Ullapool’s recent Re-love Clothing Fair was a great success – and organisers are now hoping to help more communities join the pre-loved revolution. A steady stream of locals and visitors headed to Ullapool Village Hall on Friday and Saturday, June 14 and 15 to peruse pre-loved items of clothing and pick up a bargain at the event which was part of national Great Big Green Week. Organiser Catriona Scott, community development officer at Lochbroom and Ullapool Community Trust said that some sellers bagged over £100 from selling on their items – with a 10 per cent commission going back to help stage future events.
Community news Environment news Subscribe to receive regular email newsletters “There were some good bargains on offer – we had some good quality denim jackets, and lots of beautiful linen for summer,’” Catriona said. ‘It’s really easy to drop a bag with us and come and pick it up a few days later – it’s definitely a lot easier than selling your pre-loved clothes online.” The Re-love Clothing Fair is an event set up in partnership with the community trust and Ullapool Unpacked, with the support of Highland Community Waste Partnership which says 65 per cent of household and business refuse in the Highlands is currently wasted in landfills and £104 million could be saved by capturing just one quarter of the materials currently wasted in landfill or low value recycling.
For organisers Catriona Scott and Evie Baker, founder of Ullapool Unpacked, it.