TEACHER Mandy Wilson was sitting comfortably as she read the first tale from a school's storychair.

The chair, sited in the sensory garden at Brandon Infant School, was made by a local craftsman who talked to pupils about what design they wanted.

The youngsters voted that it should look like a castle and also drew up their own designs for the finished product.

They were able to follow the progress of the storychair's construction through photographs and presentations.

And the carpenter also supervised and supported staff as each child made a spider, owl or snail out of wood.