The retired teacher who has sent unwanted school resources to developing countries with the support of the Scottish transport industry, has loaded his last container.

David Hanschell from Bute this time enlisted the help of young offenders on Community Payback Orders to load a consignment of educational resources and refurbished bikes which will leave Grangemouth for Haiti next week. (Tues 6th)

The city scheme allows young offenders to learn how to fix up unwanted bikes which are then donated to deserving causes.

The Surplus Educational Supplies Foundation, a one-man charity first highlighted by The Herald in 2009, has since then sent out containers full of unwanted Scottish books and other resources to Nicaragua, Grenada, Tanzania, Ghana and Liberia.

The final project has been supported by Forth Ports, by logistics groups including SeaFreight Agencies, Freight Container Services, Duncan Adams Transport and Horizon Cargo, and by Edinburgh council. Mr Hanschell said: “Once again the corporate transport industry has made this possible.” He added: “The Brake the Cycle team leaders James Hewitt and Brian Herron have done an incredible job on the loading of this container, without their help these resources would probably be heading for landfill. But this is my final shipment – yes I have had to bite the bullet and actually retire.”