Ullapool's 'derelict' play park receives £100k transformation with inclusive new infrastructure

Ullapool's Quay Street park has received a £100k refurbishment after being in dire need of repairs for many years.

The new refurbishments also feature more inclusive infrastructure, such as wheelchair accessible roundabouts, so that all children can enjoy the park.

The reburbishment of the Quay Street play park is the final and largest project by Loch Broom Community Council (LBCC) to refurbish all of Ullapool's play parks over the last seven years.

The LBCC say that the focus of the project was providing the opportunity for healthy, active outdoor play for children.

The park is located beside Ullapool Primary School, and opposite the Loch Broom Leisure Centre and Swimming Pool, making it an ideal central meeting place for families.

The project was funded by a variety of grants, fundraising, donations and works–in–kind, from local organisations including the Ullapool Harbour Trust, who have nearly finished the £10m refurbishment of Ullapool's Shore Street.

Angela Ford from LBCC said: "It's just been wonderful to see the children enjoying the park and the parents enjoying the seating and shelter. Too many years were spent in a practically derelict park with parents huddled in the cold watching their children try to play on old rusty equipment. It's almost hard to believe the transformation!"

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