£500 helping hand for north-west Sutherland school leavers
A group of school leavers in north-west Sutherland will prepare to take their next steps with a helping hand from its local community council.
Pupils at Farr High School in Bettyhill were each presented with a cheque for £500 last weekend by representatives from Tongue, Melness and Skerray Community Council (TMSCC) as part of an initiative to give school leavers a better start.
Ngaire Beveridge, Garlinge Coghill and Maisie Gunn, as the only pupils in the TMSCC area leaving Farr High School this year, are the first recipients of the grant.
They each received a cheque from Wilma Robertson, treasurer for the TMSCC, at a special presentation held at the Kyle Centre in Tongue, on Sunday July 7.
Ms Robertson said: "The community council recognises how challenging it can be financially for our young folk as they leave school and set out on their own.
“We wished to give them a good start by giving each school leaver a little financial help."
