Lucy’s Logs

LUCY’S LOGS AND TIME FOR A CHAT

Iain Ferguson

The ember of idea on how to plans, could be easily carried help people unable to leave for delivery and would be home during Coronavirus useful to people who may not restrictions has turned into a be able to get out or might be blazing success too heavy for for a young Caol them to carry. teenager who With a little delivers logs on I am really enjoying getting advice, she set her bicycle. around to deliver the logs, up a Facebook

During the even in the bad weather. page for ‘Lucy’s period when Logs’ and a few schools were months on has closed, Lucy was fulfi lled her thinking of ways to make some intentions with a regular base pocket money but also how of people building up, not only to get in touch with people for logs, but ready to chat. She who may be isolated and have was also helped by owners of a a chat to try and make them a chat to try and make them local bike shop who lent her a local bike shop who lent her a feel better. She also feel better. She also trailer to carry the logs. trailer to carry the logs. wanted things to be wanted things to be Now back at school, Now back at school, as ‘green’ as possible, as ‘green’ as possible, she delivers on a she delivers on a so planned using her so planned using her Friday afternoon, Friday afternoon, bicycle rather than bicycle rather than Saturday and Saturday and asking her parents to asking her parents to Sunday, even during Sunday, even during drive her about. drive her about. the wild weather at the wild weather at

She then hit on the She then hit on the the beginning on the beginning on idea of selling ‘Hotties’ idea of selling ‘Hotties’ November. November. - logs made from - logs made from She has She has wood chips wood chips travelled as travelled as from BSW from BSW far as Upper far as Upper Sawmill Sawmill Achintore Achintore where her where her with with Dad Ollie Dad Ollie her Dad her Dad works. works. running running These along along fi tted beside beside in with in with her as her as her eco- her eco- part part friendly friendly

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Lucy said: ‘I have been really surprised by the amount of people who have helped support me by ordering logs. I even have customers who have set up a weekly delivery which is great for them and for me.

‘Using my bike makes it very green and the logs are effi cient at producing heat which is better for everyone. Some people also arrange when I can deliver and wait for me to get there.

‘It’s always nice to stop and have a chat with them too.’