WHARFEDALE schoolchildren have been presented with gift dictionaries to prepare them for secondary school.

The Rotary Club of Otley Chevin has donated 205 books to Year 6 leavers at eight local primary schools as part of the Dictionaries for Life project.

The club's community service Chairman, Roy Tate, said: "Over the last six years we have given out approximately 1,000 books to Year 6 leavers and they are always well received by pupils and teachers."

The primaries that benefitted this year were: Otley schools Ashfield, All Saints C of E, Farnley C of E, The Whartons, St Joseph's Catholic, and Westgate; Askwith Community; and Menston Primary.