PUPILS from three Island primary schools have brought joy to older residents in care homes through their continued creative content and interactions. St Blasius Academy in Shanklin, Lanesend Primary School, Cowes, and St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School in Newport, participated with a project delivered by local charity Independent Arts. Funded by the National Lottery, the School Ties project saw ten children from reception and year 1 of each school spend pre-lockdown Friday mornings having their lessons alongside ten residents in three care homes. Project delivery lead, Jo Rigby, said: “The mutual support between children and residents as they worked and learned together through song and craft, stories and gardening was really moving with lasting friendships between the homes and schools.