Nicola with two members of Currie Community Council, vice-chair Allan Murray and Keith Symington.

Teenager Nicola Robertson has received a grant from Currie Community Council to travel to Lourdes to help people with disabilities or a terminal illness to travel.

The 18-year-old has recently left Currie Community High and makes the trip in July with Our Lady’s Church.

To do that she had to raise ÂŁ800 for flights and accommodation.

Nicola said: “Lourdes has become a huge part of my year and I couldn’t imagine not attending.

“It is just as rewarding for me as it is for those in my care. I am having many fundraisers in order to reach my target including holding a ceilidh, a car boot sale and holding coffee mornings.

“However, it becomes harder and harder to reach my target each year.”

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