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Draft storyAt Tommy’s village store

What can we do today

Turn a big idea into one thing you can do today.

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

Who’s in it

Meet everyone in Gullbrae

The story

Eddie points at a noticeboard covered in arrows while May listens.

Eddie filled May’s noticeboard with a very long journey of where things go.

May talks with Eddie at the counter beside a reusable bag.

May asked what a neighbour could actually do this morning.

May: “That’s a fine explanation, Eddie. What can we do about it today?”

Buddy and May at the counter with a folded reusable bag.

Buddy chose one simple habit: take a bag you already have.

May pins a picture of a bag onto the noticeboard while Eddie watches.

May made that one action big and clear on the board.

Thomas points at the bag picture on the noticeboard, holding a bag.

A neighbour understood it straight away, without reading everything at once.

Eddie, May and Buddy beside the simpler noticeboard.

Eddie found that a smaller message worked very well.

Draft, 19 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

One clear action is easier to start than a long list. Today’s could be as small as taking a bag you already have to the shops. Gullbrae is made up. Your council’s own rules are the ones to follow.

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