RURAL SKILLS

Rural Skills Update

April and May have been busy months for the S3 and 4 Rural Skills pupils.

After sowing seeds early in March the S3 and 4 pupils have been busy planting up hanging baskets and pots to be sold at the Inverness Flower Show in August.

S3 have been brushing up on their Estate maintenance skills up at Abriachan Forest Trust, unblocking field drains and installing water butts. Many thanks to Suzann and her team for making the trips an enjoyable and rewarding experience.


S3 also had the once in a lifetime experience of leading a horse drawn plough. They became very friendly with Morgan and Tommy the 18 hand Clydesdales, through a grooming and taking session before taking it in turn to command ‘shoe over’ and ‘high over’ under the watchful eye of Nick Molnar. It was an amazing opportunity and the group was brimming with confidence and a real sense of achievement.


A sad farewell was bid to the S4 class who has really gelled as a team during this course and has shown that they can tackle many new skills. We wish them all the best.

Last but not least, the S3 class has begun to work with the Merkinch community partnership and the Corbett centre to maintain their community garden. Eilidh MacPhail represented the group; planting heathers and lavender in what is hoped to become a reading garden for the local children.