
An ‘insight into local history’ will entertain an audience in Kiltearn on Tuesday.
Kiltearn Konnects will host the talk, given by Andrew Newton, in Kiltearn Church Hall on October 3 from 7.30pm.
STRATHPEFFER
The village is planning a big open picnic on Saturday ‘to celebrate our beautiful community park’.
There will be bike fun and games in the newly completed cycle zone; a nature quiz for children; a 100 square raffle with some great prizes for kids and adults; a guided nature talk and trail looking for mini beasts.
It’s scheduled to take place between 3pm and 6pm and is part of the Highlands and Islands Climate Festival. There’s plans for a singsong around the fire pit to round things off.
A new community shop opens on Saturday at the old Victorian Station in Strathpeffer.
Station Trading will celebrate its official opening as “ a shop with a conscience”, offering a mixture of ethically sourced, environmentally friendly, organic and fair trade food, household and craft products. A refill service of regular household cleaning products eliminates plastic waste and keeps prices down.
The shop provides local artists and craftspeople an outlet for their products
and the team hopes to be able to run free workshops on low impact (and cost) living in these climate-conscious times. The opening is scheduled between 11am and 2pm.
If you have a community event in Ross-shire you would like to flag with us for next week, email us at hector.mackenzie@hnmedia.co.uk or iona.macdonald@hnmedia.co.uk
