Sing a song of sixpence: the magic of nursery rhymes is certainly not lost on the children of Tain playgroup and nursery unit. They took part in a sponsored nursery rhyme recital and raised a magnificent £1,045 for Invergordon lifeboat station. Some of the children who took part can be seen here handing over their giant cheque to Captain Ian Dunderdale, station honorary secretary.

The children are (from bottom left) James Macleod, Ian Taylor, Stacey Ross, Karen Aplin, Linda Marshall, John Robertson, Calum Dunderdale and Tracey Chattem.

photograph by courtesy of Andrew Allan.