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Draft storyAt Tommy’s village store

The visitor who used to be a child

Old neighbours keep good habits and learn the new bin rules.

A draft: the words and pictures are waiting for an educator’s review.

Who’s in it

Meet everyone in Gullbrae

The story

Tommy and May welcome Eddie back to the village store.

Tommy and May welcomed Eddie back to the village store. He’d been coming in since he was a boy.

Tommy puts an old blue enamel tin on the counter.

Tommy brought out an old blue tin that Eddie remembered.

May puts clean notes and pencils into the tin.

May showed how they use it now: clean, and filled with notes and pencils.

Eddie, May and Tommy look at a leaflet together at the counter.

Together they checked the area’s current recycling guidance, because the rules change.

Eddie keeps his notes and pencils together in the blue tin.

Eddie used the tin to keep his notes and pencils together.

Tommy, May and Eddie smile beside the useful tin.

Tommy smiled at his old friend.

Tommy: “We’ve seen plenty change. It’s always worth checking what works now.”

Draft, 18 October 2026. The words and pictures are not yet reviewed by an educator. The story follows the outline in our story guide.

The real-life bit

Recycling rules change over time, and they’re different from council to council. Check your council’s current rules, even if you think you know them. Gullbrae is made up. Your council’s own rules are the ones to follow.

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