Traditional wooden toys such as rocking horses, tractors and trains have been produced by amateur toy-makers on a course in Ollerton.
Mr John Francis with a tractor he made for his grandson. (160710MW2-4)
The three-week course, which finished on Friday, was run at Dukeries College Community Workshop, Ollerton.
People aged 16 and over had the chance to make toys and learn wood-working skills.
Mr Roy Haynes, a voluntary tutor on the course and carpenter by trade, said: “Some of the people on the course are quite skilled, others have no skills in this area.
“But everybody can make something, and it helps people to build their confidence.
“We have men and women on the course, and one man who is 90 who comes in on the bus from Mapperley.”
The course taught the students new skills such as wood burning and carving and how to use a lathe, a machine which spins the wood while it is sanded, shaped and smoothed.
Mr John Francis, 72, of Fairholme Park, Ollerton made a tractor for his one-year-old grandson, Billy Eden.
He said: “It all came out of one piece of wood, which I cut down before adding on the details.”
Mr Francis, who was an apprentice joiner in the 1960s, carved Billy’s name into the front of the tractor using chisels and wood carving knives.
He said: “I hope he likes it, although he might just throw it at the wall.”
Dukeries College runs adult and community learning courses throughout the year. For more information call 01623 860304 or email adulted@dukeries.notts.sch.uk
