A north-east teenager has been recognised by the British Red Cross for her volunteering work at an Aberdeenshire sailing club.
Orlando Poyser took on more responsibility at Rosehearty Community Boat Club after principal instructor Graham Souter suffered a heart attack.
The 15-year-old spent four hours each day at the weekends teaching youngsters, some of whom were only a few years younger than herself.
As a result of her selfless efforts, she was nominated for a Red Cross humanitarian award at this year’s annual ceremony, which celebrates the extraordinary things “ordinary young people” do.
She made a short list of six out of 130 contenders from across the UK.
Last week, Orlando visited London with her mum Vicky for a ceremony at Westminster where she met her MP Eilidh Whiteford.
The teenager, who is studying a level one diploma in uniform services at North East Scotland College in Fraserburgh, described the experience as “quite something”.
She said: “I got the opportunity to step up and take on the role of principal for the remainder of the season.
“There were good parts to it, seeing the youngsters get out in the water and have fun. I introduced some games to help them learn it so they would not really notice they were learning.
“But trying to get them under control and keep them in the space we had was a challenge.”
On making the shortlist, she added: “It was incredible, just to know that I’m being recognised for what I have done with the sailing team was awesome.”
Mrs Poyser, 43, said she was “incredibly proud” of her daughter, who narrowly missed out on the top prize.
Banff and Buchan MP Ms Whiteford described feeling impressed at her constituent’s aspiration to join the Navy.
She added: “I was pleased to see her putting her experience in the Sea Cadets to such good use.
“It is always so heartening to see such passionate volunteers giving back to their local communities.”
Orlando, who was visiting the Houses of Parliament for the first time, also competes in dinghy and tall ship races.
She joked her older sister hates water, but said her 11-year-old younger sister is following in her footsteps.