A Moray teenager has taken the reins at a charity shop to raise money for a trip to the Far East.
Eilidh Angus, 14, has been stockpiling items to sell in the Lossiemouth store for months after putting her name on the waiting list to run the Queen Street shop.
And yesterday, the Elgin Academy pupil went behind the till for the first time, during her lunch break, to start totting up the sales.
The teenager is nearly halfway towards raising the £4,400 which is required to fund the trip to Mongolia and expects her first foray into retail management to bring a turnover of about £1,000 during the two weeks she has the keys.
She said: “I’ve never done anything like this before, but I’ve had a lot of help from my family to gather all the items together to sell.
“My friends are going to come in and help me run it on Saturdays and I’m going to try and get down as much as I can after school.”
Money passed through the till during the two weeks will go towards Eilidh’s expedition to teach English and build community facilities in Mongolia.
The S3 pupil will be travelling with other students from the school in summer, 2018 with the fundraising for the journey designed to test their entrepreneurial spirit.
Eilidh added: “I’ve always had it in my mind I want to go and help people like this – I’ve always been a worker.
“It has been a lot of effort, organising fundraisers and getting the shop ready, but it will be worth it when we see the end results.”
The teenager’s family were busy stocking up the shelves yesterday while the Elgin Academy pupil greeted customers. Trade in the store was brisk with shoppers keen to see what was on offer.
Her grandmother, June Angus, said: “We’ve had so many donations from people. Our house has been full for months and we have still got trailers of items at home.
“Eilidh has really dedicated herself to this and has put in a lot of hard work to raise money to get to Mongolia.”
The shop is open until Friday, December 2 on Queen Street in Lossiemouth from 10am to 4pm on weekdays and from 10am to 1pm on Saturdays.