YOUNG people at St Andrew's Primary got crafty in the classroom making Easter ornaments to add some colour to their school garden.

They made bunnies, Easter eggs and butterflies from clay and painted their hand-made creations.

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The activities were part of a celebration at the end of the Food for Thought project which has been running in Larkfield, led by the Youth Connections organisation.

Kay Clark of Youth Connections said the craft workshops were inspired by the community gardens based at St Andrew's Primary and Aileymill Primary and at Youth Connections.

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School head teacher Alan Connick says the garden at St Andrew's has become a hive of activity.

He said: "The children involved in the craft project have been been doing lots of activities with parents, and grandparents have been involved too. It's been really nice.

"Various groups have been involved in the garden. The middle school, P3, P4 and P5, have done a lot of planting, groundwork and preparation.

"We have a group who come along every Monday and they are so enthusiastic, it has grown in numbers every week."

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Mr Connick says that having a community garden at the school has been a breath of fresh air in more ways than one.

He said: "It has had an impact on the whole school. We have held assemblies talking about the garden and the role of different classes in it.

"We have a very enthusiastic pupil support assistant Adele Williams, who has encouraged teachers to get involved."

The Youth Connections Food for Thought project was funded by The Robertson Trust and the Corra Foundation and Venture Out Volunteer through Inspiring Scotland.