Wood workers turn craft to smiles

Bunbury seniors will be able to enjoy their Christmas treats from unique, hand-crafted wooden bowls, thanks to the Bunbury Woodturners Group.

For the third successive year, the group donated 100 of the hand-crafted bowls to Silver Chain in a bid to spread the Christmas spirit of giving.

Treendale Woolworths and Coles stores have also pitched in, donating Cadbury Favourites chocolates to fill the bowls.

Club convenor Tony Mellar said the group donated the gifts each year to give back to the senior community.

"A lot of these people don't have families, so they might not get a Christmas," he said.

"People always come together and give so much to kids, but they might not think about the elderly."

In the past the group has made wooden toys to donate, but Mr Mellar said the bowls were a more popular choice.

"The elderly appreciate the bowls better as they can keep all their trinkets in after," he said.

The group has been crafting the bowls all year and each one is hand-crafted and unique.

Mr Mellar said members were given drawings to follow, but their creative minds influenced more unique designs.

Silver Chain care team leader Jude Clark said those who received the gifts were always grateful.