Children at an island school have played a major role in an operation to have the local war memorial outside their playground smartened up.
The classes 5, 6 and 7 class at Bunessan Primary School on Mull visited the memorial to learn about World War I for a school project.
When they noticed that some of the names were almost illegible they decided to raise money to have them repainted and the stone cleaned.
The community rallied round and £1,800 was raised through donations, including one from a visiting minister from America who sent a cheque.
The pupils researched their own families’ involvement in the Great War and created a museum of memories and momentos.
A local builder put the scaffolding up, the fire service filled a huge tub of water for power washing the stone, and a local tradesman repainted the metal names.
Now a heavy wooden bench is on order bearing a plaque with a Gaelic inscription on the memorial.
Teacher Lynda MacCallum said: “The greatest thing was having parents coming along to the school and saying that it had made them learn about their own family history. The project really did extend beyond the classroom. We couldn’t have done it without the marvellous support from the community, and we would like to send a big thank you to everyone who helped.
“For the children, this is something they will remember for the rest of their lives. We researched some of the soldiers whose names are on the war memorial, and it was touching for everyone to realise many of them may have played in the same playground as our children today.”