In October furniture designer/maker Angus Ross presented the children of Grandtully Primary School with a specially-commissioned bench for their playground .

The school received a Scottish Natural Heritage Grant to improve the playground and the children decided they wanted a ‘friendship bench’ in a quiet area. Delighted to be involved, Angus led a design workshop with the children who saw some of their work informing the final design.

Pupils were able to follow the project from beginning to end,with a first group having a trip to the woods to see the oak tree felled by local forestry consultant Rick Worrell, co-owner of Old Castle Wood who donated the tree.