Now in the last weeks before opening, the new management team at the Loch Lomond Arms Hotel in Luss got a boost from the creative talent of the pupils at the village primary school.

And on the last day of the school term, they visited the school to present the prize for the challenge they had set the young artists.

The prize was over £50 of arts and craft materials and a voucher for dinner at the fully refurbished Loch Lomond Arms Hotel – formerly the Colquhoun Arms Hotel – which will open at the end of this month.

The winner, selected by competition judge, Lady Colquhoun of Luss, was Primary 4 pupil, Justin Adam, aged eight.

Justin’s winning picture will also feature on a new postcard design that will be available to guests at the hotel.

General Manager Alastair Borland says: ‘The pupils at Luss Primary School are all incredibly talented and we were very impressed at the high standard of entries.

‘Justin is still to decide what he wants to do when he grows up, but hopes it will include his favourite pastime of drawing.’

Shortly to complete a £2.9 million renovation, the stylish hotel – with its bar, restaurant and separate self-contained functions suite, in the scenic Loch Lomondside village of Luss, aims to recreate the atmosphere of an authentic 18th century inn with modern comforts.

The Loch Lomond Arms Hotel will celebrate its rich and varied history as a hostelry and hotel, having welcomed travellers for at least two centuries – amongst them William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy, who are reputed to have stayed during their tour of Scotland in 1803.

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