And eat it as the school invites all the locals in

Having since moved up to secondary school, Angus is thrilled to see the cafe still making a difference.

He added: “It was a bit chaotic at first but the more times we did it, the more we got used to it.

“I enjoyed helping others and we learned a lot about how we can help people even just by asking them how their day had been.”

The new class of P7s at Drakies has taken over the reins of the busy cafe, which is held on the first Friday of every month.

It is run entirely by pupils with only supervision from teachers. The whole school gets involved as younger classes regularly turn up to perform songs, poems or dances.

Parents are usually recruited as volunteers too, pitching in with home-baked goods or serving tea to the burgeoning crowds.

The cafe was originally started to raise cash for a day out.

Since reaching its modest fundraising goal, money now collected goes to good causes including the Archie Foundation and Diabetes Scotland.

NHS Highland launched its Reach Out campaign to tackle loneliness last year, asking people to pledge to help make a difference in people’s lives.

So impressed with the work of Drakies’ community cafe, they decided to launch the campaign there.

A number of politicians have also paid them a visit to sing their praises.

For the school’s head-teacher Michelle Taylor, there’s a lot to be proud of.

“It was a great idea to start with and it just grew arms and legs from there,” she said.

“Every month we think it won’t be as busy but everyone keeps coming back.

“We want to keep it going and I hope we will.

“It feels special to give something back but it has been terrific for the pupils’ confidence as well.”