'Keep our community safe' – Ullapool group distributes hand sanitisers to businesses in village
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A WESTER Ross village hopes to be well prepared for the phased return of tourism and summer visitors as the coronavirus lockdown eases.
Welcome Ullapool, the community organisation that runs the website ullapool.com has distributed 75 automatic hand sanitisers to premises in the village and surrounding area to give everybody the chance to keep their hands clean – from shops and cafés to museums and guest houses.
Di Rusling, of Welcome Ullapool, said: “We are delighted to have organised this project that helps both residents and visitors to stay safe. All of the units are now allocated and we hope will have plenty of use.”
The units were all supplied with sanitising liquid from a Highland distillery and are branded ‘Keep Our Community Safe’.
The safety initiative was funded through Ullapool Community Trust, following a grant award by the H.I.E. Supporting Communities Fund for Covid-19 Activities.
The distribution of hand sanitisers came as CalMac urged passengers on the Ullapool-Stornoway ferry to obey rules to wear face coverings while aboard.
