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Repair The useful noticeboard Ask what still works before buying a new one. A draft story for school and home Repair The castle newcomers Say hello before you guess, and ask what is still useful. A draft story for school and home Reuse A room and a welcome Think about what a guest needs, and use the good things you already have. A draft story for school and home Reuse The cupboard with a new chapter Ask what still works, and give an old thing a useful new job. A draft story for school and home Reuse A refill before the crossing Take the bottle you already have on the ferry. A draft story for school and home Reuse An Italian Scot gets the joke first A joke can help you remember a good tip. A draft story for school and home Reuse What can we do today Turn a big idea into one thing you can do today. A draft story for school and home Repair The noticeboard repair A mended noticeboard can share helpful, checked information. A draft story for school and home Reuse Welcome by name Working together changes minds and helps newcomers belong. A draft story for school and home Repair The wobbly chair A grown-up checks if something can be fixed, then mends it. A draft story for school and home Reuse Welcome with a refill A friendly welcome helps visitors reuse and follow the island’s rules. A draft story for school and home Reuse The visitor’s useful choice Visitors can enjoy the island and follow its rules. A draft story for school and home Repair The repaired planter Mending a garden tool can keep it working for years. A draft story for school and home Repair Use it again Before you throw something away, ask: can it be reused or mended? A draft story for school and home Reuse My little model lorry Clean boxes and tubs can be used again for crafts, with a grown-up’s help. A draft story for school and home Reuse One bottle there and back One bottle can last you the whole day out. A draft story for school and home Repair The planter drawing Your idea counts, even when a grown-up does the mending. A draft story for school and home Reuse One bottle for the trip Pack things you already have and can use again. A draft story for school and home Repair Rowan’s planter drawing Children can have the ideas. Grown-ups do the mending. A draft story for school and home Reuse Crates with another trip Strong crates can make the same useful trip again and again. A draft story for school and home Reuse The refill detective Look for a proper water refill point. Don’t guess. A draft story for school and home Reuse The island bottle Take your own refillable bottle, and follow the island’s bin rules. A draft story for school and home Reuse Timber with another job Reuse, recycling and energy recovery are three different things. A draft story for school and home Reuse A box and a fish An old cardboard-to-caviar story, and why we check what is true today. A draft story for school and home

More subjects: Food and food waste · Bins and collection day · Where recycling goes · Farm, coast and nature · People in the town. Or see all the stories.

These stories are drafts, waiting for an educator’s review. Gullbrae is made up; your own council’s rules are the ones to follow.