Tradition dictates in Thurso every year that there is a ‘Red Herring’ Competition throughout the shop windows where the local shops hide an item in the window which is not supposed to be there. Many a day has been spent out with the kids during the summer holidays to search and search shop windows for that object, is it the pin that has been dropped? Or is that pin the Red Herring?

This year a ‘Red Herring’ with a difference where to illustrate the importance of the climate crises on biodiversity a series of little critters expertly crafted from recycled materials will be hidden in participating shop windows encouraging footfall in the town centre to #lovelocal and #lovehighland while highlighting the importance of those critters!

Forms are available for download from 25th June on the Thurso Community Development Trust Website or can be picked up in person from Socially Growing, the Trust’s Zero Waste Refill Shop in Thurso Precinct.