Residents of a Deeside community are been asked to get involved with a new competition, putting to use sandbags left behind from Storm Frank.
Organisers of Ballater Victoria Week have come up with the new competition which is asking villagers to decorate leftover sandbags and share photos of their creations on social media.
The most liked picture on Facebook will receive a £50 prize.
Ade Scipps, from the Ballater Victoria Week committee, said: “Just for fun we are inviting people to decorate a sandbag.
“There’s bound to be a few spare ones knocking around and they could be turned into a favourite character, use it to plant flowers, or whatever people like.
“We just want to cheer the village up and give people something to chuckle about as they go about their day.”
Ballater Victoria Week takes place from August 5-14 with its biggest programme to date.
Over the years Victoria Week has raised thousands of pounds for local causes.
The annual party week has gone from strength to strength since its inception in 1987 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s accession.
Among the highlights of the 10 day extravaganza is Ballater Highland Games which takes place on Thursday, August 11 and includes sports, hill race, Highland dancing and much more.
Richard Watts, chair of the Ballater Business Association, said: “Organisers of Ballater Victoria Week work really hard to put together an action-packed programme with events to appeal to people of all ages.
“Locals and visitors alike will be welcome to join in the fun and there will be plenty of cheer and chuckles along the way.”
