{"id":3720,"date":"2017-11-30T15:08:19","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T15:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/?p=3720"},"modified":"2017-12-05T12:29:08","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T12:29:08","slug":"shopping-trolley-inspired-school-pupils-gran-displayed-glasgow-science-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/shopping-trolley-inspired-school-pupils-gran-displayed-glasgow-science-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Shopping trolley inspired by school pupil\u2019s gran to be displayed at Glasgow Science Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"

4\u201911\u201d OAP struggled with shopping, so grandson designed cart to help \u2013 and won top award<\/strong><\/p>\n

An innovative shopping trolley designed by an 11-year-old schoolboy is to be unveiled as Glasgow Science Centre\u2019s latest exhibit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The \u2018Trolley for the Elderly\u2019 lifts and lowers at the flip of a switch, and was designed as part of the Scottish Engineering Leaders Award by Aidan McCann, a then P7 pupil at Cromarty Primary in Inverness.<\/strong><\/p>\n

His inspiration for the design came from his 75-year-old, 4\u201911\u201d granny, who struggled with conventional carts because of her age and height.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aidan\u2019s Trolley now joins a long and illustrious list of Scottish inventions, including James Watt\u2019s steam engine, John Logie Baird\u2019s television and Thomas Newcomen\u2019s bicycle and, from Thursday 30th November, it will be on display at the Science Centre<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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