Youngsters get a taste of estate life as part of skills gap programme

It sees them try their hand at things like fishing, and sheep shearing

Youngsters in Aberdeenshire have been finding out first hand what it’s like to run some of Scotland’s rural estates. – as part of a scheme to tackle the skills gap.

2000 school pupils are set to take part in the ‘Estates that Educate’ project over the next few weeks.

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