This morning members of the Light Dragoons visited St John’s Town of Dalry as part of their preparation for a NATO exercise in Europe later in the year.

The focus was on community engagement and their visit was unplanned.

Pupils from Dalry School formed small groups for the troops to talk to- explaining why they were in the area and to let the young people become a little more familiar with the Jackal (4 wheels) and 2 X Coyote (6 wheels) vehicles.

The visit gave staff chance to talk to young people about how it may feel to have military vehicles move into the area where you live and the variety of roles that the military has in peacetime.