Free class to try out stencil art

OLDER people are being invited to try out stencil art at a free session in St Matthew’s Church in Perth next Wednesday.

It will run from 2-4pm in the afternoon and light refreshments will also be available.

The class is part of the First Time for Everything programme that has been designed by the Royal Voluntary Service and Prudential.

It aims to give older people across the UK an opportunity to try something new for free in their local community.

Those who go along to the free stencil class will also get the chance to hear about other local Royal Voluntary Service activities for older people that they may be interested in taking part in.

To book a place, contact Joanne Saunders on 07824 547865.

Alternatively, email Joanne.saunders@ royalvoluntaryservice.org. uk to find out more.

There may be limited spaces available for those who turn up on the day. THE V&A has i ssued a stark safety warning after a youngster was caught on camera scaling the building.

A dramatic i mage of the unidentified climber was captured by photographer Mark Lynch.

The 47-year-old said he was in the “right place at the right time” when he took the snap on Saturday evening.

The photographer, who works for Viking Photography Largs, estimated the youth had taken 30 steps up the building, designed by Kengo Kuma, before climbing back down.

Onlookers had been in the area before the teen tried to climb the £81 million building shortly before 7pm.

Mark said: “It was definitely right place, right time when I took the picture.

“Fellow photographer Janet Paterson and I had been visiting Dundee to take shots of the V&A for some architectural photography.

“We had captured the inside of the building before going outside – it is spectacular.

“As we started walking around the building we took some external shots of the view across the River Tay.”

The photography student then spotted the teen approaching the museum.

Mark added: “The young lad had taken his shoes off to get across the water before putting them back on to start climbing.

“He scrambled up fairly quickly – it was like watching a monkey climbing up a tree.

“I thought he was maybe one of these freestyle jumpers.

“He only stopped when he saw a woman run to get security.”

Ayrshire College student Mark said he became concerned for the lad’s safety as he got further up the building.

He said: “The higher he got though, I was starting to get worried.

“I was amazed no one had tried to climb it before, given its design.”

Mark said he had enjoyed his first visit to the V&A before capping it off with the unusual picture.

He added: “We had been in to see the video games exhibition – it was my first time seeing the building and I loved it.”

Mark said: “The reaction to the image has been really good online.”

A museum spokesman said: “V&A Dundee has 24-hour security to protect visitors and to prevent any dangerous or reckless behaviour.”