Fairtrade Fortnight 2010 has again seen the island's school children involved in creative ways of raising local awareness of Fairtrade.

Along with local woodcarver and artist Marvin Elliott, the children have created figures which represent nations involved in the production and trading of Fairtrade goods.

The number of businesses and organisations involved in Fairtrading is increasing. To find out more about becoming involved, go to the Fairtrade on Arran site.

Top left - Kilmory children with their painted figure.

Top right - kids helping at the Big Brew Tea and Coffee morning at Whiting Bay Church.

Left - The 7 figures, carved by Marvin Elliott and painted at each of the island's 7 Primary Schools.

The kids of the island's primary schools were given the rare chance to really go bananas at school during Fairtrade's campaign to raise awareness of the benefits of Fairtrading.

Dr Graham Tinto, one of the founder members of Fairtrade on Arran, took to the road with bananas and educational information for the next generation of responsible consumers. For more about Fairtrade, click this link to their website

Users of The Links Art Project, which has now ended, can now join Arran Visual Arts and Art in Mind. Contact us for more information.

Below, the Arran Disability Forum visit the Rangers' Centre.