HUNDREDS of chairs and tables from the old Oban High School building will be sent to schools in Somalia. A total of 500 chairs and 300 tables, as well as textbooks, will be shipped to Mogadishu in partnership with a charity called ZOOT.
The Bristol-based charity sent a 40ft container to Oban on Thursday April 12 to collect the equipment.
Terry Donovan, secretary of Oban High School Parent Council, which organised the donation, said: ‘We think it’s great. We are trying to reuse as much of the furniture as possible. We are really pleased and have had a lot of support from the school.